CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble Twas Not the Night Before Christmas Dec. 21, 2012 Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria BC Michael Gormley, music director Timothy Quinlan, video production

Based on the old Basque carol 1 The angel Gabriel from heaven came, his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame; "All hail," said he "Thou holy maiden Mary, most highly favoured lady." Gloria! 2 "For know, a blessed mother thou shalt be all gener...  moreBased on the old Basque carol 1 The angel Gabriel from heaven came, his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame; "All hail," said he "Thou holy maiden Mary, most highly favoured lady." Gloria! 2 "For know, a blessed mother thou shalt be all generations laud and honour thee, thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold; most highly favoured lady." Gloria! 3 Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head; "To me be as it pleases God," she said. "My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name." Most highly favoured lady, Gloria! 4 Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn, and Christian folk throughout the world will ever say, "Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!"  less

Recorded on December 22nd, 2014, at the Church of St. Dominic in Split, Croatia. www.voxanimae.hr www.facebook.com/voxanimae info@voxanimae.hr

Jingle Bell Rock by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe arranged for one-man choir.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Everything in the Concert is going brilliantly. The choir is firing on all cylinders. The audience are lapping it up, even your lame banter between songs....

Traditional Appalachian folk carol arranged by andrew Carter Performed by Exultate Singers http://www.exultatesingers.org

London Community Gospel Choir will be hosting what is bound to be an amazing Concert later this month in London. Tickets just £5. Read more about the event on my blogsite

It's a great tribute to the skill and warm-heartedness of the group of wonderful people that makes up Albion that YET AGAIN we have sold out a Concert in Sheffield before the day. I'm proud of you all that you create and perpetuate something in which so m...

A parent, Morten Ruud, made this recording in HD during one of the two Concerts on the 19. Dec 2010 in the Sandnes kirke. As you may observe, former members of the choir (those without the burgundy coates) are welcomed up to join the choir in this fina...  moreA parent, Morten Ruud, made this recording in HD during one of the two Concerts on the 19. Dec 2010 in the Sandnes kirke. As you may observe, former members of the choir (those without the burgundy coates) are welcomed up to join the choir in this finale song in each Concert, as it has been for 37 years in a row! (and if they are observed by the conductor when arriving to the churc and choose NOT to join, they are very kindly told to do so! This caused a special occasion in this Concert: a mother and a daughter singing in the same choir! :-)) This year our guest conductor Inger Lise Hope, also a former member, took on the job at short notice because of illness. Indeed, she did a great job in three Concerts!  less

Coro de Filosofía y Letras de la UBA, dir: andrés Aciar