Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director The Emperor String Quartet Matthew Coons, Organ Paul Otway, Trumpet www.cantorescelestes.com www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes twitter.com/Cantores_Choir December 7, 2013 Runnymede United C...  moreCantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director The Emperor String Quartet Matthew Coons, Organ Paul Otway, Trumpet www.cantorescelestes.com www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes twitter.com/Cantores_Choir December 7, 2013 Runnymede United Church, Toronto  

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

Thanks to Maestro Eduard Zilberkant, conducting the Fairbanks Symphony and Fairbanks Symphony Chorus, [directed by Emerson Eads] for this heartfelt performance of the "Hanukah Fantasy" from their holiday concert 2014! Thank you fo...

Cantores Celestes Women's Choir, directed by Kelly Galbraith, performing Shen Khar Venakhi ( You are a Vineyard ) A song of praise to the Virgin Mary, dating back at least 1000 years. Today it is often sung at Georgian weddings in honour of the bride. ...  moreCantores Celestes Women's Choir, directed by Kelly Galbraith, performing Shen Khar Venakhi ( You are a Vineyard ) A song of praise to the Virgin Mary, dating back at least 1000 years. Today it is often sung at Georgian weddings in honour of the bride. You are a vineyard Just blossoming, Young and good, Springing up in Eden. A fragrant poplar, Growing in Paradise. May God adorn you, None is more worthy of praise. You yourself, Are the sun brilliantly shining.  

For Mixt Choir, five voices. Video realized in Rome, 2103 December 6, at Basilica di San Vitale during the VII INTERNATIONAL Chorus INSIDE FESTIVAL. M° Fabio D'Orazio, Director

The Connecticut Choral Society, under the direction of Maestro Eric Dale Knapp, was recently named as one of the top five choral ensembles in the state. The 75-member auditioned Chorus has appeared at Carnegie Hall and has toured in Eastern Europe, Canada...  moreThe Connecticut Choral Society, under the direction of Maestro Eric Dale Knapp, was recently named as one of the top five choral ensembles in the state. The 75-member auditioned Chorus has appeared at Carnegie Hall and has toured in Eastern Europe, Canada, England, China, and Australia. Experienced singers are welcome to audition and join in the months of September and January.  

Located in Central Michigan, an area known as “gateway to the North.” This is our second year & we are building a presence in our community. We are a non-auditioned group of 20+

Missa in C "The Sparrow" KV220 Kyrie Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 23, 2016 Performance at Runnymede United Church, Toronto ON

Missa in C "The Sparrow" KV220 Gloria Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 23, 2016 Performance at Runnymede United Church, Toronto ON

Missa in C "The Sparrow" KV220 Sanctus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 23, 2016 Performance at Runnymede United Church, Toronto ON