Exultate Singers performs 'Mother of God, here I stand' by the great British composer Sir John Tavener who died on 12 November 2013. The recording is taken from Exultate Singers' new album, A Sense of the Divine, to be released in December 2013 and was re...  moreExultate Singers performs 'Mother of God, here I stand' by the great British composer Sir John Tavener who died on 12 November 2013. The recording is taken from Exultate Singers' new album, A Sense of the Divine, to be released in December 2013 and was recorded in St George's Bristol Mother of God, here I stand now praying before this ikon of your radiant brightness, not praying to be saved from a battlefield; not giving thanks nor seeking forgiveness for the sings of my soul, nor for all the souls. Numb, joyless and desolate on earth; but for her alone, whom I wholly give you.  less

I Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "Thi...  moreI Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "This is a poem of grandeur and of praise. Therefore it might be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grandeur and awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of means. First, the piano introduction includes slowly unfolding piano arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths and fourths, exploiting the full range of the piano keyboard. The composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which begins in a low register in C minor, and then travels through a number of other key areas until it reaches the distant key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat and B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ...    less

DARING Youth choir FUMC Allen TX

Recorded by Quorum in Leicester Cathedral on Saturday 11th February 2017

Chicagoland Voices 2016 Winter Concert Great God Almighty by Stacey V. Gibbs Guest conductor - Dana Floor

A Christmas Carol Composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847. We wish to share this excerpt of our rendition of this famous Christmas Carol as a token of saying 'Happy Festivities'. Soloist: Mark Luther Guitarist: Erick Chira #SetTheMusicFree #MerryChristmas

A small group, who enjoy singing together, perform a wide range of sacred and secular music, mainly a capella. We rehearse fortnightly on Tuesday evenings at holy Angels Church, Hale Barns, Cheshire WA15 0HF. We have enjoyed performing under conductor...  moreA small group, who enjoy singing together, perform a wide range of sacred and secular music, mainly a capella. We rehearse fortnightly on Tuesday evenings at holy Angels Church, Hale Barns, Cheshire WA15 0HF. We have enjoyed performing under conductors Christopher Foy, Imelda Leah, Jon Henderson and Kate Shipway who took over as Musical Director in June 2013.  

County Town Singers perform God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Donald Moore) at their December 4, 2010 Christmas Concert at Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa, ON

We Are God's People - Brahms - Jakarta Festival Chorus (JFC) Aula Simfonia Jakarta, Indonesia. Conductor: Rev. Lee Chong Min. 13 October 2012.

Here's a new setting of the well-known medieval text. It's in six parts with no divisi and no staggered breathing, so it will work nicely with a sextet too. The sheet music is free – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New em...  moreHere's a new setting of the well-known medieval text. It's in six parts with no divisi and no staggered breathing, so it will work nicely with a sextet too. The sheet music is free – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com