Member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1960. Mainly a show-oriented group, we also enter district competition once a year. Our mission: Singing and sharing barbershop harmony for enjoyment and good will.

O Little Town of Bethlehem - arr: Traditional, melody by Lewis Redner, sung by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual Choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pi...  moreO Little Town of Bethlehem - arr: Traditional, melody by Lewis Redner, sung by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual Choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then put together the video using Final Cut Pro. A message from the Director: "Christmas 2020 is the first in our 43-year history where we haven’t been able to stage live Concerts, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still sing. So, after planning, rehearsing and recording, we are proud to present O Little Town of Bethlehem, one selection from our Virtual Christmas Concert of 6 carols. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstkQZ9-5Gs We hope you will enjoy our renditions of old favourites, some in new settings by our director, along with a few lesser known pieces from our carol archives. I cannot be more proud of my musical colleagues for forging through the complex logistics of putting these videos together. I thank them for their loyalty to our fans and ...    less

Helen Williams' setting of a lyric from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Sung by the Choir of St Martin of Tours Parish Church, Epsom, conducted by Paul Johnson-Hyde. Illustrations by HC Selous and M Paolo Priolo. The score is available for Christian ...  moreHelen Williams' setting of a lyric from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Sung by the Choir of St Martin of Tours Parish Church, Epsom, conducted by Paul Johnson-Hyde. Illustrations by HC Selous and M Paolo Priolo. The score is available for Christian worship from http://canossa.co.uk/Bunyan.html  

We Three Kings- City of Truro Male Choir sing this piece. Words and melody John Henry Hopkins arr. Russell Pascoe. Dedicated to Christian Aid as part of Truro’s Big Christmas Sing - JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/trurobigsing

Choir: Noored Eesti Hääled Koor and ESTIU Vocal Ensemble Conductor: Josep Gil Place: Estonian Academy Music and Theatre (Tallinn) Date: 06.05.2015

What Child is This - arr: Pierre Massie (choral premiere), sung by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual Choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then pu...  moreWhat Child is This - arr: Pierre Massie (choral premiere), sung by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual Choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then put together the video using Final Cut Pro. A message from the Director: "Christmas 2020 is the first in our 43-year history where we haven’t been able to stage live Concerts, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still sing. So, after planning, rehearsing and recording, we are proud to present "What Child is This?" - one selection from our Virtual Christmas Concert of 6 carols. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstkQZ9-5Gs We hope you will enjoy our renditions of old favourites, some in new settings by our director, along with a few lesser known pieces from our carol archives. I cannot be more proud of my musical colleagues for forging through the complex logistics of putting these videos together. I thank them for their loyalty to our fans and their fellow c...    less

Rick Goode's "Abel & Cain." Sunday, March 13, 2016 Congregational Church of Batavia, IL

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a busy Concert time for most Choirs.     I thought I'd give an account of a typical Concert by one of my community Choirs. This ...

The Mansfield University Concert Choir placed second in the Youth Choir and the Mixed Choir categories at the 2011 International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales

Music has always been a highly appreciated tradition at St. Benedict’s College. One could trace back choral singing at St. Benedict’s to the early years of the 20th.Century when La Sallian Christian brother expatriates from Europe inculcated in the local ...  moreMusic has always been a highly appreciated tradition at St. Benedict’s College. One could trace back choral singing at St. Benedict’s to the early years of the 20th.Century when La Sallian Christian brother expatriates from Europe inculcated in the local staff and student bodies , an appreciation of choral singing. They brought to our school the rich traditions of classical music that prevailed in Europe, at the time. By and by , they were ably assisted by highly interested and committed lay trainers cum teachers who went on to train prize winning Choirs that stood out among schools and also were in great demand for national events. The history of the Benedictine Choirs would not be complete without reference to the great English musician Rev.Bro. Hugh Farrington , ably assisted by Bonnie Fonseka. They established the reputation of Benedictine Choirs. Bonnie, who was the Master in charge of Music in addition to being in charge of the Commercial Studies section , was able to form and maintain a Choir of over s...    less