Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers perform The Rideau Carol, composed by one of our tenors, David Rain. The carol was inspired by the magnificent Rideau Falls here in our Nation's Capitol. David encounters the Falls each day on his practice runs train...  moreOttawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers perform The Rideau Carol, composed by one of our tenors, David Rain. The carol was inspired by the magnificent Rideau Falls here in our Nation's Capitol. David encounters the Falls each day on his practice runs training for marathon runs - usually for charity. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this milestone! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate.html. All Donations receive a charitable tax receipt ! Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html The carollers, an a cappella group, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association competition. They are a non-profit organization, who raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blo...    less

English translation: Cries! The troubadour hears cries! The troubadour from the island of Haiti is asking why Why all the chaos in lands of Afrika? Why all the chaos in the island of Haiti? Cries! We hear cries! The young ones are yelling: oh mo...  moreEnglish translation: Cries! The troubadour hears cries! The troubadour from the island of Haiti is asking why Why all the chaos in lands of Afrika? Why all the chaos in the island of Haiti? Cries! We hear cries! The young ones are yelling: oh mother! Cries! We hear cries! The grown ones are screaming: woh! Cries! We hear cries! All the young ones, all the grown ones! We hear cries! They are crying: Mother, mother, mother, mother, Oh Mother Africa! Mother, where are you mother, where are you? Mother, mother, mother, mother, Oh Mother Africa! Day and night There is misery and nuisance Day and night There is illness and death There is hunger and war! Where are you? Where are you mother? Oh but where mother? Perhaps you dont hear us? They cry, they scream They scream, they cry They cry and yell: Where, but where are you mother? Perhaps you dont hear us mother!!! Woh! Mother Africa Perhaps you dont hear us oh dear mother! Mother Africa, but how you were so beautiful, w...    less

choir: MePZ Štefana Kovača Murska Sobota Zborovodja/Conductor: Tomi Bušinoski Posneto v živo/live recording: stolna cerkev sv. Nikolaja, Murska Sobota, 24.5.2014

choir: MePZ Štefana Kovača Murska Sobota Zborovodja/Conductor: Tomi Bušinoski Posneto v živo/live recording: stolna cerkev sv. Nikolaja, Murska Sobota, 24.5.2014

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It is always difficult to find suitable venues for choir performances.   photo by Ben Dodson   Churches are usually very welcoming (and oft...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Joining a new choir is a bit like going to big school: it’s exciting, but a bit scary and it will take a while to learn the ropes.   p...

A Review of the The UK choir Festival   As a complete newcomer to the UK choir Festival, I was intrigued by what the Manchester event would deliver and how a room of 300 individuals could feel included. The answer is simple: energy, and by the...

Holy Harmony by Jonathan Adams, The Florida College Chorus at the Fine Arts Museum St. Petersburg, Dr. Jon Bassett dir.

"Now I Become Myself" by Gwyneth Walker. Text by May Sarton. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, 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...  more"Now I Become Myself" by Gwyneth Walker. Text by May Sarton. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, 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. Now I become myself. It's taken Time, many years and places; I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people's faces, Run madly, as if Time were there, Terribly old, crying a warning, "Hurry, you will be dead before--" (What? Before you reach the morning? Or the end of the poem is clear? Or love safe in the walled city?) Now to stand still, to be here, Feel my own weight and density! The black shadow on the paper Is my hand; the shadow of a word As thought shapes the shaper Falls heavy on the page, is heard. All fuses now, falls into place From wish to action, word to silence, My work, my love, my time, my face Gathered into one intense Gesture of growing like a plant. As slowly as the ripening f...    less

choir of Hard Knocks 10th Anniversary ‘Hope and Inspiration’ Tour   Melbourne Street choir Inc presents choir of Hard Knocks With Founding Artistic Director Dr Jonathon Welch AM   Still Inspiring The World … 10 Years O...