A Shepherds' Song

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in Part 1 of How to deal with Song lyrics, I looked at the pros and cons of using written words as opposed to learning entirely by ear.   &...

Over the Rainbow, Susanna Lindmark. Coro las Veredas. Enrique Martín, Director. Daniel Garay, cajón flamenco. Song of Hope incluido en Nube, el Cd del Coro las Veredas. Más información: www.corolasveredas.com

Folk Song from the Lepcha Tribe of the Himalayas, India for SAB and Tenor Solo and Maadal Arr. Virgil Sequeira Sung in Lepcha language. This Song sings praises of the motherland of the Lepchas around their sacred mountain Kingtsoom Zaongboo Choo (...  moreFolk Song from the Lepcha Tribe of the Himalayas, India for SAB and Tenor Solo and Maadal Arr. Virgil Sequeira Sung in Lepcha language. This Song sings praises of the motherland of the Lepchas around their sacred mountain Kingtsoom Zaongboo Choo (Kanchenjunga) who calls on her children (the Lepchas) to respect her and their traditions Soprano: Paola Granada Columba (Bolivia) Alto: Zuzanna Rybinska (Poland) Tenor Solo: Virgil Sequeira (India) Bass: Engelhardt #Unaeb (Namibia) maadal: Virgil Sequeira Recorded on the Singers Of United Lands 2012 Tour of USA, Canada, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe at Spartanburg, SC, USA April 2012  less

"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on the Isle of Jersey. It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with the morning Star - in na...  more"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on the Isle of Jersey. It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with the morning Star - in naturalistic, religious, spiritual and seemingly political terms. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Stella." To purchase the sheet music for this Song, please contact: info@leadingnote.com. 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 hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  less

[This article is a summary of a series that was first posted on my blog Chorus of aproval] Step 1 - Write it! A friend and I have written a Christmas Song for choir. It all Started from a throw away comment by a choir member just befor...

Performed on Never a Brighter Star, a Christmas Concert November 17, 2018 At Aula Simfonia Jakarta Love Came Down at Christmas Word and Music by Joey Raney

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes you might have to learn your Song part from a recording rather than with everyone else together in a choir session.   photo by Kat...

www.te-deum.org Live performance, November 12, 2017 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, Love divine; Love was born at Christmas; Star and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godh...  morewww.te-deum.org Live performance, November 12, 2017 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, Love divine; Love was born at Christmas; Star and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love incarnate, Love divine; worship we our Jesus, but wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, love be yours and love be mine; love to God and others, love for plea and gift and sign. -Christina Rossetti  

Earth Song Frank Ticheli Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013