Gospel music allows us to become closer to God and closer to each other. Sometimes You have to forget what's gone, appreciate what remains, and look forward to what's coming next...let praise and worship God.

  Teddington Choral Society and its Music Director Julian Collings are delighted to invite You to a Come and Sing day on September 3rd which will feature Haydn's Nelson Mass and Mozart's Solemn Vespers. The event will take place in the Hall o...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...

That Choir Remembers - November 8, 2015 (conducted by Craig Pike) Metropolitan United Church, Toronto ON Recorded by Kris O'Reilley All Night Vigil, Op 37 ('Vespers') - Sergei Rachmaninoff VII. Glory to God in the Highest www.thatchoir.com

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...  this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreExultate Singers performs 'Mother of God, here I stand' by the great British composer Sir John Tavener who died on 12 November 2013. The recording is taken from Exultate Singers' new album, A Sense of the Divine, to be released in December 2013 and was recorded in St George's Bristol Mother of God, here I stand now praying before this ikon of Your radiant brightness, not praying to be saved from a battlefield; not giving thanks nor seeking forgiveness for the sings of my soul, nor for all the souls. Numb, joyless and desolate on earth; but for her alone, whom I wholly give You.  this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

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 internationally acclaimed London Chamber Choir Vasari Singers perform the beautiful and moving anthem Give us this day, composed by Ward Swingle. this stunning music is set to the powerful words of Tony Vincent Isaacs and speaks of the beauty and frag...  this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe internationally acclaimed London Chamber Choir Vasari Singers perform the beautiful and moving anthem Give us this day, composed by Ward Swingle. this stunning music is set to the powerful words of Tony Vincent Isaacs and speaks of the beauty and fragility of Earth and nature. http://www.vasarisingers.org  

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...  this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreI thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "this is a poem of grandeur and of praise. Therefore it might be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grandeur and awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of means. First, the piano introduction includes slowly unfolding piano arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths and fourths, exploiting the full range of the piano keyboard. The composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which begins in a low register in C minor, and then travels through a number of other key areas until it reaches the distant key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat and B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ...    this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

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

Alive and Singing™ sing "Lovely day" (arranged by its director Jamie Serafi) at St Andrew's C of E Church, Ampthill, on Sunday 2nd December 2012 as part of the annual Christmas Tree Festival. for more information about Alive and Singing™ go to http://www....  this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreAlive and Singing™ sing "Lovely day" (arranged by its director Jamie Serafi) at St Andrew's C of E Church, Ampthill, on Sunday 2nd December 2012 as part of the annual Christmas Tree Festival. for more information about Alive and Singing™ go to http://www.aliveandsinging.com Alive and Singing's debut album "Don't Look Back" can be found on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/dont-look-back/id560810247?v0=9988&ign-mpt...