the basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in C...  morethe basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in Culemborg for the reestablished Ukrainian seminar. After the seminarians were graduated, they swarmed out to fulfill their priestly vocation for the Ukrainians all over the world. the now outside the monastery walls well-known seminarian choir fell apart while applications for the singing of liturgies and concerts throughout the Netherlands, kept coming. On the initiative of Msgr. AG Smith, dr. Antonowycz founded the Utrecht Byzantine Choir on February 9, 1951, consisting of only Dutch men, who specialized in singing the liturgy according to the Slavic-Byzantine rite. In cooperation with the Apostolate of the Eastern Churches, the UBK initially only sang liturgies according to the Byzantine Rite. Hundreds of parishes in the Netherlands became familiar with ...    less

Follow the footsteps of Victoria with members of the Tallis Scholars.   Choral music that would have been sung by Victoria when he was a Boy chorister in Avila Cathedral.Tomás Luis de Victoria began his musical career as a chorister in Avila...

the "coro che non c'è" (Neverchoir) is a choir that may not actually seem real. It was born thanks to its director, Ludovico (Dodo) Versino, who instilled the love for choral music in high school students all across Rome, which led them all to ...  morethe "coro che non c'è" (Neverchoir) is a choir that may not actually seem real. It was born thanks to its director, Ludovico (Dodo) Versino, who instilled the love for choral music in high school students all across Rome, which led them all to become friends. It doesn’t have an exact date of birth, because it began as a way to get together, rather than as a formal choir. they don’t have a uniform, a fixed meeting place, or a specific repertoire genre. Only one thing is certain: they tell their story through their singing, so come listen the coro che non c’è  less

the Collegium Vocale HARMONIA MUNDI it has been born in September 1999. End dall' beginning of its activity, the group has realized many concerts that have obtained appreciations and consents of public and critic. In December 2001 the Collegium Vowel e' s...  morethe Collegium Vocale HARMONIA MUNDI it has been born in September 1999. End dall' beginning of its activity, the group has realized many concerts that have obtained appreciations and consents of public and critic. In December 2001 the Collegium Vowel e' state invited express from the International Foundation Giovanni Pierluigi from Palestrina, to hold Concerts in Rome and the Cathedral Church of Palestrina where the " PRINCEPS MUSICAE" he was Master of Nail head. In the 2003 è' chosen state in order to participate to two Masterclass held in the July to Varese and November to Florence with sestetto the more famous English vowel the world, “the King' s Singers”, deepening with Stephen Connolly, David Hurley and Paul Phoenix, techniques of interpretation, dizione and of vocalità. From september 2006, the Collegium Harmonia Mundi Vowel has assumed l' it puts into effect them connotation: it is constituted from seven elements, which have undertaken a formative distance technical-vowel of “professional” type...    less

-eng- A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE is an amateur vocal group that was born in February, 2015, with the goal to present itself at concerts, with choral works a cappella. However it does not exempt the work of works accompanied by instrumental ensemble, piano, etc....  more-eng- A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE is an amateur vocal group that was born in February, 2015, with the goal to present itself at concerts, with choral works a cappella. However it does not exempt the work of works accompanied by instrumental ensemble, piano, etc. This group's training base is four singers, two of them music professionals, malleable according to the repertoire, joining more singers if so required. Being a recent ensemble, it premiered in the March 2015 concert with the Lenten Concert (Solidarity Concert in favor of Maria Lara) in the Chapel of Covão do Coelho and the Church of Minde, with works by T.L de Victoria, A. Caldara, A. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, G. Orbán, etc. Since its foundation the a cappella ensemble is directed and conducted by António Lourenço Menezes. -pt- O A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE é um grupo vocal amador criado em Fevereiro de 2015 com o objectivo de se apresentar em concerto com obras corais a cappella. Porém não dispensa o trabalho de obras acompanhadas por ensemble instrumenta...    less

Minutiae Ensemble with Robert Feguš, art. director http://www.minutiae.si

Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in ...  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take rendition) to his composition "Northern Lights"-- which is published as an unaccompanied piece. Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment". the other composition to which he created an improvised accompaniment was "Ubi Caritas". He also accompanied the choir on "the Ground", which includes CWU's resident faculty quartet -- the Kairos String Quartet. Here are the other "In the Moment" YouTube URL's: the project's trailer/preview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrvEgQl57b0 Ubi Caritas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7mcGqsKP8 the Ground: http://www.yo...    less

the Impression That I Get (the Mighty Mighty Bosstones Cover) from our Winter Show Take Me Back To Manhattan January 14, 2023

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in August 2009   I’ve been threatening since last winter to write about how the Inner Game ideas can inform rehearsal techniques, and the time has at last arrived. This pos...

Svete Tihiy (Alexander Gretchaninov) is sung by the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) "Hail, Gladsome Light" was sung in mid-April, 2011. This video was recorded in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall at Central washington ...  moreSvete Tihiy (Alexander Gretchaninov) is sung by the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) "Hail, Gladsome Light" was sung in mid-April, 2011. This video was recorded in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall at Central washington University, using 5 HD cameras. Other YouTube videos of the Choir include music by Claudio Monteverdi, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, Tomás Luis da Victoria, and Ola Gjeilo (in which the composer joins the choir on Piano) Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 the rest of the videos can be found on CWU Music Department's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CWUMusicdept Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir All CWU Chamber Choir videos found on YouTube are posted only after an agreement is reached or a contract is signed with the composer and/o...    less