Psalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm. Two points of note: First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that...  morePsalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm. Two points of note: First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that same note at the end. The rest just seemed to evolve on its own, seemingly guided by some external force. Second, unusually, I have asked choirs (where possible) to sing this without any breaks, via staggered breathing, as I wanted to highlight the deep conviction underlying the words of the Psalm, as one single thread of deep belief that moves from beginning to end. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Psalm 23." As always, comments are welcomed. Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad ...    less

The Israeli Vocal Octet (www.8vocal.co.il) at a 90's TV performance, singing their famous a cappella Hebrew version of Leroy anderson's The Typewriter. Soloist: Varda Seelig. Sopran: Ronit Katz, Dvori Burstein Alt: Yael Erez, Varda Seelig Tenor: Hiram ...  moreThe Israeli Vocal Octet (www.8vocal.co.il) at a 90's TV performance, singing their famous a cappella Hebrew version of Leroy anderson's The Typewriter. Soloist: Varda Seelig. Sopran: Ronit Katz, Dvori Burstein Alt: Yael Erez, Varda Seelig Tenor: Hiram Amir, Ron Gang Bass: Raphael Seelig, Barak Oded שמיניית ווקאל בהופעתם בתכנית של גבי גזית בשנות ה-90, בגרסה ל"מכונת הכתיבה" מאת לירוי אנדרסון. סולנית: ורדה זליג. סופרן: רונית כץ, דבורי בורשטיין אלט: יעל ארז, ורדה זליג טנור: חירם אמיר, רון גנג בס: רפאל זליג, ברק עודד  less

Recorded on December 13, 2015, in the Church of St. Dominic in Split, Croatia, at the concert organized as a part of the World Choral Day celebration. camera operators: Tolan Radica, Karlo Hiržin video recording: Tolan Radica, Bernard Kahle audio rec...  moreRecorded on December 13, 2015, in the Church of St. Dominic in Split, Croatia, at the concert organized as a part of the World Choral Day celebration. camera operators: Tolan Radica, Karlo Hiržin video recording: Tolan Radica, Bernard Kahle audio recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings  

lyrics: Dobriša Cesarić A part of the choir's winning performance at 56th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2013 in Varaždin. English translation by Ivan Peček: SAILING ANEW The sky is getting brighter. The Sun is born. A ship is sail...  morelyrics: Dobriša Cesarić A part of the choir's winning performance at 56th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2013 in Varaždin. English translation by Ivan Peček: SAILING ANEW The sky is getting brighter. The Sun is born. A ship is sailing out of the port; One that had been long tied to the dock, All damaged, with wounds on her sides. The sea, like her mother, pulls her to its lap. It sways her and it whispers to her: Nothing happened. contact: www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com  less

Lyrics: Dobriša Cesarić A part of the choir's winning performance at the 59th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2016 in Varaždin. English translation by Ivan Peček: SAILING ANEW The sky is getting brighter. The Sun is born. A ship is ...  moreLyrics: Dobriša Cesarić A part of the choir's winning performance at the 59th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2016 in Varaždin. English translation by Ivan Peček: SAILING ANEW The sky is getting brighter. The Sun is born. A ship is sailing out of the port; One that had been long tied to the dock, All damaged, with wounds on her sides. The sea, like her mother, pulls her to its lap. It sways her and it whispers to her: Nothing happened. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings b.kahle@yahoo.com  less

voices: ChoralTracks https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Missa_Brevis_in_E_Minor_(2019)_(Scott_Villard)

voices: ChoralTracks https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Missa_Brevis_in_E_Major_(2020)_(Scott_Villard)

Jane Hamilton has penned this fantastic arrangement of our national anthem. Best version EVER!!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most choirs charge their singers to be a member (‘subs’). The amount can vary a lot from choir to choir.     What’s ...

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