The Milwaukee Choral Artists sing in concert on October 23, 2010 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI "A Prayer for Peace" by Paula Foley Tillen. Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, Music Director. The text, by Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh,...  moreThe Milwaukee Choral Artists sing in concert on October 23, 2010 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI "A Prayer for Peace" by Paula Foley Tillen. Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, Music Director. The text, by Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, was written as a peace chant in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In beauty, sitting on a lotus flower, Lord Buddha, quiet and solid. Your humble disciple, calm and pure of heart, Forms a lotus flower with the hands, and offers this heartfelt prayer: Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions. Because of your love for all people, have compassion on us. Help us to remember we are just one family, North and South. Help us rekindle our compassion and brotherhood. May your compassion help us to overcome our hatred. Humbly we open our hearts to you: Water the flowers of our spirits with your deep understanding. Humbly we open our hearts to you: Help our hearts grow light. Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions. Because of your love for all p...    less

Solo: Eva Sakoman A part of the choir's performance at the International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in the respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in the Croatian National Theatre...  moreSolo: Eva Sakoman A part of the choir's performance at the International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in the respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in the Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. camera operator: Monika Kasalo recording and production: Bernard Kahle - b.kahle@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/BKrecordings  

"America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward. Text by Katharine Lee Bates. Recorded live on May 25, 2015, at St. Joseph's John Knox Village in Tampa, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wal...  more"America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward. Text by Katharine Lee Bates. Recorded live on May 25, 2015, at St. Joseph's John Knox Village in Tampa, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare of freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!  less

Performed by the Stellenbosch University Choir in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch on 29 August 2010 as part of the Stellenbosch Choir Festival. For more info, go to: http://www.sun.ac.za/koor

Performance by the Mansfield University Concert Choir conducted by Peggy Dettwiler at the 2014 World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. They won a gold medal and second place in the Spiritual Category.

The Mansfield University Concert Choir performs at their Annual Home Tour Concert on May 4, 2013. Conducted by Mr. Steven Miller, graduate student. Soloist is Brandon Russell.

The Classic Choral Society, established in 1959, is a non-for-profit arts organization, community chorus of adult singers dedicated to the study and performance of great Choral works. Since 1992, it is under the direction of Janiece Kohler. Classic Chora...  moreThe Classic Choral Society, established in 1959, is a non-for-profit arts organization, community chorus of adult singers dedicated to the study and performance of great Choral works. Since 1992, it is under the direction of Janiece Kohler. Classic Choral Society membership is open to any adult with experience singing in a church, school or community choir. For more information, call 845-713-4543 or 914-456-3385 or visit www.classicChoralsociety.org. Like us on facebook: Choral-Society/184763761538974" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Choral-Society/184763761538974 ExtremeSoprano: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtwWW_Xp8yj9oSmGgUZNow  less

The Mansfield University Concert Choir at the 2012 World Choir Games in their Gold Medal winning performance in the Musica Sacra competition.

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...

Leatherhead Choral Society sing Whitacre's Seal Lullaby at Leith Hill Musical Festival 2012