Sung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay until the hasting day Has run but to the evensong, And, having Pray'd to...  moreSung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay until the hasting day Has run but to the evensong, And, having Pray'd together, we Will go with you along. We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a spring; As quick a growth to meet decay, As you, or anything. We die, as your hours do, and dry away, Like to the summer's rain, Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.  less

"Ave Maria" by Joshua B. Himes For male voices, a cappella. Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray For us sinners, now and at th...  more"Ave Maria" by Joshua B. Himes For male voices, a cappella. Hail Mary, full of grace: the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray For us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Recorded by Matthew Curtis (ChoralTracks) To learn more about the composer and view full previews of more music visit MusicSpoke.com  

Anthem by Edgar Bainton And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: For the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a ...  moreAnthem by Edgar Bainton And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: For the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned For her husband. And I heard a great voice out of Heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: For the Former things are passed away. (Revelation 21) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this perFormance.  less

Volti, Robert Geary, conductor. 5/6/12 perFormance VOLTI: SOPRANO Yuhi Aizawa Combatti Lindsey McLennan Diana Pray TJ Togasaki Christa Tumlinson ALTO Marjorie Gömez Verah Graham Emily Ryan Celeste Winant Jessica Winn TENOR Artyom Chelba...  moreVolti, Robert Geary, conductor. 5/6/12 perFormance VOLTI: SOPRANO Yuhi Aizawa Combatti Lindsey McLennan Diana Pray TJ Togasaki Christa Tumlinson ALTO Marjorie Gömez Verah Graham Emily Ryan Celeste Winant Jessica Winn TENOR Artyom Chelbayev Michael Eisenberg Paul Ingraham Roderick Lowe Eric Tuan BASS Jeff Bennett Sidney Chen E.E. "Chip Grant IV Philip Saunders Cole Thomason-Redus Artistic Director: Robert Geeary Executive Director: Barbara Heroux Composer in Residence: Mark Winges Artistic Advisor: Sidney Chen Delusional Paths is a setting of five Stephen Crane poems concerned with paths and destinations. Here paths taken lead to unexpected places. Carefully considered goals prove to be illusive, unattainable, or not what they seemed. Expectations of preconceived outcomes prove futile ("I saw a man"), naively optimistic ("A learned man"), foolhardy ("there was set beFore me a mighty hill"), or at best unrealistic ("the wayfarer"). In "Once, I knew a fine song" the path is...    less

Pitch-Blend Chorus or PBC is Community-based and Church Choir in Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Davao City. This is composed of young male and female Choristers known to be residing within the Parish jurisdiction. "We Sing, Pray and Love"

-------- english translation -------- Recitative: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem - Matthew 2:1 KJV Trio: Saying, Where is he that is born King of th...  more-------- english translation -------- Recitative: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem - Matthew 2:1 KJV Trio: Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. - Matthew 2:2 KJV Chorus: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, [that will splinter sovereigns and cities] - Numbers 24:17 KJV Choral: How lovely shines the Morning Star! the nations see and hail afar the light in Judah shining. Thou David's Son of Jacob's race, My Bridegroom and my King of Grace, For thee my heart is pining. Lowly, Holy, great and glorious, Thou victorious Prince of graces, Filling all the heavenly places.  less

3 May 2014: Spring Songs with Albion, Holy Trinity Church Bernard Lee Heard three times, this was not a concert to be at if you had an aversion to Parry’s Jerusalem. Holy Trinity is not a big church, neither is it a small one and was packed, t...

the Shir El Choir perForms "Geshem Mishamayim (Rain From Heaven) under the direction of Nomi Teplow at a choral convention in Jerusalem. Arr: Gil Aldema מקהלת שיר-אל בניצוחה של נעמי טפלו מבצעת את "גשם משמים (היורה)" בכנס מקהלות בירושלים. עיבוד: גיל אלדמע) "

For this final week of Advent, Brethren brings the traditional Austrian Carol, "Still, Still, Still". May these words give you Peace and hope as we "dream of the joyous day to come"...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] the world can be a terrible place sometimes as we’ve seen in the news lately. It’s hard to imagine how a single person can make a difference. Ch...