SINGING When the soul first put on the body's shirt, the ocean lifted up all its gifts. When love first tasted the lips of being human, it started singing. Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. ...  moreSINGING When the soul first put on the body's shirt, the ocean lifted up all its gifts. When love first tasted the lips of being human, it started singing. Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by the Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College Choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from the Persian by Coleman Barks, for double choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, the giddiness of spring and rolling seas, and the ocean's gifts and singing. Its images, from 800 years ago, speak to us with both vivid immediacy and transcendence. The idea for the piece originated with the Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative, which proposed funding activities that would involve students in a...    less

Hi everybody - I just thought it was worth letting you know that Charles MacDougall (solo tenor, previous member of VOCES8) and I have recorded a very lighthearted single of a recent Christmas Carol of mine - and we hope you enjoy it! You can listen to i...

Do you love to sing? Do you like to Travel? Can you Sight-Read? Are you Talented?   How about using your talents and abilities for a good cause?   The Salt and light Chorale is an SATB choir that sings music from a variety of genres such ...

Mevagissey is a small fishing village with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is situated on the south coast of the County of Cornwall, the area of England protruding into the Atlantic ocean facing North America. Male voice singing is traditio...  moreMevagissey is a small fishing village with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is situated on the south coast of the County of Cornwall, the area of England protruding into the Atlantic ocean facing North America. Male voice singing is traditionally very popular in the county, there being 33 federated choirs numbering 1,300 singers out of a total population of nearly half a million. The choir was formed in 1974 and quickly matured into one of the leading and largest male choirs in Cornwall. It now has over 55 members including several founder members. The choir gives around 25 concerts each year, raising many thousands of pounds for various charities. On the 10th July 2010 they celebrated their 900th public appearance. During a concert tour of Gibraltar in 1979 they performed in the famous St. Michael's Cave. Subsequent tours have been to Holland/Northern Germany, to the Black Forest area of Germany on two occasions and in 1990 the choir had a 14 day tour as guests of the Niagara Wine and Grape ...    less

Looking for a sunny, happy song for your concert?  This unaccompanied SATB setting of The Peanut Vendor will light up your choir and have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats!  Here's a computer playback to give you an idea.  The sh...

From our August 11, 2013, Concert, "From Darkness Into light"

light a candle, say a prayer, and let's remember those who have gone before us. We're called to rise from the good we've failed to do. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in Peace. Amen. #AllSoulsDay, #Remembe...  morelight a candle, say a prayer, and let's remember those who have gone before us. We're called to rise from the good we've failed to do. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in Peace. Amen. #AllSoulsDay, #Rememberance, #Grief, #Hope, #Faith, and #Music. #canzona #viral #fyp  

From our August 11, 2013, concert, "From Darkness Into light"

2023 ocean Grove Sacred Masterwork Concert Kara Goodrich, Soprano Laura Zahn, Mezzo-Soprano Ronald Naldi, Tenor Justin Beck, Bass Jason C. Tramm, Conductor The Great Auditorium Choir MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded on Aug. 27. 2023...  more2023 ocean Grove Sacred Masterwork Concert Kara Goodrich, Soprano Laura Zahn, Mezzo-Soprano Ronald Naldi, Tenor Justin Beck, Bass Jason C. Tramm, Conductor The Great Auditorium Choir MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded on Aug. 27. 2023 in the Great Auditorium (ocean Grove, NJ)  

"Unfold, ye Portals" from The Redemption (Gounod) Jason C. Tramm, Conductor The Great Auditorium Choir MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded on Aug. 27, 2023 The Great Auditorium (ocean Grove, NJ)