Arranged by Nathan Howe From concert "Voice on the Summer Wind" 1st June 2024

Come to New York City in the summer of 2012 to participate in an international choir festival that will be as meaningful as it is memorable. "The Rhythms of One World" festival will open with a concert at UN Headquarters celebrating the anniversary of the...

Salvator mundi by John Blow Salvator mundi, salva nos, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray Thee, O...  moreSalvator mundi by John Blow Salvator mundi, salva nos, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray Thee, O Lord our God. 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.  

I should have gone on a holiDay. I spent the summer re-reading "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "The Heroes of Olympus". I looked forward to "The House of Hades", the fourth book in "The Heroes of Olympus" series. It was released on early autumn, whi...

Stellenbosch University Choir performing Ave Maria by Sergey Khvoschinsky (1957, USA) at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Parow, South Africa. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of t...  moreStellenbosch University Choir performing Ave Maria by Sergey Khvoschinsky (1957, USA) at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Parow, South Africa. 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.  

Cherubim Male Choir HKBP Pasar Rebo performances in Grand Prix Championship 5th Bali International Choir Festival Conducted and Choreographed by Sonia Nadya Simanjuntak 31st July 2016 at Sanur Paradise Hotel, Bali - Indonesia Grand Prix Winner Resu...  moreCherubim Male Choir HKBP Pasar Rebo performances in Grand Prix Championship 5th Bali International Choir Festival Conducted and Choreographed by Sonia Nadya Simanjuntak 31st July 2016 at Sanur Paradise Hotel, Bali - Indonesia Grand Prix Winner Result : 1. Choir Competition Winner 2. Choir Championship Winner 3. Grand Prix Championship Winner 4. Excellent Conductor - Sonia Nadya Simanjuntak  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...