Inspired by the great choral works of the medieval and early modern periods, the Ensemble creates colourful programmes to illustrate musical or historical themes. Directed by David Skinner, Alamire has embarked on an ambitious ten year 30-disc project to ...  moreInspired by the great choral works of the medieval and early modern periods, the Ensemble creates colourful programmes to illustrate musical or historical themes. Directed by David Skinner, Alamire has embarked on an ambitious ten year 30-disc project to record a library of early English choral music. Skinner’s performing editions will be published by Edition Peters. He is also guest blogger on renaissance repertoire for Eric Whitacre.  

Add: - 2 tsps. of enchanting sopranos - 2 tbsps. of keen altos - a pinch of the smoothest tenors and two pounds of bass! Additionally a palmful of groove and pinch of the best humor and – up on stage! Afterwards, simmer the audienc...  moreAdd: - 2 tsps. of enchanting sopranos - 2 tbsps. of keen altos - a pinch of the smoothest tenors and two pounds of bass! Additionally a palmful of groove and pinch of the best humor and – up on stage! Afterwards, simmer the audience at low heat for five minutes and finally – depending on the favored intensity – let it rise by 200 degrees for about half an hour up to 1, 5 hours. The result will satisfy every single taste and linger on for a very long time. A feast for both eyes and ears, looking for peers. This displays the recipe forming the basis of an evening with the str8voices from Hanover. Immense a cappella- energy out of 8 young throats, interpreting songs such as “run run run” by the Real Group in a quite own and individual way. Apart from that, str8voices’ wide repertoire consists of own songs and arrangements. All eight singers were skilled in a classical way, educating themselves in Swing and Jazz by attending several workshops and masterclasses (with Kirby Shaw, Bob Stoloff...    less

Concanenda is focused on creating accessibility to choral music for the 21st century listener through digital marketing, social media and cross-genre collaboration projects.

Recorded on April 29, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.

Alias Chamber and Portara Ensembles

Greetings to all Choir Lovers! I am so excited to be a part of the growing world choir phenomenon. So many possibilities exist for singers, composers, and lovers of Vocal music to connect and collaborate not only musically, but socially as well. Having be...

We specialise in original a cappella arrangements of pop songs, as well as parodies and original comedy numbers of our own. From Melbourne, Australia.

Thank you for visiting www.portaraEnsemble.com. Here is a compilation of a few pieces performed at our Winter 2010 Concert. Enjoy!

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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral Vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastising them when ...