The Singing Safari has been on the road for five weeks now collecting exotic Songs from all over the world. Just 6 days to go before we arrive at Holywells Park in Ipswich to perform the Songs we've gathered. Tired, dusty and a few less people in o...

"Solfege Santa" by Cristi Cary Miller. Based upon "Jingle Bells" by J. Pierpont. Recorded live on Friday, December 14, 2012, at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida....  more"Solfege Santa" by Cristi Cary Miller. Based upon "Jingle Bells" by J. Pierpont. Recorded live on Friday, December 14, 2012, at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Assistant Director: Jorge Valls, Accompanist: Gayle Giese, Choreographer: Lucia Deus. One day Santa Claus Did a most peculiar thing He enrolled in music class So he could learn to sing He worked so very hard And practiced all the day Soon ev'ry song that Santa knew He sang the solfege way And he sang.... Mi mi mi, mi mi mi, Mi sol, do re mi Fa fa fa fa, fa mi mi mi Sol sol fa re do Mrs. Claus was quite impressed And she, too, very soon Teamed up with Santa Claus To join him in his tune The elves and reindeer, too, Soon left their work and play To be apart of Santa's choir And sing the solfege way. And they sang.... Mi mi mi, mi mi mi, Mi sol, do re mi Fa fa fa fa, fa mi mi mi Sol sol fa re do Now ev'ry afternoon Santa...    less

"Deck the Halls (in 7/8)", Welsh carol, arr. James McKelvy. Recorded live on December 14, 2012, at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis P...  more"Deck the Halls (in 7/8)", Welsh carol, arr. James McKelvy. Recorded live on December 14, 2012, at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la. 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel Fa la la la la la la la la. Troll the ancient Christmas carol, Fa la la la la la la la la. See the blazing yule before us, Fa la la la la la la la la. Strike the harp and join the chorus. Fa la la la la la la la la. Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la la la la la. While I tell of Christmas treasure, Fa la la la la la la la la. Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la la la la la. Hail the new, ye lads and lasses! Fa la la la la la la la la. Sing we joyous all together, Fa la la la la la la la la. Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la la la la la.  less

Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs (per coro, violino e pianoforte) Words: Hila Plitmann 1) Temunà 2) Kalá kallá 3) Lárov 4) Éyze shéleg! 5) Rakút Coro dell'Associazione Musicale "G. Rossini" di Sassari Pianoforte: Mariano Meloni - Viol...  moreEric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs (per coro, violino e pianoforte) Words: Hila Plitmann 1) Temunà 2) Kalá kallá 3) Lárov 4) Éyze shéleg! 5) Rakút Coro dell'Associazione Musicale "G. Rossini" di Sassari Pianoforte: Mariano Meloni - Violino: Davide Soddu - Direttore: Clara Antoniciello. IX Festival Internazionale della Musica Corale "Nella Città dei Gremi" Sassari, 29 Settembre 2012 - Basilica del Sacro Cuore. Eric Whitacre Five Hebrew Love Songs Coro "G. Rossini" Sassari Clara Antoniciello Mariano Meloni Davide Soddu Festival corale Musica Hila Plitmann choir music Temunà Kalá kallá  less

Heartwood sings original arrangements of Songs whose murky origins stretch back centuries and centuries, Songs our grannies taught us and modern classics from the thriving contemporary folk scene.

The J Singers combine singing ‘seriously for pleasure’ with performing charity fund-raising concerts throughout the county of Somerset. We sing a varied mix of music from traditional ballads and Songs from the West End shows, to popular numbers. We welcom...  moreThe J Singers combine singing ‘seriously for pleasure’ with performing charity fund-raising concerts throughout the county of Somerset. We sing a varied mix of music from traditional ballads and Songs from the West End shows, to popular numbers. We welcome new adult members with or without prior choral experience. You do need some musical ability, but it's not essential to read music. Rehearsals are in Wembdon, near Bridgwater, on a Tuesday evening.  

Dear Friends, Together with talented Ukrainian composer, singer and the author of arrangements for choir, Victor Grytsyshyn, we have prepared a songbook. It includes the most famous Ukrainian Christmas Songs. All of them were arranged for choir by Victor...

Eric Whitacre (*1970): Five Hebrew Love Songs Text: Hila Plitmann Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (Germany), conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold Hartwig Meynecke ­ violin Katharina Sahlfeld ­ soprano Michael Immer ­ tambourine Alexander Schories ­ piano ...  moreEric Whitacre (*1970): Five Hebrew Love Songs Text: Hila Plitmann Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (Germany), conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold Hartwig Meynecke ­ violin Katharina Sahlfeld ­ soprano Michael Immer ­ tambourine Alexander Schories ­ piano This video was made during the CD production and as promotion for the new Eric Whitacre CD "hope, faith, life, love ­ Choral Music by Eric Whitacre" with Junges Vokalensemble Hannover, conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold (Rondeau Production ROP6064, in cooperation with Deutschlandradio Kultur). Date of recording: 30.6.2012, Pauluskirche Hannover (Germany) The CD will be available commercially from 22.10.2012. From January 2013 also on iTunes. www.vokalensemble-hannover.de www.rondeau.de Camera: Jan Biring, Jan Frühauf, Michael Immer Edit: Jan Frühauf Sound: Tobias Hoff (Rondeau Production) Texts: I. Temuná (A picture) Temuná belibí charutá; Nodédet beyn ór uveyn ófel: Min dmamá shekazó et guféch kach otá, Usaréch al paná"ich kach nófel...    less

We perform choral music a cappella. There are more than 150 works of various times (Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and music of the twentieth century) and styles (choral concerts, choral miniatures and Songs, spirituals, Songs of different ...  moreWe perform choral music a cappella. There are more than 150 works of various times (Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and music of the twentieth century) and styles (choral concerts, choral miniatures and Songs, spirituals, Songs of different nations of the world, folk Songs, Christmas music) at the repertoire of our choir. Modern Belarusian music takes a large part of our repertoire, thanks to that we are happy to open Belarus to other nations.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I sing and teach sacred Songs from a wide range of religious traditions. But I don’t have a religious bone in my body.   photo by 10x1...