European Grand Prix Association For Choral Singing 43rd Tolosa Choral Contest 2011, Basque Country, Spain THE CONVIVIUM SINGERS from London, United Kingdom. ALL CREATURES NOW, Bennet

Sung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 ALL CREATURES NOW are merry minded, The shepherd's daughters playing, the nymphs are falalaing. Yon bugle was well winded. At Oriana's presence each thing smileth. The flow'rs themselves discove...  moreSung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 ALL CREATURES NOW are merry minded, The shepherd's daughters playing, the nymphs are falalaing. Yon bugle was well winded. At Oriana's presence each thing smileth. The flow'rs themselves discover, Birds over her do hover, Music the time beguileth, See where she comes, with flow'ry garlands crowned, Queen of ALL queens rekNOWned. Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana, "Long live fair Oriana!"  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]We are ALL CREATURES of habit. Which is no bad thing until it starts to affect what we do adversely. photo by CTRLF5 How many bad habits have you got into ...

Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow Praise Him ALL CREATURES here below Praise Him above ye heavenly host Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Music and the Spoken Word broadcast with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. ALL CREATURES of Our God and King 2. Awake and Arise, ALL Ye Children of Light 3. Be Thou My Vision (Organ Solo) 4. Lovely Appear, from "The Redemption"...  moreMusic and the Spoken Word broadcast with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. ALL CREATURES of Our God and King 2. Awake and Arise, ALL Ye Children of Light 3. Be Thou My Vision (Organ Solo) 4. Lovely Appear, from "The Redemption" 5. Dealing with Disappointment (Spoken Word) 6. Who Will Buy? from "Oliver!" 7. Thou Lovely Source of True Delight Dealing with Disappointment Every life needs aspirations—along with goals to help us achieve them. Our goals can be like the banks of a river, guiding the flow of our ambitions. Making plans and striving to accomplish them helps channel our efforts and energies toward the things that matter most to us. But what about when we fail? How do we respond when, despite our earnest efforts, we don’t quite reach those high aspirations? In short, how do we deal with disappointment? The natural response is to feel discouraged, disheartened. It might seem that ALL our planning and work were wasted. We may even question our aspirations—were our ...    less

The Vocal Art Ensemble presented their rendition of "O Sapo (The Toad" arranged by Stephen Hatfield as part of their "Cloudburst--Sounds of Nature" concert in May 2011. Intended to chronicle the evolution of Earth's CREATURES, this piece shows the utter j...  moreThe Vocal Art Ensemble presented their rendition of "O Sapo (The Toad" arranged by Stephen Hatfield as part of their "Cloudburst--Sounds of Nature" concert in May 2011. Intended to chronicle the evolution of Earth's CREATURES, this piece shows the utter joy of a toad hopping around his kingdom on our green planet. The women dance and the men join in with percussion and 'toad cALLs'.  

Voices of Aloha choir sing a rousing rendition of "Place in the Choir" at their 2017 Spring Concert under the direction of Mark Yasuhara.