The Festival Statesmen was formed in April 2009 by Musical Director and Educator Jonathan Bligh. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the Chorus exists to provide a platform for young male Adelaide singers to explore Ensemble music making and the performin...  moreThe Festival Statesmen was formed in April 2009 by Musical Director and Educator Jonathan Bligh. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the Chorus exists to provide a platform for young male Adelaide singers to explore Ensemble music making and the performing arts through a cappella singing. Membership ranges from middle school through to young adults. Among the ranks of singers are several small Ensembles. Conductor: Jonathan Bligh Soloist: James Moffatt Recording by MKM Productions at Christ Church, North Adelaide, South Australia.  less

Premier Choir and Young Men's Ensemble of the Boston Children's Chorus present "Finding A Home" by Sydney Guillaume. The world premiere of this piece was at our Lift Every Voice: At The Table virtual concert on Sunday, May 30, 2021. Our singers composed t...  morePremier Choir and Young Men's Ensemble of the Boston Children's Chorus present "Finding A Home" by Sydney Guillaume. The world premiere of this piece was at our Lift Every Voice: At The Table virtual concert on Sunday, May 30, 2021. Our singers composed this piece with Sydney Guillaume as part of our Opus Nuovo initiative. Watch the full concert at live.bostonchildrensChorus.org. About Opus Nuovo: This season, we launched an ongoing commissioning project as a commitment to a diverse and inclusive approach to choral programming. Through this innovation, we are seeking to broaden the landscape of the choral repertoire for both student and professional choirs. Over the next three years, our singers will collaborate with ten global composers to facilitate the creation of a collection of new choral works which, aligned with BCC’s vision of cultural equity, represent a truly diverse spectrum of global musical styles and approaches. This season, our upper choir singers worked with Jazzmeia Horn, Sydney Guillaume, ...    less

Canterbury Girls Choir perform the Cups Song at the Boughton Under Blean Summer Sing concert. July 2015

Psalm 84 for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2002) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2003 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing...  morePsalm 84 for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2002) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2003 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6065 Recording: © Copyright 2003 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

NATURE for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2008) Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807--1882) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Robert Schuneman, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2009 by Ione Press, Inc....  moreNATURE for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2008) Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807--1882) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Robert Schuneman, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2009 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7432. Recording: © Copyright 2009 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

Anne Frank: A Living Voice was commissioned by the San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) in celebration of its Silver Anniversary. The text is based upon excerpts from The Diary of Anne Frank, taken from the 1952 and 1991 English translations of the book. The...  moreAnne Frank: A Living Voice was commissioned by the San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) in celebration of its Silver Anniversary. The text is based upon excerpts from The Diary of Anne Frank, taken from the 1952 and 1991 English translations of the book. The full musical work was premiered in 2004 by the San Francisco Girls Chorus. Anne Frank was between the ages of 13 and 15 when she wrote her Diary, while living in a secret upstairs annex over a warehouse in Amsterdam with her family, the Van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer. Despite the fears and frustrations she experienced in over two years of hiding from the Nazis, Anne learned how to survive, even to find beauty in small things and to hold on to her ideals. Composer Linda Tutas Haugen writes: "My goals for this composition are to honor the life of Anne Frank and to gain a deeper understanding of what she, her family, and friends experienced during the Holocaust." The text excerpts are chronologically arranged, and span more than two years. They portray...    less

A Prayer for Peace for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2007) Words Freely Based on the Traditional Hebrew Prayer Oseh Shalom Translated and Adapted by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring...  moreA Prayer for Peace for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2007) Words Freely Based on the Traditional Hebrew Prayer Oseh Shalom Translated and Adapted by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2007 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7142 Recording: © Copyright 2007 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

Psalm 67 for SATB Chorus and Organ Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Mark Dwyer, organist Music and translation: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., a division o...  morePsalm 67 for SATB Chorus and Organ Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Mark Dwyer, organist Music and translation: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5466 Photograph: Pipe Organ, Spanish Synagogue, Prague © Jorge Royan www.royan.com.ar CC-BY-SA-3.0 Used under the following license: Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unreported License. Recording: © Copyright 2000 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

"One," from "A Chorus Line" by Marvin Hamlisch. Text by Edward Klebar. Arr. Anita Kerr. Recorded live on May 15, 2015, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir Ensemble of the Girl Cho...  more"One," from "A Chorus Line" by Marvin Hamlisch. Text by Edward Klebar. Arr. Anita Kerr. Recorded live on May 15, 2015, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir Ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Robert Todd, Accompanist: Susan Dodd, Choreographer: Lucia Deus.  

The Writing of Autumn for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Words by Solomon Ibn Gabriol, 11th Century English Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Ronald Maltais,...  moreThe Writing of Autumn for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Words by Solomon Ibn Gabriol, 11th Century English Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Ronald Maltais, piano Music and Translation: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5421. Recording: © Copyright 2000 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less