male Chorus: A Fantasy World Date：2013/07/05 Place：National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Conductor：Meng-Shien, Peng Pianist：Nai-Chia, Wang Rejoice!〈歡欣〉 Composer：Jeffery L. Ames

Abide With Me (arr. Moses Hogan) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) at the Santa María de León Cathedral in Léon, Spain. TEXT: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with ...  moreAbide With Me (arr. Moses Hogan) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) at the Santa María de León Cathedral in Léon, Spain. TEXT: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour. What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. O Thou who changest not, abide with me. In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Amen. ABOUT THE choir: Since 2009, the CWU Chamber choir has held annual recording sessions to create videos specifically designed for YouTube. All are under the baton of Dr. Gary A. Weidenaar, who has been the director of the choir since 2006. As of Fall, 2016; there are 29 videos. Ten of those feature the music of Ola Gjeilo and are the result of working with Mr. Gjeilo in 3 recording ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   If I get 30 singers on one of my weekend workshops someone will say “Gosh, what a large group!” whilst another says “Quite low numb...

The full title of our collective is: National collective of Russian Federation Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic choir! During these years the choir has been awarded honorary degrees and awards: * National collective of Russian Federation *...  moreThe full title of our collective is: National collective of Russian Federation Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic choir! During these years the choir has been awarded honorary degrees and awards: * National collective of Russian Federation * Laureate of Lenin's Komsomol of Gorky region * Diploma of Bolshoi Theatre * Laureate of International Competition in Riga (Latvia) * Diploma of International choir Festival in Valencia (Spain, 1996) * Diploma of I University choirs Festival in Izhevsk (Russia, 2000) * Diploma of Festival in Sarov (Russia, 2000) * Diploma of III University choirs Festival in Izhevsk (Russia, 2004) * Laureate of X choir Festival in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, 2004) * Silver Diploma of X International choir Competition in Budapest (Hungary, 2005) * Gold Diploma of IX international choir Competition in Riva del Garda (Italy, 2006) * Laureate of IV Russian University choirs Festival in Votkinsk (Russia, 2006) * Laureate of II degree of Russian University choirs Festival in ...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Summer has finally arrived in the UK. We’ve been praying for sunshine for so long, but now it’s just a little TOO hot!   Photo b...

The Junges Vokalensemble Hannover was founded in 1981 by its artistic director Prof. Klaus-Jürgen Etzold. The choir consists of about 60 female and male singers. Many of the members are active and former students of the University of Music, Drama and Medi...  moreThe Junges Vokalensemble Hannover was founded in 1981 by its artistic director Prof. Klaus-Jürgen Etzold. The choir consists of about 60 female and male singers. Many of the members are active and former students of the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, but other professions are represented as well, and all singers are united in their wide choral experience and their joy in singing challenging works together. The performance of a wide range of a cappella works, some of them quite unknown, forms an important emphasis of the choir. In addition to sacred and secular a cappella music of the 15th century until today, the choir performs cantatas, masses, oratorios, and passions. Many compositions were broadcast for radio stations or published on CD. The choir has recorded ten CDs and performed several world premieres of contemporary compositions, e.g. by Büsing, Dinescu, Fuchs and Wangenheim. In 2010 the choir received the ECHO KLASSIK award for the CD "Glaubenslieder", the hi...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I often get enquiries from people looking for one-to-one singing lessons. I tell them that unfortunately I don’t offer them.     I...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I believe that everyone can sing. If you want to know more, you can read “Everyone can sing...

If you are looking for a tuneful large-scale choral work to perform with your choir  - you might like to consider a new SATB arrangement by John Whittaker of Vaughan Williams' Folk Songs of The Four Seasons' (duration 50 minutes) - which was original...