Motet by OrlanDo di Lasso performed in 1977 by Psalterion in Strasbourg (France) under Richard Gofton, (in which I Sang alto). Surrexit pastor bonus, qui animam suam posuit pro ovibus suis, et pro grege suo mori dignatus est, alleluia. (Matins R...  moreMotet by OrlanDo di Lasso performed in 1977 by Psalterion in Strasbourg (France) under Richard Gofton, (in which I Sang alto). Surrexit pastor bonus, qui animam suam posuit pro ovibus suis, et pro grege suo mori dignatus est, alleluia. (Matins Responsory, Easter Monday) the good shepherd has arisen, who laid Down his life for his sheep, and deigned to die for his flock, alleluia.  

A Shepherds' Song

Infinito Singers (Irzam Rajasa Dastriansyah, Conductor & Choirmaster) Sang Twa Tanbou by Sydney Guillaume, at the 30 Festival Internacional de Música de Cantonigrós, Spain, July 2012 in which they won 3rd prize of the Mixed Choirs category.

[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

[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...

This lovely Lententide motet was performed at the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill, West Yorkshire, as part of the Singers' recital of Passiontide Polyphony and organ solos given on Sunday 2nd April 2017. Dr Simon Lindley, the choir...  moreThis lovely Lententide motet was performed at the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill, West Yorkshire, as part of the Singers' recital of Passiontide Polyphony and organ solos given on Sunday 2nd April 2017. Dr Simon Lindley, the choir's Music Director since its foundation in 1977, directed and also played the organ solos. Thomas Morley 1557/8-1602 Nolo mortem peccatoris Nolo mortem peccatoris; haec sunt verba Salvatoris.[I desire not the death of a sinner; these are the words of the Saviour.] Father, I am thine only Son, sent Down from heav’n mankind to save.Father, all things fulfilled and Done according to thy will, I have.Father, my will now all is this: Nolo mortem peccatoris.Father, behold my painful smart, taken for man on ev’ry side;Ev'n from my birth to death most tart, no kind of pain I have denied,but suffered all, and all for this: Nolo mortem peccatoris. Thomas Morley’s contribution to British music was inestimable and included the publication of England’s first musi...    less

[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...

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