Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Ubi Caritas" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: Paul Mealor (b. 1975) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Ubi Caritas ...  moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Ubi Caritas" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: Paul Mealor (b. 1975) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Ubi Caritas Paul Mealor (b. 1975) Modern Classical Welsh composer Paul Mealor originally wrote this piece as the first movement of his Rose Cycle with title and text 'Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal'. His refashioned version with the famous Latin text Ubi caritas et amor was commissioned by Prince William and premiered by the choirs of Westminster Abbey and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, conducted by James O'Donnell, at the Royal Wedding of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in April 2011. Mealor uses a combination of a plainchant style and misleading harmonic suspensions similar to those of Eric Whitacre or Morten Lauridsen. Mealor's setting of Ubi caritas is reminiscent of the original Gregorian antiphon melody - ...    less

The Seattle Choral Company is the Pacific Northwest's leading symphonic chorus. We present diverse and engaging Choral experiences for our audiences and performers with exceptional quality and musicality.

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Tabula rasa by Contemporary Canadian composer, Don Macdonald. Spanish text. All our CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our professional recordings here....  moreOttawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Tabula rasa by Contemporary Canadian composer, Don Macdonald. Spanish text. All our CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. The group took first place in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition. Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ for updates. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 2nd, 2018. Videographers: Matthieu Brennan, Andrew Mason Editing: Pierre Massie  less

This vibrant Choral ensemble has been at the forefront of the city's musical heritage for over 40 years, having flourished under the direction of Christopher Fletcher, its conductor since 1996. Performing both traditional works and more contemporary musi...  moreThis vibrant Choral ensemble has been at the forefront of the city's musical heritage for over 40 years, having flourished under the direction of Christopher Fletcher, its conductor since 1996. Performing both traditional works and more contemporary music with professional orchestra and soloists. Our next concert is Faure - Requiem and Gounod - St Cecilia Mass, on Sunday 17th March at 7.30. Tickets online at www.wegottickets.com. 160 mixed voices of all ages and ability. New singers welcomed. No audition required.  less

Lehigh University Choral Union is a concert choir comprised of students, faculty, staff and community members and performs with the other ensembles of Lehigh University Choral Arts. The ensemble performs masterworks of the Choral-orchestral repertoire su...  moreLehigh University Choral Union is a concert choir comprised of students, faculty, staff and community members and performs with the other ensembles of Lehigh University Choral Arts. The ensemble performs masterworks of the Choral-orchestral repertoire such as Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Orff's Carmina Burana, as well as opera choruses, a cappella repertoire, and works specially composed for them. Performances include world-renowned guest soloists and musicians. The ensemble is directed by internationally acclaimed conductor and composer Steven Sametz. Lehigh University Choral Union has performed at New York's Carnegie Hall and has toured internationally in China, Portugal, Hawaii, Italy, Spain, Austria and Hungary. No audition is required but the ability to read music is helpful.  less

Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Baba Yetu" Conductor: Leon Starker Soloists: Jacob Buys and Kate Farquharson Composer: Christopher Tin (b. 1976) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with ...  moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Baba Yetu" Conductor: Leon Starker Soloists: Jacob Buys and Kate Farquharson Composer: Christopher Tin (b. 1976) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Baba Yetu Christopher Tin (b. 1976) Soundtrack - Classical World Fusion Composed as the theme song for the video game Civilization IV and featured on Tin's album Calling All Dawns, Baba Yetu was the first piece of music composed for a video game to win a Grammy Award. Originally composed for full orchestra, choir and soloists, it was rearranged for SATB a capella choir by Tin in 2011. The text is a translation of the Lord's Prayer in Swahili. Baba yetu, Yetu uliye Mbinguni yetu, Yetu amina! Baba yetu, Yteu uliye Jina lako litukuzwe Utupe leo chakula chetu Tunachohitaji utusamehe Makosa yetu, hey! Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe Waliotukosea usitutie Katika majaribu, lakini Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele! Ufa...    less

Dear friends of Choral Music,   You are a singer in a female choir or a conductor and looking for a new piece? Have a look at the published piece "Daemon Irrepit Callidus" for female voices by Ivan Yohan.   Ivan Yohan started to have an inte...

Formed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is an elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal and its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as North-American co...  moreFormed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is an elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal and its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as North-American composers. Music by composers such as Mäntyjärvi, Daniel-Lesur, Rautavaara, Martin and Pärt are ideal showcases for the choir’s lush and full sound. Members of the group are dedicated to excellence in rehearsing and performing. With a repertoire consisting of 8 to 16-part music, the twenty singers are mostly performing as soloists. Now in its fifth season, voces boreales has already performed in a number of prestigious concert series, such as the National Arts Centre eXpres- sion series, Musique Chez Nous at Bishop's University, Mondial Choral Laval and the Montreal International Bach-Academy. The ensemble voces boreales is produced by the Montreal Choral Institute and appears in its various educational events, such as the Montreal Choral Masterclass.  less

The London chamber choir Vasari Singers, directed by Jeremy Backhouse, sings the beautiful ATTBB anthem In All His Works, by leading British Choral composer Gabriel Jackson. Filmed live in concert from St Sepulchre Without Newgate, London, October 2012.

Carlow Choral Society This video was recorded on teh 24th of April 2010 in Leipzig, Germany. Carlow Choral joined with members of the Markranstädter Kantorei and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Music Society Leipzig under the direction of Frank Lehmann to ...  moreCarlow Choral Society This video was recorded on teh 24th of April 2010 in Leipzig, Germany. Carlow Choral joined with members of the Markranstädter Kantorei and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Music Society Leipzig under the direction of Frank Lehmann to perform the sensational 'Seasons' by Haydn. What a memorable occasion for all who was involved. More photos and information on the concert can be explored in the web link of Markranstädter Music Summer http://www.musiksommer-markranstaedt.de/start.html  less