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"...

Dorian mode setting of Psalm 23 by David W Solomons the Lord is my shepherd I shall lack nothing He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me along the still waters. He restores my soul and makes me walk within the paths of righteousness ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreDorian mode setting of Psalm 23 by David W Solomons the Lord is my shepherd I shall lack nothing He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me along the still waters. He restores my soul and makes me walk within the paths of righteousness for His name's sake Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale yet I will fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your staff comfort me still you have furnished my table in the presence of my foes my head you anoint with oil and my cup overflows Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me and my dWelling place shall be in God's house evermore.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

the Major Minors Children's Choir Were awarded the HVCS Children's Chorus Cup in the Hutt valley Performing Arts Society Open Choir Category competition held on Wednesday 17 July 2013 in LoWer Hutt,  New Zealand. We did it! We bet last year's scor...

Based in the San Gabriel valley, Pro Mundi is committed to providing high quality performances of classical repertoire. We are an ensemble consisting of advanced volunteer singers who are devoted to choral music and the arts. Pro Mundi is dedicated to ma...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreBased in the San Gabriel valley, Pro Mundi is committed to providing high quality performances of classical repertoire. We are an ensemble consisting of advanced volunteer singers who are devoted to choral music and the arts. Pro Mundi is dedicated to making exceptional choral performances available and accessible to all communities.  

[To see the FULL SCORE, click here: http://youtu.be/6BTltoTO_jo] English Poetic Translation: Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won't miss it, Wake up, take advantage, the Tap-Tap is warming up! If your legs are short, get a he...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more[To see the FULL SCORE, click here: http://youtu.be/6BTltoTO_jo] English Poetic Translation: Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won't miss it, Wake up, take advantage, the Tap-Tap is warming up! If your legs are short, get a head start; the best time is now, Don't say you didn't know, Those who are wise are those who lead. Don't let time pass you by, It's time for you to get on board, the Tap-Tap is leaving now, It's time for us to go! Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up and don't miss it, the Tap-Tap is taking off! Don't fool around, get on! Don't wait, don't stare, Don't joke around, get on! the Tap-Tap might just leave you! Get up! Stand proud! Those of you who know what you want, Those of you with your minds made up, Don't miss a great opportunity To do something for the nation! Listen, don't miss a great opportunity to do something, Get up, stand proud, don't sit around and wait! Get up! Let's go! Don't waste your time, ...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

"Demain, dès l'aube" is dedicated to my dear friend Lillian Holowka and her partner Donald Bergen, who died less than a year apart in 2013 and 2014. Victor Hugo's heart-wrenching 1847 poem describes a walk he plans to take tomorrow morning ("Demain, dè...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Demain, dès l'aube" is dedicated to my dear friend Lillian Holowka and her partner Donald Bergen, who died less than a year apart in 2013 and 2014. Victor Hugo's heart-wrenching 1847 poem describes a walk he plans to take tomorrow morning ("Demain, dès l'aube") through the countryside to his daughter Léopoldine's grave four years after her tragic death in a boating accident, which also took the life of her husband Charles who had tried to save her. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Demain, dès l'aube." To purchase the sheet music for this song, please contact: info@leadingnote.com. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, the StairWell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and m...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

We started this choir in our neighborhood to give regular people the chance to sing and learn from professionals. We began rehearsals in the fall of 2018 for a holiday show that We performed at a neighborhood block party, and special guest JoAnne Worley c...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreWe started this choir in our neighborhood to give regular people the chance to sing and learn from professionals. We began rehearsals in the fall of 2018 for a holiday show that We performed at a neighborhood block party, and special guest JoAnne Worley came and performed with us. Everyone had such a good time, We decided to continue on the following spring. If it catches on, We hope to get our nonprofit status.  

Music making for kids is alive and Well in the Hutt valley, in New Zealand and two award winning groups of talented kids are performing a combined programme in LoWer Hutt on November 11th. Sing and Strings is a joint concert by the Major Minors Childre...

the Strathendrick Singers is an amateur choir of some fifty singers, which draws its members from the villages in the valley of the River Endrick. Members come from Balfron, Killearn, Drymen, Kippen, Aberfoyle and further afield. We rehearse in Balfron Ch...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morethe Strathendrick Singers is an amateur choir of some fifty singers, which draws its members from the villages in the valley of the River Endrick. Members come from Balfron, Killearn, Drymen, Kippen, Aberfoyle and further afield. We rehearse in Balfron Church on Monday nights at 7.30. We are under the musical direction of Mark Evans, and perform publicly at both Christmas and Spring.  

[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...