Led by Mrs. Joy Clayton, the Athens Drive High School Choirs perform a range of musical pieces varying from classical to folk to pop. Our favorite composer, and the one whose pieces we most love to perform, is Eric Whitacre.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka people of Central Africa. Living in the ra...

NotePerformer 3 Audio and scrolling score video in search of live regional performances. Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995) & Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) Words: © Copyright 1995 by Joseph H. Albeck. All rights reserved. Used by permission. M...  moreNotePerformer 3 Audio and scrolling score video in search of live regional performances. Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995) & Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) Words: © Copyright 1995 by Joseph H. Albeck. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Music : © Copyright 1995 by Stanley M. Hoffman. This arrangement © Copyright 2000 by Stanley M. Hoffman. All rights reserved. For a live performance from October 22, 1995 with a scrolling score for the version with guitar visit this YouTube link. https://youtu.be/jNlx5bIML4o --- Friend of my heart, The Freedom Trail now has eternal flames, Set in six crystal towers which proclaim: For each number etched into these glass walls, There once beat a heart, which though stilled, yet calls- Yes, for every number, there was a name. Friend of my heart, Walk on this sacred path of history, Feel the numbers’ shadows falling free Upon us, tracing tattoos without scars On our souls, retracing those barbed wire bars And numbers meant to wound our ...    less

Conductor: Ronell Onate Musica Sacra Choir Festival Phil- Am Life Auditorium September 17, 2011

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be just you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...

www.wisemanproject.com 2. Phoenix, the Bird Music and Text by Kentaro Sato (Ken-P) based on the text by L. C. F. Lactantius (c.250 - c.325)

Downtown Voices at 10 Years: Britten's St. Nicolas DOWNTOWN VOICES (https://downtownvoices.net) TRINITY YOUTH Chorus NOVUS David Vanderwal, tenor \ Sergio Rego, treble Stephen Sands, conductor (https://stephensands.net) Program with texts and no...  moreDowntown Voices at 10 Years: Britten's St. Nicolas DOWNTOWN VOICES (https://downtownvoices.net) TRINITY YOUTH Chorus NOVUS David Vanderwal, tenor \ Sergio Rego, treble Stephen Sands, conductor (https://stephensands.net) Program with texts and notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ierzjdgPzA1EmeafPUanXpLBgxo7Z9h/view?usp=sharing Saint Nicolas, op. 42 (0:01) Introduction (5:48) The Birth of Nicolas (8:33) Nicolas devotes himself to God (12:45) He journeys to Palestine (20:30) Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop (27:21) Nicolas from Prison (31:03) Nicolas and the Pickled Boys (37:37) His piety and marvellous works (42:50) The Death of Nicolas (52:36) Encore: Rachmaninoff Bogoroditse Devo from All Night Vigil  less

Cool Choir performs Angels We have Heard on High by Marty Parks at Knox United Church, Calgary, December 9th, 2016. With Westwinds Society Choral Ensemble, Calgary Men's Chorus and Overture Choir www.coolchoir.com www.facebook.com/coolchoircanada

In this way has happened on the 14th In... Canto sul Garda InterNational Choir Festival & Competition too. This year more than 450 Singers came from 10 countries to share their musical knowledge and sing together in one of the most beautiful parts of Ital...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...