"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. ...  more"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. The composer writes: "I wanted to make a piece about the creation story but I didn't want to highlight one religion's or culture's narrative over another." "It was important for me to try to find something universal, something present in all stories, or common to all cultures. I hit upon the idea of making a kind of checklist of everything that needed to be created to get the world to this point, without each individual culture's stories or myths or exoticisms. I went back to the first chapter of Genesis, to see what I could get out of my own culture's story, and I stripped away all the descriptions, adjectives, connectors and motivators. All that is left of Genesis in my text are the nouns, leaving a dispassionate list of everything created, in the order in ...    less

More than 150 choirs, over 5'000 choir actors, 14 stages, more than 30'000 people - that's the state choir festival "Rhineland-Palatinate sings", at 2019, 31st of August in Mainz. Come to visit and discover for yourself the great variety of R...  moreMore than 150 choirs, over 5'000 choir actors, 14 stages, more than 30'000 people - that's the state choir festival "Rhineland-Palatinate sings", at 2019, 31st of August in Mainz. Come to visit and discover for yourself the great variety of Rheinland-Palatinate choir music.  

The Oakland Symphony Chorus, member of the East Bay Performing Arts, is the premier community resource for choral performance and learning. In addition to collaborating with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and other fine performing arts groups, we offer edu...  moreThe Oakland Symphony Chorus, member of the East Bay Performing Arts, is the premier community resource for choral performance and learning. In addition to collaborating with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and other fine performing arts groups, we offer educational opportunities to the general singing community.  

Three Miniatures for SSAA Chorus unaccompanied (1. The Lute, 2. The Thunderbolt, 3. The Sun) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Words by Judah al Harizi, 13th century English Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by the Women of The Philovo...  moreThree Miniatures for SSAA Chorus unaccompanied (1. The Lute, 2. The Thunderbolt, 3. The Sun) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Words by Judah al Harizi, 13th century English Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by the Women of The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5678 Recording: © Copyright 2000 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

Handog Concierto The San Nicolas 2nd Chorale with Band 31

The Samford University A Cappella Choir singing "Chantez a Dieu" by Jan Pieters Sweelinck at the Florilege Vocal de Tours: InterNational Song Competition, May 25-27, 2012. Philip Copeland, conductor.

Kindle the Taper for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), with optional Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals Performance of Version for SATB Chorus and Piano Words by Emma Lazarus Music by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed with piano by the performers of Choral...  moreKindle the Taper for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), with optional Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals Performance of Version for SATB Chorus and Piano Words by Emma Lazarus Music by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed with piano by the performers of Choral Tracks. www.choraltracks.com Words: Public Domain Music: © Copyright 2021 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. The sheet music is available from Canticle Distributing. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 8974.  less

A fantastic performance from the juniors.

Chor Leoni toured the Czech Republic in the summer of 2008. We sang this Chorus from Smetana's The Bartered Bride everywhere, from concert halls to churches, outdoor settings to overheated rehearsal rooms. Videographer Phil Jack, a valued member of our ba...  moreChor Leoni toured the Czech Republic in the summer of 2008. We sang this Chorus from Smetana's The Bartered Bride everywhere, from concert halls to churches, outdoor settings to overheated rehearsal rooms. Videographer Phil Jack, a valued member of our baritone section, compiled this video for us. It shows just a bit of the HUGE amount of fun we had!  

"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) ABOUT THE WORK: W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Car...  more"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) ABOUT THE WORK: W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Carols Vol. 1 & 2 (published by Walton Music). Megan McCormick is the soprano soloist on this video. ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Ola’s concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was followed by its 2012 sequel, Piano Improvisations. Many of Ola’s choral works are featured on Phoenix Chorale’s bestselling Northern Lights album, which is devoted entirely to his music for choir. All three albums are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc. A full-time concert music composer based in New York City, Ola is als...    less