I Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. the text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "Thi...  moreI Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. the text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "This is a poem of grandeur and of praise. therefore it might be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grandeur and awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of means. First, the piano introduction includes slowly unfolding piano arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths and fourths, exploiting the full range of the piano keyboard. the composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which begins in a low register in C minor, and then travels through a number of other key areas until it reaches the distant key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat and B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ...    less

Recorded by Quorum in Leicester Cathedral on Saturday 11th February 2017

the voice Community Choir is based in Barnstaple, North Devon. We sing a cappella music, old and new and songs from around the world. the emphasis is on enjoyment of singing - and is open to ALL.

  Singing in a choir is an enjoyable musical and social activity. Few things compare to the feeling of blending your voice with your fellow choristers. It gives you a high during and after the rehearsals. It’s even better when you’re sin...

Chicagoland voices 2016 Winter Concert Great God Almighty by Stacey V. Gibbs Guest conductor - Dana Floor

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

We Are God's People - Brahms - Jakarta Festival Chorus (JFC) Aula Simfonia Jakarta, Indonesia. Conductor: Rev. Lee Chong Min. 13 October 2012.

Here's a new setting of the well-known medieval text. It's in six parts with no divisi and no staggered breathing, so it will work nicely with a sextet too. the sheet music is free – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New em...  moreHere's a new setting of the well-known medieval text. It's in six parts with no divisi and no staggered breathing, so it will work nicely with a sextet too. the sheet music is free – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com  

This short choral piece is in my collection the New Gloria Deo, Volume Two published by Augsburg Fortress. the pictures were taken by the C & O Canal near Harper's Ferry, WV. the recording is the publisher's demo recording.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You may have come across the term ‘natural voice’. You may also have realised by now that I am a member of the Natural voice Network.   ...