2009 Destination Opera! Festival Ocean Grove Great Auditorium

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repet...  morefor SATB Chorus unaccompanied Words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repetition of the phrase. Was the poem inspired? The Hebrew name for God, YHWH, means “I am” or “I am that I am.” And there does seem to be something magical about the poem, as it was written by a woman who, to our knowledge, had never written a poem before. Mary Elizabeth Frye was an orphan with no formal education. In 1932 she and her husband hosted a young Jewish woman, Margaret Schwarzkopf, who was fleeing the Holocaust. When she received news that her mother had died in Germany, the heartbroken houseguest told Frye in despair that she had never had the chance to “stand by my mother’s grave and shed a tear.” Frye found herself composing the poem above on a ripped-off section of a brown paper shopping bag. She said the words “just came to her.”  less

Based in the heart of the city, London City Singers is a lively and ambitious small Sweet Adelines Chorus. We’re after a musical director who has the skills and knowledge to help us develop our great sound and fresh style. Barbershop experience woul...

Recorded in April/May 2021 Alexandra Beliakovich, Piano Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Quinton Tramm, Audio/Video Engineer Members of the Seton Hall University Chorus Ocean Grove Great Auditorium Choir Taghkanic Chorale Morris Choral Society @Jason Tramm

Lirica tijdens het Winnersconcert van "25th Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest" in Japan o.l.v. Jos Venken (juli 2009) www.lirica.be

New Jersey Choral Society will be hosting auditions through July and August for anybody interested in joining our Chorus. This fall, NJCS will practice in-person for a full concert season. We will take all necessary precautions at rehearsal and during our...

Watch Ensemble perform "There is Sweet Music" by Daniel Gawthrop on December 8th.

Performed by VIVA Sandnes Kulturskolekor. Recorded on CD 2005. Composer Edv Grieg, lyrics by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1860). All photos are from the mountain massive "Rondane", taken by various photographers that you can see more of at the Norwegian To...  morePerformed by VIVA Sandnes Kulturskolekor. Recorded on CD 2005. Composer Edv Grieg, lyrics by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1860). All photos are from the mountain massive "Rondane", taken by various photographers that you can see more of at the Norwegian Tourist Association's homepages www.dnt.no  

English Poetic translation of Haitian Creole text: "Ding, ding, ding", I hear "ding", The bell strikes, "ding" The month of July strikes "ding" on all the calendars. All the children are free, Teachers are gone, In all corners of the country, scho...  moreEnglish Poetic translation of Haitian Creole text: "Ding, ding, ding", I hear "ding", The bell strikes, "ding" The month of July strikes "ding" on all the calendars. All the children are free, Teachers are gone, In all corners of the country, school is out! All the pilgrims are ready; it's the frivolous party season! The feast has begun, everywhere it's part time! Many have arrived at Lakou Migonga. Chickens, turkeys and ducks Are carousing in the yard. Fathers, grandfathers, brothers and sisters are gathered, Neighbors and friends, we all make one family. These are all customs in the country of Haiti. Artocarpus incisa, Millet, Sugarcanes are flourishing. Mangos and Avocados are falling all day long. The night before, it's wood burning, The next day, it's the ten a.m. Mass. Everyone's celebrating: Hail to Saint James the Great! It's "Fèt Chanpèt"! Oh, what a beautiful season, It's joy, it's festivity! After Plaine-du-Nord, at Limonade we party some more. It's the frivolo...    less

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