the Girl Choir of South Florida presents the compelling sound of young women’s voices in outstanding performances through a quality music education program. the Girl Choir of South Florida is the premier singing ensemble for young women in the tri-coun...  morethe Girl Choir of South Florida presents the compelling sound of young women’s voices in outstanding performances through a quality music education program. the Girl Choir of South Florida is the premier singing ensemble for young women in the tri-county area. the Girl Choir, led by Artistic Director Wallis Peterson, has been extolled by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as “imaginative, accessible, expressive, and entertaining”, gaining a reputation for delivering compelling concert programming. the Girl Choir’s repertoire is broad, from ancient to modern, classical to popular, sacred to secular, and folk to Broadway, encompassing many cultures, faiths, and traditions. Over the past seven seasons, the Girl Choir has commissioned and premiered works by noted Choral composers, including Eleanor Daley, Bob Chilcott, and David Brunner. the Girl Choir regularly presents concerts at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and as part of many concert series throughout South Florida. the Girl Choir brings musi...    less

"Who Is Silvia?" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "Two Gentlemen of Vernoa" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir...  more"Who Is Silvia?" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "Two Gentlemen of Vernoa" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she; the heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admirèd be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness; And, being helped, inhabits there. then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling; To her let us garlands bring  less

“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired...  more“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired with love’s urgent longings —ah, the sheer grace!— I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by the secret ladder, disguised, —ah, the sheer grace!— in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled. On that glad night, in secret, for no one saw me, nor did I look at anything, with no other light or guide than the one that burned in my heart. - St. John of the Cross (1542-1592) ABOUT the WORK: “Dark Night of the Soul was written in 2010, and premiered that year by the Phoenix Chorale. the text, three stanzas from St. John of the Cross’ magical poem Dark Night of the Soul, was suggested to me by Joel Rinsema, Executive Director of the Phoenix Chorale, and I fell in love with its passio...    less

"Pater Noster" by Jonathan Adams, performed by the Famiglia Sala at the Rimini International Choral Competition 2012. they were the winners in Class E.

This is our Choral tribute to Lily Allen who wrote this song for her mother, Alison Owen. Orchestrated and Arranged by Rachel Santesso **We have made our recording as a gift for you. If you'd like to download it for free, you can find it on our hom...  moreThis is our Choral tribute to Lily Allen who wrote this song for her mother, Alison Owen. Orchestrated and Arranged by Rachel Santesso **We have made our recording as a gift for you. If you'd like to download it for free, you can find it on our homepage: www.capitalchoir.com Enjoy! *** Video by Alexandra Berglof Recording engineers: Andrew Dudman and Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios studio footage filmed by Nick Marangoni  

Dear John (St. M. Hopkins) InDonnation Female Ensemble Conductor Dimitris Ktistakis May 11, 2013 Larissa, Greece

Balkanika Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec Performers: Ethnic vocal ensemble Carmina Slovenica SToP (Slovene project for percussion instruments) Nino Mureškič with Jam-bashi, percussion Vasko Atanasovski, wind instruments ...  moreBalkanika Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec Performers: Ethnic vocal ensemble Carmina Slovenica SToP (Slovene project for percussion instruments) Nino Mureškič with Jam-bashi, percussion Vasko Atanasovski, wind instruments Janez Dovč, accordion Ensemble Kebataola Zvezdana Novakovič and Eva Bračič, ethno vocals Sandra Grahovac, Katja Lipovača, Nežka Struc, authentical voices Darko Rošker, tuba Jasna Vantur, celesta Nadja Stegne, violin Marina Gumzi, storyteller Light designer: David Orešič Sound designer: Danilo Ženko the project Balkanika is a fresh selection of music for voices and percussion instruments. the repertoire is variegated and coloured with ethnical atmosphere of European north and south in their characteristic vocal techniques. the programme consists of diverse musical works: from Ukranian ethnical solo voice with quartet of percussion instruments, the Swedish ethnical duet with timpani, Indian singing to vigorous Balkan ethnical music. Avantg...    less

BRACKENBOROUGH O Nata Lux Ensemble vocal PARA L'ELLES Direction Agnès BLIN Enregistrement octobre 2016 à l'École Municipale des Musiques et de Danse de Montmagny (Val d'Oise) Association "Les Amis de Para L'Elles"

Ljubljanski madrigalisti mixed chamber choir Ljubljanski madrigalisti mixed chamber choir is a renowned and successful Slovenian vocal Ensemble, founded in 1991. In 2003, Matjaž Šček, the conductor of the group, was replaced by Andreja Martinjak, who p...  moreLjubljanski madrigalisti mixed chamber choir Ljubljanski madrigalisti mixed chamber choir is a renowned and successful Slovenian vocal Ensemble, founded in 1991. In 2003, Matjaž Šček, the conductor of the group, was replaced by Andreja Martinjak, who performed regularly with the choir and took part in national and international choir competitions where the choir as well as the conductor were winning numerous prizes and awards. the greatest achievements of the choir include a gold plaque, awarded in the 20th Slovenian national choir competition, Naša pesem (Our song) 2007 and the second place in the 9th international choir competition in Maribor 2008, where the choir also won a special prize for the best Slovenian choir of the competition. In 2008 we celebrated the 80th anniversary of the birth of Slovenian composer Pavle Merkú with a special cycle of concerts. We also performed the fairy folk-tale by Robert Schumman, Der Rose Pilgerfahrt (the Pilgrimage of the Rose) – an oratorio. the programme of Ljublja...    less

Carmel Acappella is an Israeli based acappella quintet. the ensemble has performed successfully in major music festivals in Israel and abroad. their resume includes hundreds of performances in the most prominent venues in Israel (‘the Israeli Opera House‘...  moreCarmel Acappella is an Israeli based acappella quintet. the ensemble has performed successfully in major music festivals in Israel and abroad. their resume includes hundreds of performances in the most prominent venues in Israel (‘the Israeli Opera House‘, ‘Binyanei Hauma‘, ‘Tzavta‘ etc...) and collaborations with various artists and ensembles, including: ‘the Vocal Octet‘ , ‘the Kolan quartet‘, the singer Hanan Yovel and ‘the Haifa Symphony Orchestra'. they have received media exposure on radio and television programs and were featured in a special television program celebrating the Millennium year which was broadcasted to 60 countries worldwide. In 2004, the ensemble was invited to a concert tour in Germany and was warmly received by the critics. the group's repertoire includes fresh vocal arrangements of well-known classical instrumental pieces, Israeli songs, folk songs in various languages, songs from musicals, jazz and latin music. less