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blog: Complimentary Patriotic Song available for Choral or Solo PerformAnce

"From Where We StAnd"  is a stirring, patriotic Anthem that is especially needed at this time.  It is the finale song from the upcoming musical AmericAn Twistory with executive producer, Larry King,  And it is available at no charge in...

blog: Ode to the Deserter by Frederic Rzewski

We are very happy the internationally renowned AmericAn-BelgiAn composer Frederic Rzewski wrote a magnificent SATB choral piece 'Ode to the Deserter' in eight movements on different texts And poems (from James Joyce to Jeremaiah).  The score cAn be v...

blog: Voices Against VAnity: How Music Battles Social InsAnity by SAntiago Veros

In choral music, I found my tool for social chAnge. Growing up in a Latin AmericAn country with a sociologist mother, I witnessed social injustice firsthAnd. I gained class consciousness And experienced crises personally. I'm talking about finAncial crise...

"I Thank You God" by Gwyneth Walker, performed by Vox Grata Women's Choir
video: "I ThAnk You God" by Gwyneth Walker, performed by Vox Grata Women's Choir

An class="view_more">I ThAnk You God was commissioned by the AmericAn Choral Directors Association (ACDA) And premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "Thi...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">I ThAnk You God was commissioned by the AmericAn Choral Directors Association (ACDA) And premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "This is a poem of grAndeur And of praise. Therefore it might be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grAndeur And awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of meAns. First, the piAno introduction includes slowly unfolding piAno arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths And fourths, exploiting the full rAnge of the piAno keyboard. The composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which begins in a low register in C minor, And then travels through a number of other key areas until it reaches the distAnt key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat And B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ...    lessAn>

blog: Community Concert Choir of Baltimore Preserving Musical Legacy of the Black Church

AfricAn-AmericAn choral music grew out of the oral tradition of spirituals that was created by AfricAn slaves.  These songs, influenced by ChristiAnity And rooted in AfricAn culture, expressed the hardship And hope of AfricAn slaves in the United Sta...

blog: New compositions for choirs - retro-romAntic songs from Southwest FrAnce

Our songs for your choir - the Stone&Tara Songbook Stone&Tara (Anke de Bruijn - vocals & Peter DuivermAn - piAno) started out as a blues duo with a passion for a lot of other styles too, like latin-AmericAn, jazz, seventies pop, And classical music. When...

voces boreales
group: voces boreales

An class="view_more">Formed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is An elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal And its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of ScAndinavia And the Baltics, as well as North-AmericAn co...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Formed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is An elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal And its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of ScAndinavia And the Baltics, as well as North-AmericAn composers. Music by composers such as Mäntyjärvi, DAniel-Lesur, Rautavaara, Martin And Pärt are ideal showcases for the choir’s lush And full sound. Members of the group are dedicated to excellence in rehearsing And performing. With a repertoire consisting of 8 to 16-part music, the twenty singers are mostly performing as soloists. Now in its fifth season, voces boreales has already performed in a number of prestigious concert series, such as the National Arts Centre eXpres- sion series, Musique Chez Nous at Bishop's University, Mondial Choral Laval And the Montreal International Bach-Academy. The ensemble voces boreales is produced by the Montreal Choral Institute And appears in its various educational events, such as the Montreal Choral Masterclass.  lessAn>

Santa Fe Desert Chorale
group: SAnta Fe Desert Chorale

An class="view_more">Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” BAndfield, the SAnta Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest continually performing professional music orgAnizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished. In his review of the “AmericAn Voices” progra...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” BAndfield, the SAnta Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest continually performing professional music orgAnizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished. In his review of the “AmericAn Voices” program, Scott CAntrell of The Dallas Morning News wrote “The variety certainly displayed the ensemble’s impressive versatility. HabermAnn consistently got vivid performAnces, introspective music elegAntly colored And shaped, extrovert fare delivered with great pizzazz. Individual singers got lots of solo exposure.” Now in his eleventh season, Artistic Director Joshua HabermAnn leads the Chorale in repertoire spAnning seven centuries, from early polyphony to contemporary works. The composition of the Chorale is truly national in scope And the ensemble is recognized as one of the finest AmericAn chamber choirs. A recent highlight was An invitational appearAnce at the AmericAn Choral Directors Association National Conference, which was later broadcast by Minnesota Pu...    lessAn>

Lehigh Saengerbund
group: Lehigh Saengerbund

An class="view_more">Our chorus of over 35 members is talented And growing, rAnging in age from teenage to seniors. Under leadership of our director, Edward Milisits, our repertoire includes both GermAn And AmericAn classical, traditional And contemporary songs. Audition is ...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Our chorus of over 35 members is talented And growing, rAnging in age from teenage to seniors. Under leadership of our director, Edward Milisits, our repertoire includes both GermAn And AmericAn classical, traditional And contemporary songs. Audition is not required. We rehearse from Fall to Spring Tuesdays 7:30 in Enger Chapel at Muhlenburg College. Feel free to contact us.. Ank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lehigh-Saengerbund-Chorus/131039862896 or Ank" rel="nofollow">http://www.lehighsaengerbund.org/Chorus.aspx Or just come to a reharsal to see if you like what we do... ThAnks LSB  lessAn>

Que el Señor for SAATB a cappella (Basden)
video: Que el Señor for SAATB a cappella (Basden)

An class="view_more">This piece was written as a little “thAnk you” to el Coro de Cámara del Instituto French de Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, And their conductor, Marcelo Valva. The choir had recently given the first South AmericAn (And second overall) performAnce of my “Al...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">This piece was written as a little “thAnk you” to el Coro de Cámara del Instituto French de Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, And their conductor, Marcelo Valva. The choir had recently given the first South AmericAn (And second overall) performAnce of my “Alleluia! O virga mediatrix”. Along the way I'd been chatting with a choir member about Pope FrAncis' Argentine heritage – a setting of text from An Argentine trAnslation of the Bible seemed especially fitting. I'm happy to share the sheet music free of charge – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com  lessAn>