We perform choral music a cappella. There are more than 150 works of various times (Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and music of the twentieth century) and styles (choral concerts, choral miniatures and Songs, spirituals, Songs of different ...  moreWe perform choral music a cappella. There are more than 150 works of various times (Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and music of the twentieth century) and styles (choral concerts, choral miniatures and Songs, spirituals, Songs of different nations of the world, folk Songs, Christmas music) at the repertoire of our choir. Modern Belarusian music takes a large part of our repertoire, thanks to that we are happy to open Belarus to other nations.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I sing and teach sacred Songs from a wide range of religious traditions. But I don’t have a religious bone in my body.   photo by 10x1...

Famous New Zealand Love song. Pokarekare Ana was originally written in 1912 as a bid to win the heart of Paraire Henare Tomoana's beLoved, Kuini Ripeka Ryland. Paraire had fallen in Love with Kuini but her family refused to give their blessing to a marria...  moreFamous New Zealand Love song. Pokarekare Ana was originally written in 1912 as a bid to win the heart of Paraire Henare Tomoana's beLoved, Kuini Ripeka Ryland. Paraire had fallen in Love with Kuini but her family refused to give their blessing to a marriage between the two. A Lovelorn Paraire composed Pokarekare Ana in which he vowed his eternal Love. He declared this passion by singing Pokarekare Ana at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae to Kuini in front of her Ngati Porou elders. The family was won over by his convincing performance and granted him their daughter's hand. How placid are the ripples of restless Waiapu, Dear they know of your returning, from far across the sea. Dear Heart of mine, I'll wait for thee, My Love is thine alone, to eternity. This outdoor performance was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all s...    less

composed by Alwin Michael Schronen for TTTTBBBB a cappella words by Charles Anthony Silvestri Copyright by SCHOTT MUSIC www.schott-musik.de/shop/1/show,315066.html

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Sung in Hebrew Music by Salomone Rossi and Stanley M. Hoffman Synthesized performance and scrolling score in search of live performances. The music by Stanley M. Hoffman is © Copyright 2010 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.sta...  morefor SATB Chorus unaccompanied Sung in Hebrew Music by Salomone Rossi and Stanley M. Hoffman Synthesized performance and scrolling score in search of live performances. The music by Stanley M. Hoffman is © Copyright 2010 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The sheet music is available from the composer and from oySongs.com.  

"Jean's" performing at the Riva Del Garda choir Competition, 2009. Irving Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek" and a Hebrew translation (Kobi Lurie) of "Java Jive" called "Kafe BeKef".

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about choosing suitable Songs to arrange.   Photo by the incredible how   This week I want to get down to the nitty...

We defined storyteller because we range from Musicals (West Side Story) to the blacks of Africa (Homeless), the popular French Songs (The Troi Cloches) tango (Libertango) From Scottish Songs (Loch Lomond) to the '60s (California Dreaming ) by The Beatles ...  moreWe defined storyteller because we range from Musicals (West Side Story) to the blacks of Africa (Homeless), the popular French Songs (The Troi Cloches) tango (Libertango) From Scottish Songs (Loch Lomond) to the '60s (California Dreaming ) by The Beatles (Obladi oblada) to Italian folk Songs (Improvviso) ... I stop 'cause the papyrus is stretching too ...! Siamo definiti CANTASTORIE perchè spaziamo dal Musical (west side story) ai neri d'Africa (Homeless), dalle canzoni popolari francesi (Le Troi Cloches) al tango (Libertango), Dalle canzoni scozzesi (Loch Lomond) agli anni '60 (Sognando California) dai Beatles (obladi oblada) alle canzoni popolari italiane (Improvviso)...mi fermo perche' il papiro si sta allungando troppo...!!!  less

I just added 3 more scrolling score videos on YouTube for Jewish choral works - seeking live performances.   Adon olam (God is the eternal one) for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Sung in Hebrew Synthesized performance...

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Traditional Song Sung in Hebrew Arrangement by Stanley M. Hoffman Synthesized performance and scrolling score in search of live performances. Arrangement: © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com Al...  morefor SATB Chorus unaccompanied Traditional Song Sung in Hebrew Arrangement by Stanley M. Hoffman Synthesized performance and scrolling score in search of live performances. Arrangement: © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved The sheet music is available from the composer and from oySongs.com.