Reverie is a new and exciting contemporary vocal ensemble uniting some of Britain's very best young professional singers. A fantastic and welcome addition to the British choral tradition, Reverie is defined by its unique blend of voices and carefully craf...  moreReverie is a new and exciting contemporary vocal ensemble uniting some of Britain's very best young professional singers. A fantastic and welcome addition to the British choral tradition, Reverie is defined by its unique blend of voices and carefully crafted approach to interpretation. these engaging and distinctive qualities create a choral timbre perfectly suited to modern vocal repertoire.  

SIETE PALOS is a band founded in 2005 in the city of Merida by seven young Venezuelan musicians with a wide musical and vocal training, who offer an attractive rich dark voices proposal in a wide range of performance possibilities. With two musical pro...  moreSIETE PALOS is a band founded in 2005 in the city of Merida by seven young Venezuelan musicians with a wide musical and vocal training, who offer an attractive rich dark voices proposal in a wide range of performance possibilities. With two musical productions “Buenas Versiones” (2008) and “Rumba Romance” (2011) the Band has based their work on research and development of new ways of interpreting a cappella vocal music of various genres, in implementing voices assemblies and timbres that inspired the creation of strings, wind and percussion. Thus, they recreate repertoires and original sounds of Venezuela and Latin American, which makes the band a new identity communication vehicle and the artistic and cultural development of the region. SIETEPALOS is a musical proposal that has been able to make them known in various national and international festivals, in which the band has shared the stage with renowned artists, among the most prominent are: Concert at the Julio Villarroel Festival. Mérida, Venezuel...    less

International Christmas Contest, December 2018, Saint Petersburg. Winners of the First Place. Special prize for the best performance of sacred piece by Sergey Khvoshchinsky

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Fed up with the family slumped in front of the TV every Christmas and not communicating?     then turn off the TV and start singing! Chris...

Improved version - This satirical little frottola by Josquin is believed to be a gentle reminder to his patron Galeazzo Sforza that his musicians need paying. Josquin may be punning on the name of a fellow impecunious musician (Frillo) by calling him a...  moreImproved version - This satirical little frottola by Josquin is believed to be a gentle reminder to his patron Galeazzo Sforza that his musicians need paying. Josquin may be punning on the name of a fellow impecunious musician (Frillo) by calling him a cricket (Grillo). This performance is by the dwsChorale (David Solomons) It can be downloaded at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dwschorale3  

http://www.facebook.com/stellenbosch.acapella Arranged by: Antoni Schonken the Stellenbosch based acapella group, Acastella, performing their version of Coldplay, including Lost!, Death and all of His friends, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida and Every T...  morehttp://www.facebook.com/stellenbosch.acapella Arranged by: Antoni Schonken the Stellenbosch based acapella group, Acastella, performing their version of Coldplay, including Lost!, Death and all of His friends, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. Performed at the Maties Talent Final, Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South Africa acastella.stellies@gmail.com  

Il est bel et bon by Pierre Passereau (fl. 1509 - 1547). Sung in a transposed version Video contains the words and my English translation

Christmas in Cologne, Germany Thank you to my friend, Joachim Diessner, for providing this video. Words by Joseph Mohr Benita Borbonus, Sopran Simon Bales, Trompete Ehrenfelder Kantorei Vera Bongert, Ursel Cremer, Ute Eisenhut (a.G.), C...  moreChristmas in Cologne, Germany Thank you to my friend, Joachim Diessner, for providing this video. Words by Joseph Mohr Benita Borbonus, Sopran Simon Bales, Trompete Ehrenfelder Kantorei Vera Bongert, Ursel Cremer, Ute Eisenhut (a.G.), Christine von Förster, Roswitha Frost, Claudia Hennen, Corry Kok, Anja Meksem, Barbara Meyer zum Wischen, Priska Mielke, Ingrid Müller, Sarah Neusel, Maxime Oeburg, Sigrid Roggatz, Stefanie Schlösser, Katrin Witzel, Sopran Yasemin Becker, Maria Biehl, Renate von Bonin, Leonie Drews, Ursula Gurski, Eva Marleen Hecker, Sonja Helms, Anke Hoffmann, Alice Keuken (a.G.), Sibylle Kiock, Barbara Kuster, Anne Pfeiffer, Inge Ramm, Eva Schlu-Kröpelin, Dorle Schubert, Barbara Siefker (a.G.), Dagmar Smernic, Heike Sprunk, Linda Stenzel, Yvonne Welling (a.G.), Magdalena Wochnik (a.G.) Alt Joachim Bertsch (a.G.), Jörg Biegus, Christoph Hamborg, Michael Mayer, Matthias Velten (a.G.), Gertrud Wilhelm, Tenor Alexander Blicker-Dielmann, Bernd Hellmich, Michael Kolvenbach (a.G.),...    less

http://www.AlphabetPhotography.com - On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. This video features the voices of Chorus Niagara, Niagara's premiere 100-voice symphonic ensemble. This video has been viewed over 47...  morehttp://www.AlphabetPhotography.com - On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. This video features the voices of Chorus Niagara, Niagara's premiere 100-voice symphonic ensemble. This video has been viewed over 47 million times on Youtube. *You can now purchase the audio from this performance on ITunes, and Amazon.com! Just search "Christmas food court flash mob" or use these direct links http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/handels-messiah-hallelujah/id470752114?i=470752121&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 http://www.amazon.com/Handels-Messiah-Hallelujah-Chorus-Rare-Performance/dp/B005T76AMQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top This flash mob was organized by http://www.AlphabetPhotography.com to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! To learn more about Alphabet Photography Inc. and to receive news and updates join our facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/AlphabetPhotography  less

This diverse ensemble of adult female voices shares the common goal of making high quality choral music. Belle Canto was the first choir formed in the Cantilon family and remains its only adult ensemble. In touring and recording, Belle Canto has disting...  moreThis diverse ensemble of adult female voices shares the common goal of making high quality choral music. Belle Canto was the first choir formed in the Cantilon family and remains its only adult ensemble. In touring and recording, Belle Canto has distinguished itself as one of today’s foremost women’s ensembles. Originally a group of university students, the choir now consists of amateur singers from all walks of life. Belle Canto particularly enjoys exploring the contemporary repertoire of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia and has recorded much of this repertoire on their disc, Invocation.  less