[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of you know that I avoid using the ‘C’ word: choir. But there other similar terms that I find just as bad: chorus, chorale, chamber ...

Ukuthula Emhlabeni by Rico Gerber performed by Mabe Ladies Choir at Truro Methodist Church on 23 August 2013.

da "La forza del Destino" di G. Verdi eseguito da La Corale Polifonica di Arsoli nel concerto del 25 Agosto 2013 presso la chiesa di S.Pietro a Rocca di Botte dirige il M° Patrizia Conti al pianoforte il M° Andrea Bosso

Mañana, 11-03-2013, se cumplirán dos años de la tragedia de Fukushima, Japón. Casualidades trágicas que tiene el destino, justo por esas mismas fechas hacíamos nuestro primer acercamiento a esta obra y su autor, el japonés Kentaro Sato; que desde su Hama...  moreMañana, 11-03-2013, se cumplirán dos años de la tragedia de Fukushima, Japón. Casualidades trágicas que tiene el destino, justo por esas mismas fechas hacíamos nuestro primer acercamiento a esta obra y su autor, el japonés Kentaro Sato; que desde su Hamahatsu natal, la tierra de mis padres, la llamaba, comenzó a narrar su día a día tras la tragedia con unas comunicaciones cargadas de pena y resignación pero nunca exentas de esperanza. Y en eso se convirtió esta obra para nosotros, en un canto a la esperanza añadiendo, a su belleza intrísiseca, un plus emocional y epidérmico que surge inevitablemente en cada presentación. Ha sido tremendamente evocador y motivante que el propio Maestro Kentaro Sato, reprodujera nuestra interpretación en todos sus sitios web y la calificarara de "Splended". Las piruetas trágicas del destino de las que hablamos al principio, han querido que también mañana se conmemore el 9º Aniversario del atentado en el metro de Madrid. Para que todos superemos los "Fukushimas" que día...    less

Tomas Luis de Victoria Ave Maria Academic choir Ivan Goran Kovacic Easter a Cappella concert Luka Vukšić, dirigent St. Catherine Church, Zagreb, 24. 04. 2014.

Vokalna skupina Radost (Vocal Group Radost, Slovenia) Ola Gjeilo - UBI CARITAS Cerkev Santa Maria Assunta - Riva Del Garda 12.10.2013

I wrote this Christmas carol back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in The Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I'v...  moreI wrote this Christmas carol back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in The Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I've tried my best to edit most of it out. The performers are credited at the end of the video. Hope you enjoy, and Merry Christmas!  

This version of A Clare Benediction by John Rutter was performed by Reflections mixed choir in Truro Cathedral on Saturday 9 November 2013. Reflections is a mixed, four-part harmony choir based in Southeast Cornwall. Photography by Alan Smith. Sound by Ke...  moreThis version of A Clare Benediction by John Rutter was performed by Reflections mixed choir in Truro Cathedral on Saturday 9 November 2013. Reflections is a mixed, four-part harmony choir based in Southeast Cornwall. Photography by Alan Smith. Sound by Ken Trethewey.  

The Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-voice Ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia...  moreThe Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-voice Ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia, and Austria.