from our concert, "Beyond All Praising", on October 19, 2013

Artistic Director John Alexander conducts Pacific Chorale in "Rejoice, O Virgin" from Sergei Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. "Re...  moreArtistic Director John Alexander conducts Pacific Chorale in "Rejoice, O Virgin" from Sergei Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. "Rejoice, O Virgin (Bogoroditse Devo)" is published by Musica Russica, Inc. Used by permission. http://www.musicarussica.com Video footage courtesy of PBS SoCal. http://www.pbssocal.org Stock photo courtesy of iStockphoto. http://www.istockphoto.com
 This live performance of the All-Night Vigil is available on CD. http://www.pacificchorale.org/recordings 

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Παραδοσιακό της Χαλκιδικής Traditional Song from Halkidiki/Greece TITLE TRANSLATION: Saint Helias Day

"Earth Song" composed by F. Ticheli as sung by the East Central University Chorale on April 19, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ada, OK.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I have to admit that I’m not really a lyric person. I might have been listening to a particular pop Song in English for years when I suddenly realise...

Joy To the World featuring the Traces Gospel Choir and the Jens Wendelboe Orchestra on the NRK blockbuster Christmas TV show "Kvelden før Kvelden" (the Night before the Night) in 2014.

Rehearsal Audio of a lovely Irish Song by Michael McGlynn, sung by the tenors and basses of the Stairwell Carollers. Photos and video edit by Holly Massie. Concert Teaser for upcoming June 3 2017 Concert :) Please support our 40th year initiatives! ...  moreRehearsal Audio of a lovely Irish Song by Michael McGlynn, sung by the tenors and basses of the Stairwell Carollers. Photos and video edit by Holly Massie. Concert Teaser for upcoming June 3 2017 Concert :) Please support our 40th year initiatives! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate.html  

Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net...  moreDowntown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Amy Schroeder, violin Jennifer Liu, violin Jessica Meyer, violin Mike Nicolas, cello Mitchell Vines, pianist Elizabeth Bates, soprano Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays the passage of the soul from mortality to its union with God. Based on the 16th century poem by a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, St. John of the Cross, the piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into the Night. Seemingly fearless, the soul is guided out of the darkness by the light of love; Luminous Night reveals the soul’s fulfillment. Lyrics: St. John of the Cross One dark Night, fired with love’s urgent longings – ah, the sheer grace! – I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by the secret l...    less

Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net...  moreDowntown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Amy Schroeder, violin Jennifer Liu, violin Jessica Meyer, violin Mike Nicolas, cello Mitchell Vines, pianist Elizabeth Bates, soprano Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays the passage of the soul from mortality to its union with God. Based on the 16th century poem by a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, St. John of the Cross, the piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into the Night. Seemingly fearless, the soul is guided out of the darkness by the light of love; Luminous Night reveals the soul’s fulfillment. Lyrics: Charles Anthony Silvestri/St. John of the Cross Long before music was sung by a choir, Long before silver was shaped in the fire, Long before poets inspired the heart, You were the Spirit of...    less