European Grand Prix for Choral Singing 2012 22 April 2012 Maribor, Slovenia

The Ground from "Sunrise Mass" by Ola Gjeilo 2018 Chicagoland Voices Winter Concert Sunday, January 21, 2018 Jason Krigas, Director Kathryn Polyack, Accompanist

European Grand Prix for Choral Singing 2012 2012 April 22 Maribor, Slovenia

Johannes-Brahms-Competition Wernigerode 2013, Opening-Concert 8-ой Международный Хоровой Конкурс-Фестиваль имени Йоханнеса Брамса в Вернигероде.17-21 июля 2013 года. Ансамбль "Thios Omilos" (Лейпциг. Германия) стал обладателем Гран-При Конкурса.

A Choral spoof on The 12 Days of Christmas, composed and performed by David W Solomons A version for SATB is also available at The link below The cartoon animation was created, from a "Choirboy" caricature of The composer by "Dale", by David Marsh (Para...  moreA Choral spoof on The 12 Days of Christmas, composed and performed by David W Solomons A version for SATB is also available at The link below The cartoon animation was created, from a "Choirboy" caricature of The composer by "Dale", by David Marsh (Paramolehill) The words (taking The last verse) are ...on The twelfth day of Christmas The Choir processed in song and twelve candles dripped eleven altos flipped and ten lines were clipped and nine gins were sipped and eight crept to The crypt and seven hymn books slipped and six basses quipped and five sang in tune! and four cassocks ripped and three lost Their script and two tenors tripped and The soloist got it all wrong.  less

A well-known Christmas traditional "Jingle Bells" written by James Pierpont in1857 , here transformed by arranger Greg Gilpin into a beautiful an suprsising ballad for SATB Choral.

Dedicated to Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity mentors -- who introduced me to The "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from t...  moreDedicated to Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity mentors -- who introduced me to The "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from time immemorial. I would like to thank my Ottawa singing friends in The "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. I would also like to acknowledge The a capella Choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for Their musical inspiration These past 27 years. and I would like to acknowledge The Boston-based Blue Heron Ensemble for introducing me to The haunting music of Guillaume Dufay, which served as a major inspiration for this piece. and with deepest appreciation to my broTher Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for Their invaluable support throughout my composing journey. NB: Choirs interested in obtaining copies of The score can contact me ...    less

An SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- The narrator looks back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He Then rem...  moreAn SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- The narrator looks back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He Then removes The ladybug, but sadly The kiss flies off forever! If you enjoy this musical trip down memory lane, Then I invite you to consider making a donation to The Alzheimer's Society of Canada or an Alzheimer's support group in The area where you live. Thank you! https://alzheimer.ca/ Sincere thanks to MatThew Curtis (Choraltracks.com) for recording "La coccinelle", which is dedicated to Emma. NB: Choirs interested in obtaining copies of The score can contact me at rain@magma.ca. I would like to acknowledge The a cappella Choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for Their musical inspiration These past 26 years. and with deepest appreciation to my broTher Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for Their inval...    less

Dedicated to my dear cousins Gigi and Raven. Since first singing The medieval song "All and Some" in The mid 1990s, I fell in love with The Middle English and Latin lyrics, and one day I got inspired to create my own setting of this poetic gem. NB: ...  moreDedicated to my dear cousins Gigi and Raven. Since first singing The medieval song "All and Some" in The mid 1990s, I fell in love with The Middle English and Latin lyrics, and one day I got inspired to create my own setting of this poetic gem. NB: Choirs interested in obtaining copies of The score can contact The Leading Note at info@leadingnote.com. I would like to acknowledge The a cappella Choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for Their musical inspiration These past 25 years. and with deepest appreciation to my broTher Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for Their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  less

"There Will Come Soft Rain" by Jonathan Adams for SSAATTBB Chorus. Performed by MatThew Curtis.