[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I came across an interesting article on Canada’s CBC Radio 2 blog a few years back. It was entitled Why do you sing? and attracted several comments f...

live performance in May 2023 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Colla Voce Youth Choir is like a family away from Home - united by the mutual love to sing and to serve and bless others. To us, music is a universal language which needs no translation and crosses every boundary. We sincerely hope that our music may tou...  moreColla Voce Youth Choir is like a family away from Home - united by the mutual love to sing and to serve and bless others. To us, music is a universal language which needs no translation and crosses every boundary. We sincerely hope that our music may touch the heart of every person who hears us sing!  

Female choir DZINTARS was founded in 1947. Since then the choir has been not only one of the best choirs in it`s Home country Latvia but also recognized and awarded in many international choir contests. The choir has participated in countless internationa...  moreFemale choir DZINTARS was founded in 1947. Since then the choir has been not only one of the best choirs in it`s Home country Latvia but also recognized and awarded in many international choir contests. The choir has participated in countless international choir festivals and performed abroad, for example, in Portugal, Japan, Canada, United States of America and many more. Founder of the choir was Mefodijs Skuja but the greatest achievments DZINTARS succeeded with perennial conductor Ausma Derkēvica. Since 2000 the conductor and Artistic Director is Aira Birziņa, chief conductor of The Nationwide Song Festival in Latvia, Professor of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, organizator of innumerable cultural projects and author of the concepts of many projects for avocational choirs. For many years the vocal teacher of DZINTARS has been Aina Bajāre, the soloist of former Operetta Theater of Rīga and vocal teacher of world renown youth choir KAMĒR... . The concert master of DZINTARS is one of the leading pian...    less

Click to Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/140nBG1 Watch as Chai-Town A Cappella of UIUC covers Mirrors by Justin Timberlake in this Feel good music video that will leave you wanting more! SUPPORT US! Download the mastered, standalone version of this...  moreClick to Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/140nBG1 Watch as Chai-Town A Cappella of UIUC covers Mirrors by Justin Timberlake in this Feel good music video that will leave you wanting more! SUPPORT US! Download the mastered, standalone version of this track from iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mirrors-single/id643994550 Listen for free on Spotify! And check out our latest album! http://itun.es/iVX8xz Thank You! ---------------------------------- Check us out on Facebook! http://facebook.com/chaitownUIUC Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/chaitownUIUC Chai-Town - Mirrors (c) 2013 A Cappella Records Released: May 2nd, 2013 Arrangement: Ali Nizamani & Tanmay Mishra Soloist: Tanmay Mishra VP: Tanmay Mishra & Sunil Thomas --Song Production Credits-- Recording: Tanmay Mishra, Kevin Thomas & Aalok Gandhi Tracking: Tanmay Mishra Editing: Jeff Eames & Tanmay Mishra Mixing: Emerald City Productions Special Effects: Tanmay Mishra Mastering: Vocal Mastering Album Art: Murr...    less

"Unclouded Day" , from "Heavenly Home: Three American Songs" TTBB Arr Shawn Kirchner 2018.

Friends who sing together ❤️

1943 - 2013 : Our Choir has just completed 70 years of life, since 1943, when it was established in Palaion Faliron (Athens, Greece) during the dark years of the of World War II, and never stopped singing since then....   We Feel proud of its histo...

Performed by over a thousand voices from around the world over six weeks, this was recorded, mixed and produced entirely from Home. No one met during its production. START - 10:03 L'Homme Armé - 10:59 Call to Prayer - 17:06 Kyrie - 19:13 Save Me fr...  morePerformed by over a thousand voices from around the world over six weeks, this was recorded, mixed and produced entirely from Home. No one met during its production. START - 10:03 L'Homme Armé - 10:59 Call to Prayer - 17:06 Kyrie - 19:13 Save Me from Bloody Men - 30:00 Sanctus - 31:45 Hymn Before Action - 39:07 Charge! - 42:16 Last Post - 48:51 Angry Flames - 50:28 Torches - 54:17 Agnus Dei - 57:24 Now the Guns have Stopped - 1:01:28 Benedictus - 1:05:26 Better is Peace - 1:13:58 Final Chorale - 1:21:31  less

This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' Choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...