We are a ladies a cappella (unaccompanied) chorus based in Milton Keynes. We call ourselves a ‘chorus’, rather than a ‘choir’ because we don’t just sing our songs, we perform them. We sing for fun, competition and charity in four parts mostly in the ‘...  moreWe are a ladies a cappella (unaccompanied) chorus based in Milton Keynes. We call ourselves a ‘chorus’, rather than a ‘choir’ because we don’t just sing our songs, we perform them. We sing for fun, competition and charity in four parts mostly in the ‘barbershop’ style. Have a look at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Junction14MK/  

Here is the video of the Spinnaker Chorus competing in the UK Sweet Adelines Barbershop Contest. What a fantastic venue to sing in , what a generous audience, what a sizzling pair of songs, what gorgeous singers, sssSSSSSSMokin! These Women are looking...  moreHere is the video of the Spinnaker Chorus competing in the UK Sweet Adelines Barbershop Contest. What a fantastic venue to sing in , what a generous audience, what a sizzling pair of songs, what gorgeous singers, sssSSSSSSMokin! These Women are looking pretty Fierce!  

Swara vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor From the concert "Celestial Spheres" 2021 Recorded at Sint Pieterskerk (Ghent) and Église Notre Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Brussels) ©️2021 Ivan Yohan & Dan Mărăşescu Marion Bauwens, soprano Mirthe Dokter, sop...  moreSwara vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor From the concert "Celestial Spheres" 2021 Recorded at Sint Pieterskerk (Ghent) and Église Notre Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Brussels) ©️2021 Ivan Yohan & Dan Mărăşescu Marion Bauwens, soprano Mirthe Dokter, soprano Lydia M. Stoddart, soprano Liza Dedapper, soprano (solo) Zayra Vélazquez, soprano Anna Nuytten, mezzo/alto Boris Kondov, countertenor Imogen Streul, mezzo/alto María Gil, mezzo/alto Hendrik Mispelon, tenor José Pizarro, tenor Leander Van Gijsegem, tenor Paul Gosme, tenor Timo Tembuyser, tenor Andrés Soler Castaño, bass Jan Moeyaert, bass Laurent Fobelets, bass Mbolanirina Rabetsimatahodriaka, bass Hsieh Yu Hsiang, bass  less

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...  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 ...    less

The vocal Art Ensemble of Davis, California performs "Dulaman" arranged by David Mooney in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland as part of their performance tour of Ireland from September 2-11, 2010. The biggest surprise was that the arranger, Dr. Dav...  moreThe vocal Art Ensemble of Davis, California performs "Dulaman" arranged by David Mooney in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland as part of their performance tour of Ireland from September 2-11, 2010. The biggest surprise was that the arranger, Dr. David Mooney, was in the audience, and made a guest appearance with the chorus at the end of the performance.  

Morten Lauridsen - Io Piango (No.4 from Madrigali: Six “Fire Songs” on Italian Renaissance Poems) Swara vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor Camille Hubert, soprano Chia Fen Wu, soprano Wei-Lian Huang, soprano Lydia Pernal-Stoddart, soprano Mir...  moreMorten Lauridsen - Io Piango (No.4 from Madrigali: Six “Fire Songs” on Italian Renaissance Poems) Swara vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor Camille Hubert, soprano Chia Fen Wu, soprano Wei-Lian Huang, soprano Lydia Pernal-Stoddart, soprano Mirthe Dokter, soprano Anna Nuytten, alto Boris Kondov, countertenor Laurence Renson, alto María Gil Muñoz, alto Zayra Velázquez, alto Hendrik Mispelon, tenor José Pizarro, tenor Paul Gosme, tenor Mark Trigg, tenor Andrés Soler Castaño, bass Jan Moeyaert, bass Laurent Fobelets, bass Thomas Vandenabeele, bass Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, bass Recorded at Église Saint-Albert, Schaerbeek/Brussels, Belgium, Nov 2022  less

Choir: Noored Eesti Hääled Koor and ESTIU vocal Ensemble Conductor: Josep Gil Place: Estonian Academy Music and Theatre (Tallinn) Date: 06.05.2015

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is a lack of men in many community choirs (Why men won’t sing).     The Tenor by Paul Helm   One of the results of th...

Metro Nashville Chorus - overview from 2013 Open House

July 31st 2015 Deadlline   Tomorrow ends the deadline to sign up for our Video Competition for Treble and Women's Choirs.   http://www.wac-contest.eu/