SHEET MUSIC: https://musicspoke.com/downloads/the-... PROGRAM NOTES: “I breathed a song into the air, it fell to earth I knew not where.” Ten years ago, I wrote a composition called Always Keep This Close with little idea of where it would go or wh...  moreSHEET MUSIC: https://musicspoke.com/downloads/the-... PROGRAM NOTES: “I breathed a song into the air, it fell to earth I knew not where.” Ten years ago, I wrote a composition called Always Keep This Close with little idea of where it would go or what it would come to mean for others. To find that song living in the Hearts of other musicians is both humbling and surprising. For me, it’s a reminder of how powerful our actions and words can be. Something that feels insignificant to one person can be life-changing to another. While creating The Heart of a Friend, I knew from the start that I wanted to shape a melodic arc that captured the trajectory of both the arrow and the song. I felt strongly that the first two stanzas needed to end at a high point, preserving the uncertainty of where each might land. Only in the third stanza does the melody turn downward, revealing the rest of its path. I then combine these two halves to symbolically represent reflection—looking back on an action and seeing the journe...    less

glorious first try!

Gezongen door het Nijmeegs StudentenKoor Alphons Diepenbrock o.l.v. Hans de Wilde. Concert 24 januari 2009

First rehearsal....

Originally written by pop/folk artist Eliza Gilkyson, this arrangement has literally swept across the choral world, captivating and moving all it touches. Written in relief of the 2006 tsunami that devastated the east coast of Indonesia taking over 260,0...  moreOriginally written by pop/folk artist Eliza Gilkyson, this arrangement has literally swept across the choral world, captivating and moving all it touches. Written in relief of the 2006 tsunami that devastated the east coast of Indonesia taking over 260,000 lives. Rest in Peace.  

Visit our website for future performances: http://www.classicchoralsociety.org/ United Church of Christ 2 Old Dominion Rd. Blooming Grove, NY 10914 April 30, 2017 58th Annual Spring Concert Janiece Kohler - Artistic Director Johannes Brahms...  moreVisit our website for future performances: http://www.classicchoralsociety.org/ United Church of Christ 2 Old Dominion Rd. Blooming Grove, NY 10914 April 30, 2017 58th Annual Spring Concert Janiece Kohler - Artistic Director Johannes Brahms EIN DEUTSCHES Requiem Op. 45 'The London Version' (Sung in English) With guest artists Jody Weatherstone, Soprano Jeremy J. Moore, Baritone Ruthanne Schempf & Sylvia Buccelli, Pianists No Tickets Required ~ Donations Welcomed Please like us on facebook. Thank you! https://www.facebook.com/Classic-Choral-Society-184763761538974/ Visit our website for future performances: http://www.classicchoralsociety.org/ We are a mixed chorus SATB accompanied by piano, brass or orchestra. This is a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to hear a professional quality performance at no cost/donation. Please invite your family and friends. Videography - John Maney  less

Soloists: Scott Crawford, Cara Mannix Band: Annie Smart-Piano, Laurie Hamilton-Bass, Steve Hamilton-Drums, Jane Hamilton-Electric Violin

A brilliant first rehearsal of a difficult Avril Lavigne song!

Great hearing both choirs sing this song by Jane Hamilton.