International Christmas Contest, december 2018, Saint Petersburg. Winners of the First Place. Special prize for the best performance of sacred piece by Sergey Khvoshchinsky

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Fed up with the family slumped in front of the TV every Christmas and not communicating?     Then turn off the TV and start singing! Chris...

Bring us love, patient and peace. For Thy work is demanding and we are nothing but feeble servants. Give us the strength we need to complete the mission Thou has given us. - Musikteers Ensemble Gh @VOCES8 @3ABN Praise Him @Hope Channel Ghana ...  moreBring us love, patient and peace. For Thy work is demanding and we are nothing but feeble servants. Give us the strength we need to complete the mission Thou has given us. - Musikteers Ensemble Gh @VOCES8 @3ABN Praise Him @Hope Channel Ghana @Hymns & Songs Archive #trending #music #challenge #gfh #hymns #ghchoralmusic #ukraine #youtubechannel #youtubecontent #youtubeshorts #youtube  

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Earth Song written in 2007 by Frank Ticheli, a contemporary American composer. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate thi...  moreOttawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Earth Song written in 2007 by Frank Ticheli, a contemporary American composer. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this milestone! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate.html. All Donations receive a charitable tax receipt ! Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html All Stairwell Carollers CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. This non-profit organization raises funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. The group took first place in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition. This non-profit organization raises funds for local charities through con...    less

Obra dedicada al CORO "SANTA MARÍA" con motivo del 25 Aniversario Fundacional del Coro (1993-2018) estrenada en el Taller Coral con Philip Lawson el domingo 6 de mayo de 2018, e interpretada durante el Concierto de Clausura del propio taller. Damos las g...  moreObra dedicada al CORO "SANTA MARÍA" con motivo del 25 Aniversario Fundacional del Coro (1993-2018) estrenada en el Taller Coral con Philip Lawson el domingo 6 de mayo de 2018, e interpretada durante el Concierto de Clausura del propio taller. Damos las gracias a Philip Lawson por su extraordinaria composición que con orgullo interpretaremos allá donde llevemos nuestra música. Es un honor para todos los cantores y cantoras del Coro Santa María que un insigne compositor, y cantante con él haya dedicado su tiempo en dedicarnos esta obra. Muchísimas Gracias, Philip! https://www.corosantamaria.org  less

Lamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was cre...  moreLamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was created in memory of the late Richard Gofton, who introduced me to the music back in 1976 (Our Strasbourg choir Psalterion performed it at that time)  

Improved version - This satirical little frottola by Josquin is believed to be a gentle reminder to his patron Galeazzo Sforza that his musicians need paying. Josquin may be punning on the name of a fellow impecunious musician (Frillo) by calling him a...  moreImproved version - This satirical little frottola by Josquin is believed to be a gentle reminder to his patron Galeazzo Sforza that his musicians need paying. Josquin may be punning on the name of a fellow impecunious musician (Frillo) by calling him a cricket (Grillo). This performance is by the dwsChorale (David Solomons) It can be downloaded at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dwschorale3  

Voices: ChoralTracks https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Locus_iste_(Scott_Villard) #ChoralTracks #MatthewCurtis #AlexandraBurch

Text and Translation: Latin: Ubi caritas et amor deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus et in ipso jucundemur Timeamus et amemus deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero English: Where there are charity and love, ...  moreText and Translation: Latin: Ubi caritas et amor deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus et in ipso jucundemur Timeamus et amemus deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero English: Where there are charity and love, God is there. The love of Christ has bound us together. Let us exult and rejoice in this. Let us fear and love the living God. and esteem him with a sincere heart  

Il est bel et bon by Pierre Passereau (fl. 1509 - 1547). Sung in a transposed version Video contains the words and my English translation