https://youtu.be/WpRok6AuNBk Words by Emma Lazarus Music by Stanley M. Hoffman for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. Music: © Copyright...  morehttps://youtu.be/WpRok6AuNBk Words by Emma Lazarus Music by Stanley M. Hoffman for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. Music: © Copyright 2021 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved Used by permission.. the sheet music is available from Canticle Distributing. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 8974A. --- TEXT Kindle the Taper like the steadfast star ablaze on evening’s forehead o’er the earth, and add each night a luster till afar an eight-fold splendor shine above thy (your) hearth. Clash, Israel, the cymbals, touch the lyre, blow the brass trumpet and the harsh-tongued horn; chant psalms of victory till the heart take fire, the Maccabean spirit leap new-born. —Emma Lazarus Modernization by Stanley M. Hoffman  less

the Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir (TWMVC) was established in 1995 gathering together a group of like-minded individuals of Welsh heritage sought to Kindle the spirit of traditional Welsh male voice singing in their adopted country. Ably assisted by, now ...  morethe Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir (TWMVC) was established in 1995 gathering together a group of like-minded individuals of Welsh heritage sought to Kindle the spirit of traditional Welsh male voice singing in their adopted country. Ably assisted by, now emeritus, music director David Low, the founding members saw their numbers grow to a membership of sixty choristers. the choir continues to grow musically under the direction of William Woloschuk and accompanist Matthew Coons. Although many of the current members still lay claim to Welsh connections, the TWMVC now has members from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. the TWMVC proudly draws on the great Welsh tradition of singing hymns and songs born of the mountains and valleys of Wales. At the same time it emphasizes a multicultural context in its broad repertoire which also includes spirituals; operatic arias, Canadian folk songs as well as Broadway show tunes and contemporary music. Our blend of traditional and contemporary music, all sung off book in accorda...    less