"A Palette to Paint Us as We Are" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text by Geral Rich. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"A Palette to Paint Us as We Are" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text by Geral Rich. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Give us a palette to paint us as we are. Enough of black and white, yellow and red, Those false colors that sham at fact. Coffee chocolate, and cafe au lait Ivoried-saffron and saffroned-ivory, Bronze and brass, copper and rose gold, Tea and pale butter, golden almond, infinite varieties of browns and tans, Pale rose, pink, and soft rose cream, Mahogany, oak, cedar, and champagne. These are The colors of people I see, Not black and white, not yellow and red. Those false colors no longer will do. Give us a palette to paint us true.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, arranged by Deke Sharon Sunday, March 18, 2018 Congregational Church of Batavia, IL

"Noel, Noel" quoting "Noel Nouvelet" and "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," arr. Linda Spevacek. Recorded live on December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Lyric Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of Sout...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Noel, Noel" quoting "Noel Nouvelet" and "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," arr. Linda Spevacek. Recorded live on December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Lyric Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese, Flute: Emma Mellinger.  

"Bring a Torch", traditional French carol, arr. Clifton J. Noble, Jr. Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Bring a Torch", traditional French carol, arr. Clifton J. Noble, Jr. Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, String Bass: Cole Crossgrove. Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella! Bring a torch, to The cradle run It is Jesus, good folk of The village Christ is Born and moTher Mary is a-calling. Ah! Ah! beautiful is The MoTher! Ah! Ah! beautiful is her son It is wrong while The baby is sleeping, It is wrong, don't be talking so loud. Silence, now as you gaTher around, Lest a sound should waken Jesus. Hush! Hush! beautiful is The MoTher! Hush! Hush! beautiful is her son Softly into The manger, Softly for a moment come! Look and see how charming The baby, Look at him There, His cheeks are rosy! Hush! Hush! see how The Child is sleeping; Hush! Hush! see how he smiles in dreams!  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

"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...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">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...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

"Sweet Was The Song" by Eleanor Daley. Text from The lutebook of William Ballet. Recorded live on December 15, 2013, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Apprentice Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Sweet Was The Song" by Eleanor Daley. Text from The lutebook of William Ballet. Recorded live on December 15, 2013, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Apprentice Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Robert Todd, Harp: Charlene Conner.  

The Giovanni Consort is a chamber vocal ensemble based in Perth, Western Australia. The group performs a wide range of choral music from medieval to modern times and is renowned for its exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. This video was rec...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe Giovanni Consort is a chamber vocal ensemble based in Perth, Western Australia. The group performs a wide range of choral music from medieval to modern times and is renowned for its exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. This video was recorded at Their December 2012 concert, "Hodie Christus" in The Dining Hall of St. George's College at The University of Western Australia. Conductor: Marilyn Phillips Audio/Visual recording courtesy of Michael Grebla - check out his oTher work @ http://www.youtube.com/user/GreblaMusic/  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

"O Canada" (The Canadian national anThem) by Calixa Lavallée, text by Sir Adophe-Basile Routhier, translation by Robert Stanley Weir. Performed by The 2011 Touring Choir of The Girl Choir of South Florida on Friday, July 1, 2011, at Christ LuTheran Chu...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"O Canada" (The Canadian national anThem) by Calixa Lavallée, text by Sir Adophe-Basile Routhier, translation by Robert Stanley Weir. Performed by The 2011 Touring Choir of The Girl Choir of South Florida on Friday, July 1, 2011, at Christ LuTheran Church in Oakland Park, Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd.  

"Mary Had a Baby," trad. African-American spiritual, arr. Royal Stanton. Recorded live on December 11, 2015, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Mary Had a Baby," trad. African-American spiritual, arr. Royal Stanton. Recorded live on December 11, 2015, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson.  

"The Joiku" from "Primitive Music" by Jukka Linkola. Recorded live on December 9, 2011, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Concert Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Pe...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"The Joiku" from "Primitive Music" by Jukka Linkola. Recorded live on December 9, 2011, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Concert Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. The joik is a unique form of cultural expression for The Sami people in norThern Scandinavia. Each joik is meant to reflect a person or place. This does not mean that it is a song about The person or place, but that The joiker is attempting to transfer "The essence" of that person or place into song—one joiks Their friend, not about Their friend. This joik is The essence of a young boy's dream of riding through The snow on The back of a reindeer.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less