(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) Prior to my first day of teaching high school, I was given advice from the person who had just hired me. He told me exactly what I should do on the first day.  He ...

Sung here in a transposed version by the dwsChorale poem by Adrian Lowe, music by Anthony Frost Colindale! Out he walks, six feet tall, twenty two years, ripped jeans, but respectable (it's Saturday after all). He's no threat he's going to cru...  moreSung here in a transposed version by the dwsChorale poem by Adrian Lowe, music by Anthony Frost Colindale! Out he walks, six feet tall, twenty two years, ripped jeans, but respectable (it's Saturday after all). He's no threat he's going to cruise the shops. Along she walks with her groceries old, frail, her life hangs behind her like a snail-trail, dirty but still quite natural. Her eyes focus, she sees him: the determined stride and the baseball cap, the torn pants and his Walkman. Fearful, frightened, full of disgust and mistrust, she crosses the street, scowling like a scornful cat that's just been thrown off a lap. I felt ashamed, I felt annoyed What about trust? I just wouldn't react that way. But then, as a youth approached me I had a sudden and crucial thought. I don't want to be smashed up and I don't want to lose these things that I've just bought. So I crossed the street and silently became a product of this century.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “I hate this song!”   "Well, don’t sing it then." “No, it’s OK, I’ll do it.”     Pho...

OV KAAMATAN SPECIAL: Kotobian om Kounsikaan do Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan kumaa diozu ngaavi. Wishing you all a Prosperous and Happy Harvest Celebration to the People of Momogun in the motherland and diaspora and also to all friends and family in Sabah (Nor...  moreOV KAAMATAN SPECIAL: Kotobian om Kounsikaan do Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan kumaa diozu ngaavi. Wishing you all a Prosperous and Happy Harvest Celebration to the People of Momogun in the motherland and diaspora and also to all friends and family in Sabah (North Borneo) regardless of background. Kami belanja kamurang dulu lagu popular Pesta Kaamatan ciptaan dan dendangan asal Puan Venitha Lojuti yang bertajuk "Bontugo Tadau Kaamatan" dalam versi koir. Versi hasil gubahan Pengarah Artistik dan guru vokal kami ini, dinyanyikan oleh pelajar-pelajar seni suara kami iaitu kumpulan OV SINGERS dan pelajar-pelajar vokal muda kami iaitu kumpulan EVOG. Semoga terhibur. Selamat menonton dan terima kasih untuk LIKE, COMMENT, dan SHARE anda. Kotohuadan do minintong do video dagai. Pounsikou, Palad-palad, Kounsapatan, om Kotoluadan. Song: Bontugo Tadau Kaamatan Composer: Venitha Lojuti SATB Arrangement: Carrey Oliver Piano/Producer: Carrey Oliver Singers/talents contributed in this creative artwork: SOPRANO ...    less

Salvacosta performing 'True Colours'. Arr. by Darren Marc Bartlett www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016 Video production MSL Productions

  (A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity)     Eliminating the Choral Caste System:   As we aspire to have outstanding high school choral programs, it is easy to fall into the trap of pe...

A wonderful version of this unforgettable WWII song by the three "V-Ladies" from Vocalix, in an own arrangement written for these unique voices ;-)

Coral Ensemble's a-cappella version of Shalom Chanoch's song. אנסמבל קורל בגירסת א-קפלה לשירו של שלום חנוך "ניגע אל החלום" מתוך האלבום "קורל - זמר נודד". עיבוד צבי שרף. פרטיטורת העיבוד – באתר העיבודים של צבי שרף http://www.tzvi-sherf.com/ בקרו בד...  moreCoral Ensemble's a-cappella version of Shalom Chanoch's song. אנסמבל קורל בגירסת א-קפלה לשירו של שלום חנוך "ניגע אל החלום" מתוך האלבום "קורל - זמר נודד". עיבוד צבי שרף. פרטיטורת העיבוד – באתר העיבודים של צבי שרף http://www.tzvi-sherf.com/ בקרו בדף הפייסבוק שלנו http://www.facebook.com/CoralEnsemble ובו מידע מלא על הלהקה, הופעות, תגובות הקהל הקלטות וקטעי וידיאו. Niga El Hachlom (Touch the Dream) by Shalom Hanoch a-cappella arrangement by Tzvi Sherf From the album CORAL-Troubadour www.facebook.com/CoralEnsemble coralensemble.bandcamp.com sharon@sharonorian.com zvisherf@gmail.com Arrangement's score is available at http://www.tzvi-sherf.com/  less

Vocal composition for SATB choir a cappella. Performed by the Rose Ensemble, conducted by Jordan Sramek, at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, MN in 2012. Russian icons (Eleusa) from the 12th-20th centuries. Second version from 2012.

Enjoy our polyphonic "Live at Home" performance of the 90's Bette Midler hit "From a Distance". With this "Year-End" or "Christmas" version we want to reflect on the events of the past year and wish everyone prosperity, joy and happiness!