Z. RandAll Stroope's Lamentations of Jeremiah Performed by by The Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus 香港合唱新力量2011 HK International Youth and Children's Choir Festival

RJC High School Christmas Concert, December 2021 Richard Janzen, director Charlotte Yung, piano

When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  moreWhen I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less

Performed by Cantabile at our May 17, 2009 concert at First Unitarian Society's Atrium Auditorium. Sung by our most advanced Treble choir, Cantabile. (I know the audio/video isn't in sync; working on this.)

The Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella Chorus from the Greater Pittsburgh area. Sweet Adelines International LogoWe are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to adva...  moreThe Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella Chorus from the Greater Pittsburgh area. Sweet Adelines International LogoWe are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop four-part harmony. While our Chorus offers educational opportunities to its members, we also serve the community through shows and other events throughout the Pittsburgh area.  

During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, alumni and friends of RJC High School produced a Virtual Choir for an online Fundraiser for Rosthern Junior College High School. Video came in from Canada, USA, and Mexico. Show More for song lyrics. directed and vide...  moreDuring the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, alumni and friends of RJC High School produced a Virtual Choir for an online Fundraiser for Rosthern Junior College High School. Video came in from Canada, USA, and Mexico. Show More for song lyrics. directed and video edited by Richard Janzen music mastered by Brandon Janzen This Still Room text by John Greenleaf Whittier music by Jonathan Adams And so I find it well to come for deeper rest to this still room; for here the habit of my soul feels less the outer world's control. The strength of mutual purpose pleads more earnestly our common needs; and from the stillness, multiplied by these still forms on either side. The world that time and sense have known fAll off, and leaves us God alone.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I run singing workshops All over the place (why not book me and try one?).   Photo by C. Moses   At some places the workshops are full and...

The Noblemen is a men’s Chorus ensemble and open to All men in the University community from All disciplines that love to sing and enjoy camaraderie through great music. Music from every music epoch will be performed from serious to more pop/contemporary ...  moreThe Noblemen is a men’s Chorus ensemble and open to All men in the University community from All disciplines that love to sing and enjoy camaraderie through great music. Music from every music epoch will be performed from serious to more pop/contemporary a cappella forms. This ensemble is offered every fAll and spring semester, and satisfies the fine arts requirement when enrolled for a minimum of three semesters.  

The choir "Diocesan Boys' School Choir" from Hong Kong at the Closing concert of the 7th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition 2011 in Wernigerode, Germany. Read more about the event: http://blog.interkultur.com

The University of South Florida Collegiate Singers and conductor James Bass perform Ethan McGrath's "When lilacs last in the dooryard." Note that the the canonic repetition of the opening line, which lasts for about the first 35 seconds or so of this perf...  moreThe University of South Florida Collegiate Singers and conductor James Bass perform Ethan McGrath's "When lilacs last in the dooryard." Note that the the canonic repetition of the opening line, which lasts for about the first 35 seconds or so of this performance, was added by the performers, and is not actuAlly written in the score -- just for your information.