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

[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...

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.  

[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

Do you Love to sing? Cantores Celestes Maritimes, The Saint John Men's Chorus and conductor Kelly Galbraith are welcoming new choristers. The repertoire is chosen from the finest music from the 11th to 21st century that is inspiring and relevant. You will...  moreDo you Love to sing? Cantores Celestes Maritimes, The Saint John Men's Chorus and conductor Kelly Galbraith are welcoming new choristers. The repertoire is chosen from the finest music from the 11th to 21st century that is inspiring and relevant. You will sing with some of Southern NB's finest musicians. An exciting 2023-2024 season planned! cantorescelestes@hotmail.com saintjohnmenschorus@gmail.comCantores Celestes Maritimes Saint John Men's Chorus Director Kelly Galbraith Accompanist: Dr. Kevin Langford Accompanist: Rebecca Burrill www.cantorescelestes.com Facebook: Cantores Celestes Twitter: @Cantores_Choir YouTube: Kelly Galbraith cantorescelestes@hotmail.com  less

BORIS GREBENSHCHIKOV, ANDREI MIKITA - THE SEVEN Songs ABOUT GOD Oratorio for soloists, two choirs and orchestra PERFORMERS: Symphonic Orchestra of Nizhny Novgorod State Philharmony named after M. Rostropovich Art director and main conductor Natio...  moreBORIS GREBENSHCHIKOV, ANDREI MIKITA - THE SEVEN Songs ABOUT GOD Oratorio for soloists, two choirs and orchestra PERFORMERS: Symphonic Orchestra of Nizhny Novgorod State Philharmony named after M. Rostropovich Art director and main conductor National Artist of Russian Federation - Aleksandr SKULSKY Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir Art director and conductor - Larisa ERYKALOVA Byzantine choir "Pakhomy Logofet" & "Psalt" Protopsalt - Serafim ASTAKHOV SOLOISTS: Vera KHARITONOVA (soprano) Boris STEPANOV (tenor) CONDUCTOR: Honored Artist of Russian Federation - DENIS KIRPANYOV December, 24, 2014. Kremlin Concert Hall City of Nizhny Novgorod  less

Rosthern Junior College Chorale and Canadian Mennonite University Chamber Choir in performance in April, 2009. This is a fabulous arrangment by Tony Funk of Stuart Townend's beautiful piece.