Performance by Jakarta Festival Chorus, November 17, 2018 Aula Simfonia Jakarta The Shepherd's Lamb Lyrics by Susan Bentall Boersma, Music by Dan Forrest

The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the Chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the Chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Calon Lan" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: John Hughes (1873-1932) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a Joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Calon Lân John H...  moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Calon Lan" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: John Hughes (1873-1932) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a Joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Calon Lân John Hughes (1873-1932) Hymn John Hughes was a Welsh Composer and deacon at Salem Welsh Baptist Chapel who wrote the well-known hymn Cwm Rhondda, the tune for which is also used in the popular English hymn Guide me, O thou great redeemer. Calon Lân is a Welsh hymn that is sung at most rugby matches involving the Welsh national team. Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus, Aur y byd na'i berlau mân: Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, Calon onest, calon lân. I don't ask for a luxurious life, the world's gold or its fine pearls, I ask for a happy heart, an honest heart, a pure heart. Chorus: Calon lân yn llawn daioni, Tecach yw na'r lili dlos: Dim ond calon lân all ganu Canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos. A pure heart full of goodness, Is fairer than the pretty lily: ...    less

Святый (Svyati) by John Tavener, performed on 15 January 2017. Music Director: Apollo Wong Cello: Chu Ka Yi

Tuuli Live-Mitschnitt des 4. Jubiläumskonzertes des Chorus sine nomine 15. November 2011, Brucknerhaus Linz Johann Sebastian Bach Motette "Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf" Chorus sine nomine Leitung: Johannes Hiemetsberger Percussion: Ingr...  moreTuuli Live-Mitschnitt des 4. Jubiläumskonzertes des Chorus sine nomine 15. November 2011, Brucknerhaus Linz Johann Sebastian Bach Motette "Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf" Chorus sine nomine Leitung: Johannes Hiemetsberger Percussion: Ingrid Oberkanins  

recorded on May 2005 in the Minoritenkirche Vienna Daniel Sepec and Friends Ensemble Tonus Chorus sine nomine Director: Johannes Hiemetsberger

The Southern California Children’s Chorus (SCCC), Orange County’s only Chorus dedicated exclusively to meeting the educational and performance needs of children, seeks to do more than introduce youth to music and singing. It strives to enrich the lives of...  moreThe Southern California Children’s Chorus (SCCC), Orange County’s only Chorus dedicated exclusively to meeting the educational and performance needs of children, seeks to do more than introduce youth to music and singing. It strives to enrich the lives of its members through programs stressing musical aptitude, teamwork, discipline, self-confidence and personal growth. Music camps, social outings, concert tours and an annual, child-involved fundraiser are combined with weekly rehearsals and live performances to create the type of nurturing environment that enables members to mature musically and socially. The SCCC and its musical directors serve as mentors, coaches and friends to students in a variety of socioeconomic levels.  less

Jakarta Festival Chorus Annual Concert, 1 August 2015, GKY Pluit.

The SLU Glee Club is the resident Choral Company of the Center for Culture and the Arts of Saint Louis University, Baguio City under Mrs. Normita "Bing" Rio Pablico, Conductor. The Saint Louis University Glee C...  moreThe SLU Glee Club is the resident Choral Company of the Center for Culture and the Arts of Saint Louis University, Baguio City under Mrs. Normita "Bing" Rio Pablico, Conductor. The Saint Louis University Glee Club of Baguio City has had a long tradition of concession in rendering the brunt of choral music. The club stages its major concerts and performances at the Center for Culture and the Arts, a theatre company located at the main campus of Saint Louis University, Baguio City. As resident choir of Saint Louis University since 1993, members have been drenched with privileges aside from scholarship grants, free musical and theatrical training and other extra curricular privileges. The group has also embarked local tours and international vantures in the United States of America like San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles. Moreover, the group has also paved its way to China in the notable Jinan Universities namely Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzen. The group is c...    less

The Choir of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon, sings for regular Sunday morning services plus monthly choral evensong and other special services within the Anglican tradition at St Mary's Finedon, Northamptonshire UK The Finedon Festival Chorus consists of St...  moreThe Choir of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon, sings for regular Sunday morning services plus monthly choral evensong and other special services within the Anglican tradition at St Mary's Finedon, Northamptonshire UK The Finedon Festival Chorus consists of St Mary's choir plus visiting singers from choirs in the local area; it performs for special events such as Festal Evensongs 2 or 3 times a year.