The Antioch Chamber Ensemble delivers this world premiere work (though love be a day) by composer Matthew Brown with poetry by e.e. cummings at the 2010 Piccolo Spoleto Festival. www.AntiochChamberEnsemble.org. Recorded at St. Philip's Church

The Antioch Chamber Ensemble performs Matthew Brown's arrangement of True Colors at the 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Chris Fortin and Christine Chang on piano. www.AntiochChamberEnsemble.org

Vocal Art Ensemble of Sweden (former Pro Musica Chamber Choir) has for decades been a powerful voice in the Swedish and international choir community, not least appreciated for its commitment to contemporary music. The choir has with its conductor Jan Yng...  moreVocal Art Ensemble of Sweden (former Pro Musica Chamber Choir) has for decades been a powerful voice in the Swedish and international choir community, not least appreciated for its commitment to contemporary music. The choir has with its conductor Jan Yngwe toured the better part of Europe, as well as Japan (1989), Cuba (1995), South Africa (1999) and Brazil (2004), in all some thirty international concert tours.  

Wake Up Call, by Zulfikar Nathoo -- Laudate Singers Information: Commissioned by Laudate Singers, Wake Up call is a modern conceptual piece with conflicting themes of chaos and order. Moog synthesizer: Tim Tsang Alto saxophone: Campbell Ryga Te...  moreWake Up Call, by Zulfikar Nathoo -- Laudate Singers Information: Commissioned by Laudate Singers, Wake Up call is a modern conceptual piece with conflicting themes of chaos and order. Moog synthesizer: Tim Tsang Alto saxophone: Campbell Ryga Tenor saxophone: Ross Taggart Conductor: Lars Kaario Laudate Singers http://www.laudateSingers.com Voices, Sax & Syn concert March 12, 2011 St Andrews United Church, North Vancouver, Canada  

Recording of M. Lauridsen "Se per havervi, oime" taken by Chamber choir Krog (14 Singers), conducted by M. Josia, in dec. 2011 in the church of saint Jacob in Ljubljana. Recorded by A. Govekar, editing D. Svenšek.

"The Call" Special Concert with MCA and NLC at Concordia University, Mequon, WI. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, 7:30 PM The Chapel at Concordia University 12800 North Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, WI The Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, conductor, joi...  more"The Call" Special Concert with MCA and NLC at Concordia University, Mequon, WI. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, 7:30 PM The Chapel at Concordia University 12800 North Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, WI The Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, conductor, joins the National Lutheran Choir (Minneapolis, Minnesota), David Cherwein, conductor, for this very special, collaborative performance. Paul Rudoi, winner of MCA's 2011 "Young Composer's Composition Competition" and member of Cantus (also based in Minneapolis), has written a special composition for the combined ensembles that will be premiered in Milwaukee, then repeated in two performances when MCA travels to Minneapolis to perform with the National Lutheran Choir on their All Saints' programs November 3 and 4, 2012. For Tickets and more information: milwaukeechoralartists.org  less

(This post was orginally written for the Embro Thistle Singers blog.)   I think sometimes we get so focused on making the music as directors and Singers, we forget that the people around us have "baggage" good and bad that we need to unpack before ...

Cloudburst - Eric Whitacre (1970 -- ) as sung the University of Pretoria Youth Choir conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout at their Gala Concert held on 24 September 2011

FFUCoral is the Faculty of Pharmacy of Coimbra's University's choir, which seeks to include diverse musical genres for repertoire. ______________________________________________________ O FFUCoral é o coro da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de C...  moreFFUCoral is the Faculty of Pharmacy of Coimbra's University's choir, which seeks to include diverse musical genres for repertoire. ______________________________________________________ O FFUCoral é o coro da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra, que procura abranger todo o género musical para repertório.  

Exultate Singers performing Sibelius' Be still my soul on BBC One's Songs of Praise 12th August 2012, conducted by David Ogden. The harpist is Kate Watt.