Photo by Gordon Smith

2016 Christmas Concert at Knox United Church, Saskatoon, SK. Directed by Richard Janzen 0:00 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. Richard Janzen) 3:00 - The Glory Of The Father (Egil Hovland)

Mixed choir from Bergen, Norway, conducted by Jancike Damm Rusti. Sola Fide participate in national and international choir-competition We do most of our repertoir A capella, but if the genre requires it we also use a piano, organ or other instrumental ...  moreMixed choir from Bergen, Norway, conducted by Jancike Damm Rusti. Sola Fide participate in national and international choir-competition We do most of our repertoir A capella, but if the genre requires it we also use a piano, organ or other instrumental accompagnement. CD's: Mixtum Compositum - 2002 Himmeldiamanten - 2005 (Christmas album) Til stede - 2011 To listen: www.kor.no/sola-fide/music  

US premiere of "A Nywe Werk" by Sean Doherty. 2014 Choir & organ composition winner. Sunday, December 6, 2015 Congregational Church of Batavia, IL

64th Annual Choir Festival Dr. Joseph M. Martin, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, organ Great Auditorium Brass Ensemble July 8, 2018 Filmed and Edited by Quinton Tramm

Very new group full of hard working singers

This setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was...  moreThis setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was first performed in Manchester Cathedral in 1994. This psalm forms the climax of the whole cantata and provides an expression of optimism after the tragedies of the previous sections. In this “extracted” version, the tragic surroundings of the history remain in the background and the purebubbling joy of the psalm itself shines forth. Enjoy the complex rhythms and let your hair down! This performance by Daniel Shaw's Composer's Choir (based in Connecticut) is a brilliant rendition of the piece and will, I hope, encourage other church choirs and concert choirs to consider including it in their repertoire.  less

On Christmas Eve morning 2017, I was approached by a member of our congregation who said he had been inspired by the Holy Ghost to write some words and that he would like me to set them to music. To begin with I wasn't sure, since they seemed somewhat re...  moreOn Christmas Eve morning 2017, I was approached by a member of our congregation who said he had been inspired by the Holy Ghost to write some words and that he would like me to set them to music. To begin with I wasn't sure, since they seemed somewhat repetitive, but as the day progressed to the early afternoon I found that I was also inspired (I even missed lunch!). The piece varies in mode from D Dorian to A Aeolian. The performance is by me (multi-tracking).  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about men and women singing the same not together and how that might feel strange: Singing the same note – differently!.   ...