Dear friends and fellow Music enthusiasts, I hope this message finds you well and brimming with the same passion for Music and education that has always united us through the pages of Choir Place. Today, I want to take a moment to delve into a topic that...

"There Is a Garden" from the Musical "Trouble in Tahiti" by Leonard Bernstein. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. A...  more"There Is a Garden" from the Musical "Trouble in Tahiti" by Leonard Bernstein. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. Leonard Bernstein was on his honeymoon in 1951 when he began composing his one-act opera "Trouble in Tahiti", a candid portrait of the troubled marriage of a young suburban couple. This aria is sung by Dinah during Scene 3 where, in her analyst's office, she is seeking counseling - unbeknownst to her husband Sam - in an attempt to repair their deteriorating marriage. Dinah recalls a dream of an untended garden choked with weeds. In the dream she hears a voice calling to her describing a beautiful garden, a place of love and harmony, which she tries desperately to find. Her dream ends before she can find it.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that Music resides in the Musical notation and a Musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

"She Walks in Beauty" by David Childs. Text by Lord Byron. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Art...  more"She Walks in Beauty" by David Childs. Text by Lord Byron. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese, Oboist: Lisa Gelfand. She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!  less

"The Violet" by Mark Patterson. Text by Jane Taylor. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Di...  more"The Violet" by Mark Patterson. Text by Jane Taylor. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head As if to hide from view. And yet it was a lovely flower, Its colour bright and fair; It might have graced a rosy bower, Instead of hiding there. Yet thus it was content to bloom, In modest tints arrayed; And there diffused a sweet perfume, Within the silent shade. Then let me to the valley go This pretty flower to see; That I may also learn to grow In sweet humility.  less

"Shiru" by Allan Naplan. Text adapted from Psalms 96 and 98. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wal...  more"Shiru" by Allan Naplan. Text adapted from Psalms 96 and 98. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd.  

Choral Music is experiencing one of its most prosperous moments in history, thanks to the connections and new Music being created. What happened at the ACDA convention is a faithful reflection of how exciting this world can be, and the energetic and artis...

CorISTAnbul is a mixed a cappella Choir formed by the Music director and conductor Arda Ardases Agosyan to perform a cappella pieces in the Music literature. However, it also sings with instrumental accompaniment. The Choir has pieces from different ages,...  moreCorISTAnbul is a mixed a cappella Choir formed by the Music director and conductor Arda Ardases Agosyan to perform a cappella pieces in the Music literature. However, it also sings with instrumental accompaniment. The Choir has pieces from different ages, languages and styles in its repertoire. It gives both Turkey and world premieres of songs. It premiered the concerto Romeo and Juliet, composed by the conductor Agosyan last year. It is the first of its kind in that it is for double bass solo and mixed Choir. **** Müzik edebiyatındaki çoksesli acapella (eşliksiz) koro eserlerini seslendirmek üzere Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan tarafından kurulan koro, şimdiden, farklı dönem, dil ve tarzda elliden fazla eseri repertuarında bulundurmaktadır. Eşliksiz koro müziği seslendirme nosyonunu benimsemiş olan oda korosu, Rönesans’tan günümüze uzanan geniş bir döneme yayılmış repertuarını, yılda birkaç kez verdiği konserlerle, oldukça iyi düzeydeki müzikalite ve performansıyla dinleyicisiyle paylaşmaktadır. Repertuarında Tür...    less

H.L. Hassler: Dixit Maria - The Waldorf Student Choir, conductor: Laszlo Bencze - Recorded in the Lutheran Secondary School Aszod/Hungary on 16. April 2014.

"There is no rose", No. 3 from "A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28" by Benjamin Britten. Text 15th century anonymous. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of th...  more"There is no rose", No. 3 from "A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28" by Benjamin Britten. Text 15th century anonymous. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Harp: Charlene Conner.