Podzimní koncert komorního sboru Vocalica 4. 10. 2012 Autumn concert - Chamber Choir Vocalica October 4 2012 www.vocalica.cz

We are one of the oldest ladies Choirs in South Wales, formed in 1947 we have performed at the Millenium Centre, BBC Proms in the Park Caerphilly, and a special performance at Speakers House, House of Commons, London. We will soon be celebrating our 70th ...  moreWe are one of the oldest ladies Choirs in South Wales, formed in 1947 we have performed at the Millenium Centre, BBC Proms in the Park Caerphilly, and a special performance at Speakers House, House of Commons, London. We will soon be celebrating our 70th Anniversary with a special performance.  

A mini documentary, featuring Sydney Vocal Project (www.tsvp.org) a unique contemporary Chamber Choir. Footage was taken from a recent rehearsal at Knox Grammar School on the North Shore of Sydney, Australia. This superb venue has a naturally occurring 5 ...  moreA mini documentary, featuring Sydney Vocal Project (www.tsvp.org) a unique contemporary Chamber Choir. Footage was taken from a recent rehearsal at Knox Grammar School on the North Shore of Sydney, Australia. This superb venue has a naturally occurring 5 second reverb, this recording was not enhanced in any way and was taken straight from a JVC HD Camera mixing in Final Cut Pro.  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 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 across th...

"Sanctus" from the oratorium "Tree of tenderness" (Ømhetens tre) by Magnar Åm. (Published by Cantando Musikkforlag. www.musikkforlaget.no) Performed by: Chamber Choir Vox Humana (Oslo) Åge Kvalbein, cello Audun Sandvik, cello Erlend Habbestad, ce...  more"Sanctus" from the oratorium "Tree of tenderness" (Ømhetens tre) by Magnar Åm. (Published by Cantando Musikkforlag. www.musikkforlaget.no) Performed by: Chamber Choir Vox Humana (Oslo) Åge Kvalbein, cello Audun Sandvik, cello Erlend Habbestad, cello Ole Eirik Ree, cello Dag Jansson, conductor Sound production: Ove Aasmund Berg, Nordic Sound Video production: Oda Hveem Location: Sinsen T-banestasjon (Sinsen metro station, Oslo)  

Founded in October 2008 by Katharina Megli, the Lucy Cavendish Singers are a small Choir of around 16 women. Membership is by audition only. All performances are from memory, delivering carefully-structured, semi-choreographed programmes. Repertoire encom...  moreFounded in October 2008 by Katharina Megli, the Lucy Cavendish Singers are a small Choir of around 16 women. Membership is by audition only. All performances are from memory, delivering carefully-structured, semi-choreographed programmes. Repertoire encompasses jazz, show tunes and folk songs as well as opera and the classical repertoire. Members include fellows and alumnae of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, as well as singers drawn from the wider Community.  

Recording of M. Lauridsen "Se per havervi, oime" taken by Chamber Choir Krog (14 singers), conducted by M. Josia, in dec. 2011 in the church of saint Jacob in Ljubljana. Recorded by A. Govekar, editing D. Svenšek.

The Celebration Singers are multi-generational ambassadors of song drawing music from a breadth of genres and cultures. The Choir's commitment to artistic excellence and its engaging and dynamic style provide its diverse singers and audiences with a compe...  moreThe Celebration Singers are multi-generational ambassadors of song drawing music from a breadth of genres and cultures. The Choir's commitment to artistic excellence and its engaging and dynamic style provide its diverse singers and audiences with a compelling musical experience. Through music education, skill development and social interaction, the Choir offers its adult and youth members opportunities for personal growth and self expression. The Choir lends support through music and participates in the cultural life of the Community.  less

Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymn...  moreThomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and 'bursting forth into sound' are encountered in many different guises. The composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Andrew Smith and Trond Kverno. https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l/420085/ Throughout its existence the Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. The Choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly wri...    less

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 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 across th...