Recording: Bowling Green State University Collegiate Chorale Richard Schnipke, conductor B. Michael Perry, tenor soloist

The full title of our collective is: National collective of Russian Federation Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic Choir! During these years the choir has been awarded honorary degrees and awards: * National collective of Russian Federation *...  moreThe full title of our collective is: National collective of Russian Federation Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic Choir! During these years the choir has been awarded honorary degrees and awards: * National collective of Russian Federation * Laureate of Lenin's Komsomol of Gorky region * Diploma of Bolshoi Theatre * Laureate of International Competition in Riga (Latvia) * Diploma of International Choir Festival in Valencia (Spain, 1996) * Diploma of I University Choirs Festival in Izhevsk (Russia, 2000) * Diploma of Festival in Sarov (Russia, 2000) * Diploma of III University Choirs Festival in Izhevsk (Russia, 2004) * Laureate of X Choir Festival in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, 2004) * Silver Diploma of X International Choir Competition in Budapest (Hungary, 2005) * Gold Diploma of IX international Choir Competition in Riva del Garda (Italy, 2006) * Laureate of IV Russian University Choirs Festival in Votkinsk (Russia, 2006) * Laureate of II degree of Russian University Choirs Festival in ...    less

Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the Mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymn...  moreThomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the Mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and 'bursting forth into sound' are encountered in many different guises. The composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Andrew Smith and Trond Kverno. https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l/420085/ Throughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. The choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include Newly wri...    less

"Pater Noster" by Jonathan Adams, performed by the Arkansas State University Concert Choir, Dr. Dale Miller at the 2014 Arkansas All-State Music Conference.

A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Michele Cabeza, piano Florida Vocal Association 2011 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Wertheim Performing Art...  moreA Gaelic Blessing John Rutter Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Michele Cabeza, piano Florida Vocal Association 2011 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Wertheim Performing Arts Center Florida International University Miami, FL April 28, 2011  

When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  moreWhen I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less

Omnia Sol (Let Your Heart Be Staid) Z. Randall Stroope Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessmen...  moreOmnia Sol (Let Your Heart Be Staid) Z. Randall Stroope Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL May 2, 2012  

Earth Song Frank Ticheli Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013

Manolo Da Rold conducts the Corale Zumellese and the Oklahoma State University Concert Chorale (Z. Randall Stroope conductor) in the Chiesa Arcipretale of Mel - Belluno (ITALY) on June 27, 2017 O magnum mysterium : Ivo Antognini

This Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Asse...  moreThis Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL May 2, 2012