Founded in 2014, The Willow Consort is an exciting new Chamber choir based at The University of York directed by Danny Purtell. We perform a wide range of repertoire, from Renaissance to contemporary works. All of our Singers have been hand-picked and...  moreFounded in 2014, The Willow Consort is an exciting new Chamber choir based at The University of York directed by Danny Purtell. We perform a wide range of repertoire, from Renaissance to contemporary works. All of our Singers have been hand-picked and sing with some of the top amateur and professional choirs in the country, including: I Fagiolini, Genesis Sixteen, The Carice Singers, Renaissance, The National Youth Choir of Great Britain and many more. We are looking forward to bringing many exciting programmes of choral music to audiences in York, the rest of the United Kingdom and further afield.  less

"Come, Pretty Love", Shaker song, arr. Joan Szymko. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic D...  more"Come, Pretty Love", Shaker song, arr. Joan Szymko. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Oh my pretty Mother's home Sweeter than the honey in the comb Come, come, pretty love, come come come Come, come, pretty love, I want some  

"Stand Still" by Dan McGrath, arr. Gayle Giese. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the combined choirs of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wa...  more"Stand Still" by Dan McGrath, arr. Gayle Giese. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the combined choirs of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese, Violin: Allen Giese.  

"The Singing Place" by Joan Szymko. Text by Lily A. Long. Recorded live on May 15, 2015, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Dir...  more"The Singing Place" by Joan Szymko. Text by Lily A. Long. Recorded live on May 15, 2015, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Cold may lie the day, And bare of grace; At night I slip away To the Singing Place. A border of mist and doubt Before the gate, And the Dancing Stars grow still As hushed I wait. Then faint and far away I catch the beat In broken rhythm and rhyme Of joyous feet,— Lifting waves of sound That will rise and swell (If the prying eyes of thought Break not the spell), Rise and swell and retreat And fall and flee, As over the edge of sleep They beckon me. And I wait as the seaweed waits For the lifting tide; To ask would be to awake,— To be denied. I cloud my eyes in the mist ...    less

"Nada te turbe" by Joan Szymko. Text by Saint Teresa of Avila. Recorded live on May 7, 2016, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wall...  more"Nada te turbe" by Joan Szymko. Text by Saint Teresa of Avila. Recorded live on May 7, 2016, 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, Cello: Stephanie Jaimes. Nada te turbe nada te espante todo se pasa. Dios no se muda. La paciencia todo alcanza Quien a Dios tiene nada le falta Solo Dios basta. Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, All things are passing. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God is enough.  less

"Chauntecleere" by David Brunner, text by William Austin. Performed by the Concert Choir of the Girl Choir of South Florida, Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Recorded live at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale Flor...  more"Chauntecleere" by David Brunner, text by William Austin. Performed by the Concert Choir of the Girl Choir of South Florida, Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Recorded live at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale Florida on December 9, 2011.  

Watch the London based Chamber choir, the Vasari Singers, in rehearsal preparing a number of pieces for a forthcoming concert, including music by Antonio Caldara, Paul Mealor and GF Handel. Directed by Jeremy Backhouse. http://www.vasariSingers.org

Cantabile Chamber Singers Toronto, Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto Composer in residence: Ben Jisoo Kim Conductor: Cheryll Chung Photographer: RJ CHUNG Audio: John Gray More of Ben's music here: https://soundcloud.com/b-67/

Watch the London Chamber choir Vasari Singers, directed by Jeremy Backhouse, perform "There is an old belief" from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell, live in concert. http://www.vasariSingers.org

Formed by four ladies from a choir that was closed. We are meeting the challenges of starting afresh. We have a superb choral director who is getting the best out of us. The is no audition: just a love of singing. We are a mixture of very experienced to ...  moreFormed by four ladies from a choir that was closed. We are meeting the challenges of starting afresh. We have a superb choral director who is getting the best out of us. The is no audition: just a love of singing. We are a mixture of very experienced to none. The choir is bilingual English and Spanish with a truly international membership. Formado por cuatro mujeres de un coro que cerró. Estamos afrontando los retos de empezar de nuevo. Tenemos un director coral magnífico que está sacando lo mejor de nosotras. No hay audición: solo amor por cantar. Somos una mezcla de personas con mucha experiencia y otras sin experiencia. El coro es bilingüe inglés y español con una membresía verdaderamente internacional.  less