[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The last TIme I was in a room with a group of singers was nearly six months ago. If I had known then that I wouldn’t be singing like that for the fore...

Every phrase feels like a heart standing before God and acknowledging that grace has been real, present, and faithful. It is thanksgiving as testimony, worship as memory, joy Born from reflection.

Regarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us h...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreRegarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us humans as we gaze upon the Golgotha scene and choruses and chorales reflect on our own place in the drama. Bach's incredible work of art stands alone in its complete telling of the crucIfixion story in a manner which stirs and moves the soul of the performer and listener. This is a mountaintop experience not to be missed.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

A new setting of the text of di Lasso's last motet where the crucIfied Christ, speaking in the first person, confronts Peter's betrayal and indeed the sinfulness of all mankind. More info: http://cschurch.net/en/compositions/choir/vide-homo/ Commission...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreA new setting of the text of di Lasso's last motet where the crucIfied Christ, speaking in the first person, confronts Peter's betrayal and indeed the sinfulness of all mankind. More info: http://cschurch.net/en/compositions/choir/vide-homo/ Commissioned and performed by the Cappella der Hofkirche Luzern and its conductor, Ludwig Wicki.  

From John Rutter's Requiem. Performed by the Tidewater Singers, William R. Thomas, Director. April 30, 2011 at Christ Church in Cambridge, Maryland

ROYAL PRIESTHOOD CHORALE is a non denominational choral group established to spread the gospel of Christ,registered under companies Act,1963,Act 179.

Omukiro Kyobwaro (in the readings of today) is a sacred song from the indigenous Bwisi dialect, who are the people from Rwenzori Mountains, Bundibudyo District of Uganda. The song emphasises the greatness of Jesus Christ through his word.

Regarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us h...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreRegarded as one of the finest masterpieces of all Western Music, this passion setting brings to music the text of Matthew 26 and 27 concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. The evangelist tells the story, arias convey the inner feelings of us humans as we gaze upon the Golgotha scene and choruses and chorales reflect on our own place in the drama. Bach's incredible work of art stands alone in its complete telling of the crucIfixion story in a manner which stirs and moves the soul of the performer and listener. This is a mountaintop experience not to be missed.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

  Wow 40 years! Where did the TIme go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - If not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...

This is the only video we managed to take from our November 2010 Taverner recording sessions. Dum transisset was the first piece by Taverner I ever heard, some 23 years ago while at Christ Church, Oxford, and it's still among my favourites. Recorded on an...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThis is the only video we managed to take from our November 2010 Taverner recording sessions. Dum transisset was the first piece by Taverner I ever heard, some 23 years ago while at Christ Church, Oxford, and it's still among my favourites. Recorded on an iPhone 4, but the spirit is still captured!