An class="view_more">From the choir's CD, Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra, Star Song features Ed Henderson on guitar, Stephen Smith on piAno, And Jodi Prosnick on acoustic bass. The poetry of AmericAn writer Luci Shaw jumped off the page for VAncouver musiciAn Edward He...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">From the choir's CD, Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra, Star Song features Ed Henderson on guitar, Stephen Smith on piAno, And Jodi Prosnick on acoustic bass. The poetry of AmericAn writer Luci Shaw jumped off the page for VAncouver musiciAn Edward Henderson. Its dazzling imagery is reflected in Henderson's score, commissioned with finAncial assistAnce from the DiAne Loomer Commissioning Fund for Elektra Women's Choir And premiered at the choir's 2009 Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra concerts. Text: Luci Shaw from Wintersong 146 Music: Edward Henderson Publisher contact: info@edhendersonmusic.com The choir's new CD is available from elektra (dot) ca or from CDBaby (dot) com.  lessAn>

An class="view_more">"Beautiful Yet Truthful", a folksong elaboration by Lloyd Pfautsch. Originally from "AmericAn Ballads And Folksongs" by John Lennox. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Conc...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">"Beautiful Yet Truthful", a folksong elaboration by Lloyd Pfautsch. Originally from "AmericAn Ballads And Folksongs" by John Lennox. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, AccompAnist: Gayle Giese. Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful, beautiful, So rarin' tearin' beautiful? Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful, beautiful, So rarin' tearin' beautiful? I ain't got no peace of mind Everybody is so awfully kind Outside of my door, they stAnd, stAnd, Waiting for my heart And hAnd Outside of my door, they stAnd, stAnd, Waiting for my heart And hAnd Almost every single hour Someone is sure to send me flowers Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful, beautiful? Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful? Ain't it fierce to be so brainy, brainy, So rarin' tearin' brainy? Ain't it fierce to be so brainy, brainy, Ain't it fierce to be so bra...    lessAn>

An class="view_more">"Bright MAnsions", AfricAn-AmericAn spiritual, arr. K. Lee Scott. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic D...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">"Bright MAnsions", AfricAn-AmericAn spiritual, arr. K. Lee Scott. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. In bright mAnsions above Lord, I wAn' t' live up yonder In bright mAnsions above My mother's gone to glory I wAn' t' go there too Lord, I wAn' t' live up yonder In bright mAnsions above My father's gone My sister's gone... My brother's gone ... My Savior's gone...  lessAn>

An class="view_more">"AfricAn Lullaby" by JoAn Szymko. Traditional BAntu & AfricAn AmericAn song. Recorded live on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Flo...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">"AfricAn Lullaby" by JoAn Szymko. Traditional BAntu & AfricAn AmericAn song. Recorded live on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, AccompAnist: Gayle Giese. The familiar AfricAn AmericAn song, “Angels watching over me” is given cAntus firmus treatment while a lilting AfricAn lullaby, "Abiyoyo" gently sways around it. The BAntu song, "Abiyoyo" is traditionally sung at bedtime as a song to entrAnce night time monsters into a dAncing state; mother And father cAn then chase the monsters away so baby cAn safely sleep. Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo- yo-yo-yo-yo -yo-yo All night, all day, Angels watching over me, my Lord All night,all day, Angels watching over me  lessAn>

THE SMALLEST SONG is An SATB a cappella setting of a poem by Martha Collins. Performed by The College Of St. Rose Chamber Choir, Dr. Michael Levi, Director. Score available at http://www.swirlymusic.org/composer/rich-campbell

An class="view_more">The text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by RomAniAn-AmericAn immigrAnt Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic And exciting, haunting And unsettling. It was a winner of the 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Compo...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">The text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by RomAniAn-AmericAn immigrAnt Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic And exciting, haunting And unsettling. It was a winner of the 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Composition Competition. It is accessible for all fine high school, collegiate And community choral ensembles. Performers are encouraged to present this work in a more dramatic fashion thAn usual, “within (or surrounding) the audience.” 2018 Winner of the Uncommon Music Festival Composition Award & premiere in Sitka, Alaska, summer 2018.  lessAn>

A performAnce of "If Ever There Is" (Campbell) by the Director's Chorus (Nunez, conductor) during the 2014 ACDA Southern Division Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. A setting of a poem by AmericAn poet Robert Creeley

An class="view_more">CAntores Minores, the Choir of Boys And Young Men of Helsinki Cathedral, was founded in 1952. Its first conductors were the Finnish-AmericAn Dr. of Musicology, Mrs. Ruth-Esther Hillila And Finnish Pastor Mr. Tarmo Nuotio. The three following conductors ca...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">CAntores Minores, the Choir of Boys And Young Men of Helsinki Cathedral, was founded in 1952. Its first conductors were the Finnish-AmericAn Dr. of Musicology, Mrs. Ruth-Esther Hillila And Finnish Pastor Mr. Tarmo Nuotio. The three following conductors came from Vienna (Austria) Mr. Peter Lacovich, Zwickau Prof. Mr. Heinz HofmAnn And Dresden (GermAny) prof. Mr. ChristiAn Hauschild, the original footholds of EuropeAn protestAnt 'Knabenchor' -tradition. CAntores Minores is the largest And most professional boys choir And choir school in FinlAnd offering boys And young men both musical And spiritual education around the Helsinki region. CAntores Minores is especially famous for its performAnces of large church music pieces by ​J.S. Bach, J. Brahms, G.F. Händel And F. Mendelssohn And a strong inspiration And example for the choir has during its 70 years of existence been the 1000 year-long protestAnt boys choir tradition in GermAny. The Artistic Director of the choir And Principal of the CAntores Minores Mus...    lessAn>

An class="view_more">55th Annual Spring Concert - May 4, 2014 Classic Choral Society & Orchestra - Kyrie in D Minor - Mozart Artistic Director: JAniece Kohler This performAnce is licensed by the AmericAn Society of Composers, Authors And Publishers (ASCAP) KYRIE IN...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">55th Annual Spring Concert - May 4, 2014 Classic Choral Society & Orchestra - Kyrie in D Minor - Mozart Artistic Director: JAniece Kohler This performAnce is licensed by the AmericAn Society of Composers, Authors And Publishers (ASCAP) KYRIE IN D MINOR (K.341) May 4, 2014 Location: Blooming Grove United Church of Christ 8 Old Dominion Rd. Blooming Grove, NY 10914 Please like us on facebook. ThAnk you! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Choral-Society/184763761538974 Visit our website for future performAnces: http://www.classicchoralsociety.org/ We are a mixed chorus SATB accompAnied by piAno, brass or orchestra. This is a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to hear a professional quality performAnce at no cost/donation. Please invite your family And friends. Videography - Patrick MAney  lessAn>

An class="view_more">Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Contre qui, rose written by AmericAn contemporary composer Morten Lauridsen. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this ...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Contre qui, rose written by AmericAn contemporary composer Morten Lauridsen. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this milestone! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate.html. All Donations receive a charitable tax receipt ! Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html All Stairwell Carollers CDs benefit charities And are available on our website in both CD And MP3 formats. This non-profit orgAnization raises funds for local charities through concert, CD And cookbook sales. The Stairwell Carollers, An a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being rAnked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. The group took first place in both the 2010 And 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition. This non-profit orgAnization raises funds for local charities through conce...    lessAn>