the joy of preparing a concert. Mississauga Festival Youth Choir

University of Pretoria Youth Choir (aged 14 - 19) Conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout - 17 September 2016 - Musaion theater, University of Pretoria www.upYouthchoir.com upYouthchoir@gmail.com

Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Ave Verum Corpus" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: William Byrd (1540-1623) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Ave Verum...  moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Ave Verum Corpus" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: William Byrd (1540-1623) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Ave Verum Corpus William Byrd (1540-1623) Renaissance Motet An English composer of the Renaissance period, William Byrd was a student of Thomas Tallis and wrote many works both sacred and secular in the common forms in England at the time. Byrd's Ave Verum Corpus appeared in his Gradualia, two volumes of liturgical polyphony published in 1605 and 1607. Primarily devoted to use within the major feasts of the church calendar, some of the included items in the 1605 volume do not belong to the main sphere of works. the Ave Verum Corpus is one of these. It is a popular work of Byrd's, utilising the well-known Latin text of the Eucharistic hymn. Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine, cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lots of mixed Choirs don’t have enough male singers, and many established male voice Choirs are not managing to find younger recruits (see my series of ...

Barnsley Youth Choir sing "Lest we Forget"

BYC add dramatic rain, thunder and lighting in Barnsley!

Perm choir Mlada - the famous Youth team of a high professional level, the winner of international competitions and festivals, cultural brand of Perm and Perm region. Pushing the boundaries of traditional choral genre, the group uses innovative creative ...  morePerm choir Mlada - the famous Youth team of a high professional level, the winner of international competitions and festivals, cultural brand of Perm and Perm region. Pushing the boundaries of traditional choral genre, the group uses innovative creative ideas. the repertoire - more than 300 works of different styles of music.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I want to share with you how I view open-access community Choirs.     I’d like to think that the Choirs I run are a bit different from...

Vokalni ansambl BREVIS/Vocal Ensemble Brevis dirigentica/conductor: dr. Antoaneta Radočaj-Jerković Institut za zborsku glazbu POLIFONIJA Osijek / Institute for Choral Music POLYPHONY Audio: Davor Dedić Video: Cinematic Video snimljen u Crkvi Sv. Kri...  moreVokalni ansambl BREVIS/Vocal Ensemble Brevis dirigentica/conductor: dr. Antoaneta Radočaj-Jerković Institut za zborsku glazbu POLIFONIJA Osijek / Institute for Choral Music POLYPHONY Audio: Davor Dedić Video: Cinematic Video snimljen u Crkvi Sv. Križa u Osijeku (Franjevački samostan u Tvrđi) Osijek, 2020. Snimanje videa podržali: Franjevački samostan u Osijeku, Grad Osijek i Osječko-baranjska županija.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a busy concert time for most Choirs.     I thought I'd give an account of a typical concert by one of my community Choirs. This ...