the People’s Orchestra Charity ensembles will take to the Symphony Hall stage for a massed orchestra and choir performance celebrating the timeless power of film music. Featuring performers from the People’s Orchestra and the People’s Show Choirs, join us...

O Love, a contemporary work by composer Elaine Hagenberg, is conducted by Chicago Master Singers Music Director John C. Hughes with accompaniment by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova. Dr. Hughes chose this piece of music because of its emotionally powerful settin...  moreO Love, a contemporary work by composer Elaine Hagenberg, is conducted by Chicago Master Singers Music Director John C. Hughes with accompaniment by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova. Dr. Hughes chose this piece of music because of its emotionally powerful setting of a comforting and hopeful text. “This work encourages us through these difficult days and reminds us why we love choral music,” he said. We hope the performance brings you comfort and peace. Singer Credits: Soprano ------------- Maggie Bergadon Lise Bible Suzanne Bible Sandy Borth Michelle Burke Cheryl Gibson Mary Hamlin Joanne Holmes Labar Laskie Kim McLean Caryl Medsker Melissa Pappamichiel Janet Reed Judith Reilly Sara Schroeder Sharon Starr Sue Umbdenstock Mary Walters Alto ------ Amy Andersen Marry Black Elaine Bontempo Lucinda Fuller Beth Gerson Susan Miller Nancy Novak Nancy Polancich Linda Przywara Janet Raciti Marian Staats Ruth Stevig Wendy White Eileen White Martha Young Blus Tenor --------- Evan Cr...    less

"Beautiful Yet Truthful", a folksong elaboration by Lloyd Pfautsch. Originally from "American Ballads and Folksongs" by John Lennox. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Conc...  more"Beautiful Yet Truthful", a folksong elaboration by Lloyd Pfautsch. Originally from "American Ballads and Folksongs" by John Lennox. 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. Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful, beautiful, So rarin' tearin' beautiful? Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful, beautiful, So rarin' tearin' beautiful? I ain't got no peace of mind Everybody is so awfully kind Outside of my door, they stand, stand, Waiting for my heart and hand Outside of my door, they stand, stand, Waiting for my heart and hand Almost every single hour Someone is sure to send me flowers Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful, beautiful? Ain't it fierce to be so beautiful? Ain't it fierce to be so brainy, brainy, So rarin' tearin' brainy? Ain't it fierce to be so brainy, brainy, Ain't it fierce to be so bra...    less

Pacific Chorale performs "O süsser Mai" ("O sweet May") by Johannes Brahms, Op. 93a, no. 3 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. Artistic Director John Alexander conducts. Performed May...  morePacific Chorale performs "O süsser Mai" ("O sweet May") by Johannes Brahms, Op. 93a, no. 3 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. Artistic Director John Alexander conducts. Performed May 22, 2011. Concert photos courtesy of Stan Sholik Photography. http://www.stansholik.com Visit the Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive for text and translation. http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1994 

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[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a while Back about 10 ways to be a better choir member. But what qualities do you need to be a good choir leader?   Musical d...

Behind the scenes of our tour to Berlin in November. Filmed by NGK November 2016. Edited by SPÆTT films. Music by Nidarosdomens Guttekor. Conductor Bjørn Moe. John Rutter - the lord bless you and keep you, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Ludvig Niels...  moreBehind the scenes of our tour to Berlin in November. Filmed by NGK November 2016. Edited by SPÆTT films. Music by Nidarosdomens Guttekor. Conductor Bjørn Moe. John Rutter - the lord bless you and keep you, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Ludvig Nielsen - Te Deum, Nidarosdomens Guttekor Franz Gruber - Stille Nacht, Nidarosdomens Guttekor  

the idea for our Vocal Group goes Back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the years as part of the Choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. the school choir itself has, over the years, gone from strength to strength despite the need ...  morethe idea for our Vocal Group goes Back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the years as part of the Choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. the school choir itself has, over the years, gone from strength to strength despite the need for constant renewal caused by the inevitable “turnover” as new students took the places of those who left. However, after this experience, which has included many concerts in the region, participations in Choir Festivals in Italy and artistic exchanges with youth choirs from Germany, Hungary, Spain, Denmark and the Czech Republic, our desire to continue singing and, of course, the joy which singing together gave us all made it obvious that the time had clearly come to establish a group which could allow us to continue our musical journey together. Thus, once formed, the joy of singing together stimulated our vocal group to initiate a musical journey of exploration of study which, we hope, will lead us on to ever more emotional musical experiences while, of cou...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs will be starting Back soon after a long break.   photo by velkr0   This is the perfect time to shake things up a bit if y...

George John Malcolm (1917-1997) Ingrediente Domino [Introit of Palm Sunday] Ingrediente Domino in Sanctam civitatem, Hebraeorum pueri resurrectionem vitam pronunciantes, Cum palmis palmarum. Osanna clamabunt in excelsis. Cumque audisset populus q...  moreGeorge John Malcolm (1917-1997) Ingrediente Domino [Introit of Palm Sunday] Ingrediente Domino in Sanctam civitatem, Hebraeorum pueri resurrectionem vitam pronunciantes, Cum palmis palmarum. Osanna clamabunt in excelsis. Cumque audisset populus quod Jesus venient Hierusalem, exierunt obviam ei. Cum palmis palmarum. Osanna clamabunt in excelsis. Harpsichordist, organist and visionary choirmaster George Malcolm was one of the leading figures in British music after the Second World War. In his early life he had been Organ Scholar of Balliol College and Choirmaster of St Mary’s, Clapham. His work at Westminster Cathedral as Master of Music for twelve years from 1947 was the stuff of legend. He carried on the great traditions he had learnt in his youth from the Jesuit Father Driscoll and Fernand Laloux, Choirmaster of Farm Street Jesuit Church in Mayfair and developed a wholly different approach to the singing of children that proved vastly influential both in his own lifetime and in the twenty years sin...    less