Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt there was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One Day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece ha...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt there was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One Day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece has its challenges. I tried to keep faithful to Satie's original musical inspiration and created lyrics to go with my arrangement that evoke an early summer morning, one of my favourite times of the year. Several months later, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted. "As dawn breaks" was one of the pieces that this amazing choir sight read for me on the spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and choir members then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful. NB: One Day I woke up to the realization that I had independently written four choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group ...    is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Christmas Song by Peter Gritton Performed by: Choremus Choir & Music School Graduates' Choir of Pallini Conductor: Faidra Giannelou Sound/Video Editing: Elias Kourtparasidis

Birds' Lullaby, 3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement III) text: Emily Pauline Johnson music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sing to us, cedars; the twilight is creeping With shadowy garments, the wilderness through; All Day we have carol...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Birds' Lullaby, 3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement III) text: Emily Pauline Johnson music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sing to us, cedars; the twilight is creeping With shadowy garments, the wilderness through; All Day we have carolled, and now would be sleeping, So echo the anthems we warbled to you; While we swing, swing, And your branches sing, And we drowse to your dreamy whispering. II Sing to us, cedars; the night-wind is sighing, is wooing, is pleading, to hear you reply; And here in your arms we are restfully lying, And longing to dream to your soft lullaby; While we swing, swing, And your branches sing, And we drowse to your dreamy whispering. III Sing to us, cedars; your voice is so lowly, Your breathing so fragrant, your branches so strong; Our little nest-cradles are swaying so slowly, While zephyrs are breathing their slumberous song. And we swing, swing, While your branches sing, And we drowse to your dreamy whispering. http://www.choirplace.com...    is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The Graduate Choir NZ performs "A Mother as Lovely as You" on TVNZ's Praise Be. Māori folk melody "Hoea ra" (sometimes known as "Come, O maidens") by Pariare Tomoana (~1875 - 1946). David Smith and Harry Connelly adapted it and added a verse for use a...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">The Graduate Choir NZ performs "A Mother as Lovely as You" on TVNZ's Praise Be. Māori folk melody "Hoea ra" (sometimes known as "Come, O maidens") by Pariare Tomoana (~1875 - 1946). David Smith and Harry Connelly adapted it and added a verse for use as a Mother's Day tribute. This choral arrangement was made by Terence Maskell in 2006 for The Graduate Choir NZ for its Mother's Day recital at that time. --- The Graduate Choir NZ Director of Music: Terence Maskell http://www.graduatechoir.co.nz http://www.facebook.com/TheGraduateChoirNZ http://www.twitter.com/GraduateChoirNZ --- Praise Be http://tvnz.co.nz/praise-be --- Recorded 31 August 2011 at Pitt St Methodist Church, Auckland, New Zealand. http://www.methodistcentral.org.nz ---  is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

County Town Singers perform God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Donald Moore) at their December 4, 2010 Christmas Concert at Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa, ON

Pueri Cantores Jubilate Deo

"HASTA MI FINAL" (de Il Divo). W.HECTOR, S.MAC, R.PEREZ Coral Santiago Apóstol Director: Mariano García Solistas: Antonio Oliva, Antonio Sánchez, Alejandro Guerrero, Paqui Aguilera XXI Encuentro de Coros de Alpiarça Casa dos Patudos, Alpiarça (Po...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">"HASTA MI FINAL" (de Il Divo). W.HECTOR, S.MAC, R.PEREZ Coral Santiago Apóstol Director: Mariano García Solistas: Antonio Oliva, Antonio Sánchez, Alejandro Guerrero, Paqui Aguilera XXI Encuentro de Coros de Alpiarça Casa dos Patudos, Alpiarça (Portugal) 10 de mayo de 2014 ----- CORAL SANTIAGO APOSTOL Casarrubuelos (Madrid) www.coralsantiagoapostol.com www.facebook.com/coralsantiagoapostol twitter: @CSApostol coral@coralsantiagoapostol.com Teléfono: (+34) 656161440 CORO ENCANTO de Casarrubuelos (Madrid) www.coroencanto.com www.facebook.com/coroencantocasarrubuelos twitter: @Coro_Encanto info@coroencanto.com Teléfono: (+34) 656161440  is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Thomas Rossin conducts Rutter's Christmas Carol, What Sweeter Music. Recorded at St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of St. Thomas

Marvelous Inspirational Choir performs at Music as Therapy concert.

Sheet music available by sending an email to contact@santiagoveros.site RITUAL DEL NUEVO DÍA (Ritual of the new Day) SSAA + solo Commissioned by Lockport Township High School Bel Canto Chorale and its conductor Benjamin Saunders About the Work (app...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Sheet music available by sending an email to contact@santiagoveros.site RITUAL DEL NUEVO DÍA (Ritual of the new Day) SSAA + solo Commissioned by Lockport Township High School Bel Canto Chorale and its conductor Benjamin Saunders About the Work (approx. duration 4 mins.) When Santiago and I began to discuss this commission, we kept returning to the subject of mental health and inclusion. In a discussion with students, one student voiced that they “feel excluded and not cared for,” and that their struggle with mental health “has made [them] feel alone and helpless.” Santiago begins the piece with an old, quasi-ritualistic melody that calls back to previous times and traditions. As the work continues, the melody unites together with the other voices to emulate inclusion and unity of voices. His text draws parallels to nature and how we are able to bloom through the darkness of adversity with the help of others. We hope this work aids in our conversations about the importance of discussing mental heal...    is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less