Dr. J. Donald Dumpson, Conductor Katherine Pracht, Mezzo-Soprano Dr. Gordon Turk, Organ MidAtlantic Brass Ensemble The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ) July 14, 2019

A female a cappella performance by Wishful Singing is an exuberant journey packed with highlights and surprises. Five classically trained female singers combine their flexible voices and powerful stage presentation in their own unique way. Seemingly effor...  moreA female a cappella performance by Wishful Singing is an exuberant journey packed with highlights and surprises. Five classically trained female singers combine their flexible voices and powerful stage presentation in their own unique way. Seemingly effortless and simple, every gesture and every sound used to good effect, adventurous from beginning to end. The singers sang together in the Netherlands Youth choir. They hit it off so well there that the ambition developed to continue together in female a cappella repertoire; a relatively rare genre very dear to the hearts of all five. The top quality displayed since by Wishful Singing – both aurally and visually – makes the ensemble unique in the world. The repertoire ranges from modest works from the Renaissance and Baroque eras to swinging versions of golden oldies such as Mister Sandman. The ensemble provides a full evening’s entertainment that leads the audience from one surprise to the next. The emotions summoned up vary from hushed poignancy to screams...    less

Sionna are a vocal trio based in Limerick, Ireland.The members of Sionna (shunna) met and studied on the banks of the River Shannon at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where they benefited from a unique and diverse training in world song, Grego...  moreSionna are a vocal trio based in Limerick, Ireland.The members of Sionna (shunna) met and studied on the banks of the River Shannon at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where they benefited from a unique and diverse training in world song, Gregorian chant, sean nós and medieval polyphony. The river Shannon is named for the Goddess Sionna, whose myth tells how she sought out the hazelnuts of wisdom, believed to contain éigse, the spirit of inspiration and creativity. Since their inception in 2012, Sionna have been privileged to share the stage with some of the best names in Irish music today.  less

Melbourne International Singers Festival 7-10 June offers a broad range of cabaret, music theatre, gospel, pop, a cappella, choral, classical and contemporary styles which makes this Australia’s most dynamic Festival for singers and choirs...

Co-cheòl, performing Never Wed An Old Man (trad.) at the AUS-ACA National Championship at Ormond Hall, Village Melbourne on 6/9/14. Co-cheòl are: Claire Patti, Georgie Walton, Merrily Hanson and Ginger Hanson.

Ivan Yohan - Take, o take those lips away Mixed choir of Lithuanian Music and Theater Academy Recording engineer: Paulis Kozurovs Recording data: December 13, 2013; Didžioji salė of LMTA 1st building, Vilnius, Lithuania

Score (in versions for 3 sopranos, or 3 altos, or 3 tenors or 3 basses): A canon style hangover song after a poem by Gavin Ewart, with kind permission from the poet and from Random House UK Ltd The music (in a three part equal voice canon) was composed ...  moreScore (in versions for 3 sopranos, or 3 altos, or 3 tenors or 3 basses): A canon style hangover song after a poem by Gavin Ewart, with kind permission from the poet and from Random House UK Ltd The music (in a three part equal voice canon) was composed and performed by David W Solomons  

CHORALIS CONSTANTINUS 500 www.choralisconstantinus.hu Johannes Ockeghem: Salve regína (II.) CORVINA CONSORT corvinaconsort.hu Artistic director: Zoltán Kalmanovits Dominica XIX. post Pentecosten Inner City Parish Church, Budapest Mass of Tradi...  moreCHORALIS CONSTANTINUS 500 www.choralisconstantinus.hu Johannes Ockeghem: Salve regína (II.) CORVINA CONSORT corvinaconsort.hu Artistic director: Zoltán Kalmanovits Dominica XIX. post Pentecosten Inner City Parish Church, Budapest Mass of Traditional Roman Rite Capitulum Laicorum Sancti Michaeli Archangeli (CLSMA) capitulumlaicorum.blogspot.com Musica Aeterna Art Foundation, 2011  

The Sunday Night Singers are a group of young people who are dedicated to the proliferation of the choral arts in the young and old alike. The Sunday Night Singers rehearse with the goal of performing the highest quality music possible and bringing it to ...  moreThe Sunday Night Singers are a group of young people who are dedicated to the proliferation of the choral arts in the young and old alike. The Sunday Night Singers rehearse with the goal of performing the highest quality music possible and bringing it to the community.  

Chicago Master Singers' vision is to grow a culture of inclusive, intergenerational ensemble singing through extraordinary musical experiences that lift the human spirit. Established in 1979, Chicago Master Singers (CMS) is an auditioned chorus of 100...  moreChicago Master Singers' vision is to grow a culture of inclusive, intergenerational ensemble singing through extraordinary musical experiences that lift the human spirit. Established in 1979, Chicago Master Singers (CMS) is an auditioned chorus of 100 volunteer singers from Chicago and suburban communities. The ensemble’s repertoire includes great choral works and new works by living composers. CMS performs unaccompanied, and also collaborates with professional instrumentalists and soloists. The chorus has international acclaim, having toured extensively throughout Europe for the past 30 years.  less