A recent performance by the UH Moores Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Betsy Weber at the University of Houston Moores Opera House. "Les Quatrains Valaisans" are a set of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke in which he expresses his poetic admiration ...  moreA recent performance by the UH Moores Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Betsy Weber at the University of Houston Moores Opera House. "Les Quatrains Valaisans" are a set of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke in which he expresses his poetic admiration of the Valais Region of Switzerland while he was living there. Out of a set of 5 poems set to music, two are performed here: III. Vois-tu, là-haut IV. Quel calme nocturne  

The Salt Lake Vocal Artists perform "My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord" arr by Moses Hogan live in concert on October 31, 2010 in la iglesia de San Jorge, Santurtzi, Spain, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord wa...  moreThe Salt Lake Vocal Artists perform "My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord" arr by Moses Hogan live in concert on October 31, 2010 in la iglesia de San Jorge, Santurtzi, Spain, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord was performed as part of the Vocal Artists program for the Tolosa Choral Contest's "Sacred Music" category of competition, in which they were awarded First Prize. Spain Tour: Oct. 23-Nov. 2, 2010  

Awake O North Wind, set by Daniel Pinkham. J. Steven Walker, conductor. Recorded November, 2018. From the Wedding Cantata.

The internationally acclaimed Wartburg Choir performs sacred music from all historical periods and styles and often premieres new works of contemporary composers. Called a “mighty fortress of skill” by the Washington Post, the Wartburg Choir is one of thr...  moreThe internationally acclaimed Wartburg Choir performs sacred music from all historical periods and styles and often premieres new works of contemporary composers. Called a “mighty fortress of skill” by the Washington Post, the Wartburg Choir is one of three college musical Ensembles that tour internationally on a triennial basis. Beyond tours, the Choir receives invitations for special appearances in the United States and abroad, most recently to participate in the December 2011 White House Holiday Concert Series. As part of that trip to Washington, D.C., the Choir also sang at the National Cathedral’s Bethlehem Prayer Service, which was simulcast worldwide. In 2006, the Choir performed with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague at the invitation of Maestro Paul Freeman, CNSO music director and chief conductor, who had attended Wartburg Choir concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. During the past 20 years, the Choir has appeared in such prestigious concert halls as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D...    less

Recording: Bowling Green State University Collegiate Chorale Richard Schnipke, conductor B. Michael Perry, tenor soloist

OMNES Ensamble Vocal Masculino Grupo mexicano fundado en 1995 cuyo repertorio abarca desde el canto bizantino, canto gregoriano, polifonía, lieder, espirituales negros, música mexicana, boleros, música infantil, comedia musical y música contemporánea, ...  moreOMNES Ensamble Vocal Masculino Grupo mexicano fundado en 1995 cuyo repertorio abarca desde el canto bizantino, canto gregoriano, polifonía, lieder, espirituales negros, música mexicana, boleros, música infantil, comedia musical y música contemporánea, entre otros. Sus últimas presentaciones fueron hechas en 2009. Grabación realizada en 1998. El tema es "El negrito bailarín", pieza infantil de Francisco Gabilondo Soler "Cri-Cri". El arreglo Vocal es de Edith Ruíz Zepeda. El video está hecho con imágenes del programa "Cafeteando" de TV Mexiquense, grabado en 1998. Integrantes: Miguel Ángel Angulo, tenor I. Jorge García-Fajardo, tenor II. Armando Becerra, barítono. Javier Martínez-Ramírez, bajo. http://www.omnes.4t.com Director: Mtro. Jorge García Fajardo. Correo: giorgiopipo@hotmail.com  less

Saverio Mercadante (Altamura 1795 - Napoli 1870) OTTO NOTTURNI per quartetto Vocale e pf su testi di Pietro Metastasio Ensemble Vocale Florilegium Vocis Sabino Manzo, pianoforte e direzione Martedì 27 ottobre 2015 - Inaugurazione I Stagione musi...  moreSaverio Mercadante (Altamura 1795 - Napoli 1870) OTTO NOTTURNI per quartetto Vocale e pf su testi di Pietro Metastasio Ensemble Vocale Florilegium Vocis Sabino Manzo, pianoforte e direzione Martedì 27 ottobre 2015 - Inaugurazione I Stagione musicale 2015/16 Teatro Mercadante Altamura (Ba)  

Ambrosian Chant In die Sancto Paschae Post Evangelium Dicant, qui redempti sunt a Domino, Alleluia: quos redemit de manu inimici, de regionibus congregavit eos, Alleluia. Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine" Enrico Correggia, dir.

The Salt Lake Vocal Artists perform "Spaseniye sodelal" (Salvation is Created) by Pavel Chesnokov in la Iglesia Catolica Central, Puerto Madryn, Patagonia Argentina, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. This church served as one of the venues for the...  moreThe Salt Lake Vocal Artists perform "Spaseniye sodelal" (Salvation is Created) by Pavel Chesnokov in la Iglesia Catolica Central, Puerto Madryn, Patagonia Argentina, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. This church served as one of the venues for the 9th World Symposium on Choral Music at which the Vocal Artists were invited to perform. Argentina Tour: July 28-August 13, 2011 Spaseniye sodelal is a Kievan Synodal Chant Translation: Salvation is created in the midst of the earth, O God, O our God. Alleluia!  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I read an article in the latest Sounding Board (the journal of community music from Sound Sense) about the University of Sunderland’s new BA in...