A performance of Good Night, Dear Heart by D. Forest by the University Chorale of East Central University. Recorded in April, 2016. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conductor.

Psalm 121 for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (1998) Performed by The American Repertory Singers Leo Nestor, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of EC...  morePsalm 121 for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (1998) Performed by The American Repertory Singers Leo Nestor, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5382 Recording: © Copyright 1999 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

Two movements from G.P. da Palestrina's serene and transcendent Missa Assumpta est Maria, performed by Laudate Singers with improvised soprano saxophone by Ross Taggart. Lars Kaario conductor Laudate Singers (www.laudatesingers.com) Voices, Sax & Syn ...  moreTwo movements from G.P. da Palestrina's serene and transcendent Missa Assumpta est Maria, performed by Laudate Singers with improvised soprano saxophone by Ross Taggart. Lars Kaario conductor Laudate Singers (www.laudatesingers.com) Voices, Sax & Syn concert March 12, 2011 St Andrews United Church, North Vancouver, Canada  

"Earth teach me quiet", Ēriks Ešenvalds Commissioned by Vocal Art Ensemble of Sweden/Jan Yngwe and supported by Swedish Arts Council Vocal Art Ensemble of Sweden conductor: Jan Yngwe Daniel Berg, marimba Recorded in S:t Jacobs Church Stock...  more"Earth teach me quiet", Ēriks Ešenvalds Commissioned by Vocal Art Ensemble of Sweden/Jan Yngwe and supported by Swedish Arts Council Vocal Art Ensemble of Sweden conductor: Jan Yngwe Daniel Berg, marimba Recorded in S:t Jacobs Church Stockholm Januari 31st 2015 Camera, sound and editing David Böling  

The Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995, arr. 2005) Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music...  moreThe Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995, arr. 2005) Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2007 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6842. Used by permission. "We, the living" by Joseph H. Albeck, © Copyright 1995 by Joseph H. Albeck All rights reserved. Used by permission. Recording © Copyright 2007 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord Music by Alejandro D. Consolacion II University of the Philippines Los Banos Choral Ensemble, (Philippinen) Roijin G. Suarez, conductor

Veshameru for Baritone or Alto Solo, SATB Chorus and Organ: Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1993, rev. 2000) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Heinrich Christensen, organ Music: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., ...  moreVeshameru for Baritone or Alto Solo, SATB Chorus and Organ: Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1993, rev. 2000) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Heinrich Christensen, organ Music: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. Photograph: Pipe Organ, Spanish Synagogue, Prague © Jorge Royan www.royan.com.ar CC-BY-SA-3.0 Used under the following license: Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unreported License. Recording: © Copyright 2000 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

Connecticut Choral Society, May 2011 - conductor: Eric Dale Knapp Light of a Clear Blue Morning - Dolly Parton; Arr. Craig Hella Johnson

"Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Muhseligen?" by Johannes Brahms. The University Chorale at East Central University. J. Steven Walker, conductor. Recorded November, 2018.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Most singers join a choir because they share the passion and vision of the choir leader. Your choir leader is the creative heart of your choir and is what g...