XI- International Choir Festival “music & Sea” September, 18-23, 2023 Paralia, Greece The International choir festival "music & Sea" takes place annually in the middle of September in the beautiful village of Paralia, ...  more XI- International Choir Festival “music & Sea” September, 18-23, 2023 Paralia, Greece The International choir festival "music & Sea" takes place annually in the middle of September in the beautiful village of Paralia, Greece. Paralia is a touristic seaside village situated on the west coast of the Thermaic Gulf and in the shadow of Olympus. The Festival has two parts: competitive and non-competitive.  

Monika Murrell leads 3 community choirs in Gloucester, of which we are one. There are about 30 of us in the Guildhall Choir and we sing beautiful songs from all over the world acapella. We have perormances about 4 times a year and raise funds for the char...  moreMonika Murrell leads 3 community choirs in Gloucester, of which we are one. There are about 30 of us in the Guildhall Choir and we sing beautiful songs from all over the world acapella. We have perormances about 4 times a year and raise funds for the charity Water Aid  

Hailed by Fanfare as "the premier men's vocal ensemble in the United States," Cantus presents the heartwarming true story of a truce held during world War I on Christmas night in 1914, exactly one hundred years ago. Using actual quotes...

PROGRAM NOTES: With the growing hate and division in our world, love must prevail. Too often today, it can feel easier to unfriend, unfollow, or simply part ways with others when they seem unworthy of our effort. Yet to truly understand and love one ano...  morePROGRAM NOTES: With the growing hate and division in our world, love must prevail. Too often today, it can feel easier to unfriend, unfollow, or simply part ways with others when they seem unworthy of our effort. Yet to truly understand and love one another requires fierce determination. It demands listening with openness rather than tuning out in order to respond defensively. It asks us to compromise—even when that means agreeing to disagree. Ultimately, all of this is only possible if we choose to live with the will to love. musically, I sought to capture both determination and collective unity through texture and rhythmic drive. The use of canonic writing on the text “I sing” symbolizes individual voices rising together toward a shared purpose. Likewise, the primary rhythmic motive in the secondo piano part reflects the persistence and passion of the human heart—the unyielding fire that propels us forward through hardship. CREDits: "The Will to Love" for SATB and Four Hand Piano music by Zachary J. ...    less

Ireland's biggest gospel music choral festival celebrates 10 years of bringing the gospel choir community together   Dublin City 17th -19th May 2019   The Gospel Rising music Festival is Ireland's biggest social, fun and energetic gospel mus...

  Episode 165 on YouTube! In this episode I draw on a few sources, including audience comments to present an advocacy conversation. To make the case for Choral music classrooms, infrastructure support, and educational priorities. You will see or he...

What happens when a piece of music dares to become a manifesto instead of just a melody? Back in 2019, I received a commission for a New work centered on diversity and divergence. The story behind the commission is shrouded in a bit of myth—layered...

"What sweeter music" by John Rutter. Text by Robert Herrick. Recorded live on December 14, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir...  more"What sweeter music" by John Rutter. Text by Robert Herrick. Recorded live on December 14, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. What sweeter music can we bring, Than a carol, for to sing The birth of this our heavenly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! Dark and dull night, fly hence away, And give the honor to this day, That sees December turned to May. Why does the chilling Winter's morn Smile, like a field beset with corn? Or smell like a meadow Newly shorn, Thus, on the sudden? Come and see The cause, why things thus fragrant be: 'Tis He is born, whose quick'ning birth Gives life and luster, public mirth, To heaven, and the under-earth. We see Him come, and know Him ours, Who, with His sunshine, and His showers, Turns all the patient ground to flowers. The darling of t...    less

The Graduate Singers (TGS) is a semi-professional, award-winning choir established in 2010. The choir represented Singapore at the 2018 world Choir Games in Tshwane, South Africa, and brought home a gold and a silver medal in separate categories. In 20...  moreThe Graduate Singers (TGS) is a semi-professional, award-winning choir established in 2010. The choir represented Singapore at the 2018 world Choir Games in Tshwane, South Africa, and brought home a gold and a silver medal in separate categories. In 2017, TGS emerged champion for the chamber category in the 5th Vietnam International Choir Competition. Under the leadership of music director, Adyll Hardy, TGS has performed full-length concerts at the Esplanade Recital Studio, Victoria Concert Hall, SOTA Concert Hall and YST Conservatory Concert Hall. for its fifth anniversary, the choir launched its debut EP, now available on Spotify and iTunes. The choir’s international footprints include being the first Singaporean choir to be part of the Distinguished Concerts International New York’s Concert Series, Messiah…Refreshed! In 2013, as well as staging TGS x JAPAN — a two-part concert series in Singapore and Tokyo, Japan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two country’s diplomatic relations (SJ50) in 20...    less

Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at their Spring Concert "UKA 'Round The world" on May 16, 2017. Solo by Naomi Riemis. Piano: Peter Jeurissen Camera: Jelmer Lokman, Robin Van Limbergen, Ben Verhaegen, Mike Vancolard