This original composition being premiered this afternoon was commissioned by Rainier Chorale “in honor of Ron Bayer, Artistic Director, for his 20 years of dedicated service and leadership.” Written by well-known and respected contemporary composer David ...  moreThis original composition being premiered this afternoon was commissioned by Rainier Chorale “in honor of Ron Bayer, Artistic Director, for his 20 years of dedicated service and leadership.” Written by well-known and respected contemporary composer David Dickau, it hauntingly sets a very thoughtful text by Will Dromgoole. In it, Dromgoole tells the story of an old man who approaches a deep and wide water-filled chasm. He crosses in the evening as he is unafraid, then builds a bridge to span the tide. A fellow pilgrim questions why an old man would build the bridge, as he would surely never pass this way again in his lifetime. The old man lifts his grey head and responds to the questioning traveler that a youth is to follow after him. He too, would need to cross in the twilight dim. The old man answers, “I am building this bridge for him.” The commission process was an interesting and fascinating one in which to be involved. Dr. Dickau was originally approached a year or so ago by the Chorale, and was inter...    less

Depression, isolation, alienation: themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are the inner-blues of the poem. Rhythmic and...  moreDepression, isolation, alienation: themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are the inner-blues of the poem. Rhythmic and thought-provoking. This is a work of medium difficulty, appropriate for high school, collegiate and community choirs. Commissioned by Penn High School Choirs, Andrew Nemeth, Allison Secaur, Ethan Schopp, directors.  

April 20, 2013 Chant for a Long Day composer: Stephen Hatfield Cantores Celestes directed by Kelly Galbraith. Percussion: Lynette Evans Soloists: Bailey Dugas and Sarah Patrick Video and Audio: Patric McGroarty www.stclarens.com additional...  moreApril 20, 2013 Chant for a Long Day composer: Stephen Hatfield Cantores Celestes directed by Kelly Galbraith. Percussion: Lynette Evans Soloists: Bailey Dugas and Sarah Patrick Video and Audio: Patric McGroarty www.stclarens.com additional editing: JA Stewart www.cantorescelestes.com  

"Ancor che col partire" is a four-voice Italian-language madrigal with music by the Italy-based Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore (1515 - 1565). The madrigal became de Rore's most popular work, one of the most widely distributed madrigals of the entire 16...  more"Ancor che col partire" is a four-voice Italian-language madrigal with music by the Italy-based Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore (1515 - 1565). The madrigal became de Rore's most popular work, one of the most widely distributed madrigals of the entire 16th Century Ancor che col partire io mi senta morire, partir vorrei ogn'hor, ogni momento: tant'e il piacer ch'io sento de la vita ch'acquisto nel ritorno: et cosi mill'e mille volt'il giorno partir da voi vorrei: tanto son dolci gli ritorni miei. Although when I leave you it is as if I were dying, I would wish to leave you every hour, every moment, I am so very happy when life comes back to me when I return: and so I wish I could leave you many thousand times a day because my heart leaps with joy when I return.  less

Danny Boy Music by Rory Dall O'Cahan Lyrics by Frederic Edward Weatherly Arranged by Peter Knight Sing Around the World 2016 Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan June 201...  moreDanny Boy Music by Rory Dall O'Cahan Lyrics by Frederic Edward Weatherly Arranged by Peter Knight Sing Around the World 2016 Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan June 2016 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mullertaiwan Website: http://www.muller.org.tw/  

Please contact the composer if you are interested in performing this. scottbvillard at gmail dot com. All vocal parts sung my Matthew Curtis of Choraltracks.com

Chantage, directed by James Davey, perform 'With A Lily In Your Hand' by Eric Whitacre, at the International Choral Contest in Tolosa in October 2008

Recorded by Phoenix Chamber Choir in a recording session on May 7, 2022 at Pacific Spirit United Church in Vancouver, BC. Nou La was commissioned by Phoenix Chamber Choir and premiered as part of our 2021-22 season. Composer: Sydney Guillaume (https:/...  moreRecorded by Phoenix Chamber Choir in a recording session on May 7, 2022 at Pacific Spirit United Church in Vancouver, BC. Nou La was commissioned by Phoenix Chamber Choir and premiered as part of our 2021-22 season. Composer: Sydney Guillaume (https://www.youtube.com/user/sydneyguillaume) Solo: Fredericka Petit-Homme Artistic Team: Nicholle Andrews (Artistic Director), Dave Rosborough (Assistant Conductor) Administrative Staff: Ashley Bontje (Administrator), Sena Hughes Lauer (Communications), Frank Zieginson (Production Manager) Audio Mastering: Brad Andrews Audio Recording: Grant Rowledge Video Editors: Vaughn Chauvin, Sydney Guillaume Score available here: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/nou-la/ Score video: https://youtu.be/dx5vbSU-1T4 This recording session took place in what is now called Vancouver on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish People. Specifically, the music for this concert was recorded on the land of the sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh),...    less

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Vancouver Cantata Singers perform Estonian composer Veljo Tormis' Varjele Jumala (God Protect Us From War) at our BALTIC SHORES concert, May 1, 2010.