CROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE Composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “Water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen solo...  moreCROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE Composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “Water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen soloists: Soloists: Artemisz Polonyi and Maya Webne-Behrman recording: Noriko Okabe Recorded live June 9, 2018 Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Manhattan, NY  

Who are we? Well, we are the Kórus Spontánusz! That was our answer, unexpected even for us, since we hadn’t thought of a name yet. It happened on a December Night in 2001 in Sopron in front of the Dömötöri Patisserie where we sang Christmas carols for ...  moreWho are we? Well, we are the Kórus Spontánusz! That was our answer, unexpected even for us, since we hadn’t thought of a name yet. It happened on a December Night in 2001 in Sopron in front of the Dömötöri Patisserie where we sang Christmas carols for the passersby. We didn’t notice being founded, only the joy of polyphonic singing. It was, and still is our experience that making music together strengthens existing friendships and facilitates the development of new ones. We started out with 13 people and our numbers have only been growing ever since, we count 25-35 members on average. We gladly sing anything may that be it religious or secular, Hungarian or from abroad regardless of its period or language if it fits our skills and numbers. We sing in churches, restaurants, museums, the Academy of Music, small villages in Hungary or Austria, at international competitions, libraries – anyplace where we are welcome. Singing in a choir is a demanding activity; it takes a lot of time, energy, discipline a...    less

Zbor svetega Nikolaja Litija (Saint Nicholas Choir Litija Slovenia) Dirigentka/conductor: Helena Fojkar Zupančič NAŠA PESEM 2012 Lojze Lebič (1934): V TIHEM ŠELESTENJU ČASA, 1991--1996 Iz kamna v vodi (Uroki) (Gregor Strniša) http://www.youtube.c...  moreZbor svetega Nikolaja Litija (Saint Nicholas Choir Litija Slovenia) Dirigentka/conductor: Helena Fojkar Zupančič NAŠA PESEM 2012 Lojze Lebič (1934): V TIHEM ŠELESTENJU ČASA, 1991--1996 Iz kamna v vodi (Uroki) (Gregor Strniša) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14HjbfSy0lQ synthesiser: Tomaž Kmetič tolkala: Tomaž Vouk tolkala: Maja Povše http://www.jskd.si/glasba/zborovska/prireditve_zborovska/nasa_pesem/maribor_12/spored_nasa_pesem_12.htm Pretty extravagant composition, but effective.  

Bridgnorth Baptist Church was full to capacity on Saturday Night as Bridgnorth Choral Society performed a packed evening programme of traditional Christmas classics, modern and old favourites, interspersed with a good measure of well known carols, in whic...

The Goethe-Institut Choir is one of the most established choirs in Dublin. We rehearse on a Tuesday Night in the Lutherhaus in Adelaide road just a few minutes’ walk from the NCH.  We sing a varied repertoire with an interest in Bach, Modern Br...

FRIDAY 24 JULY, 9.15pm ALBION AND ALES at Buxton Festival FringeA late-Night performance full of colour and lights... We sing some of our most colourful songs and everyone gets a pint of Albion Ale (or a glass of wine or juice) to celebrate... TICKE...

Bridgnorth Choral Society presented an emotional and moving performance of J H Maunder's Olivet to Calvary at their Concert of Easter Music on Saturday Night. The piece depicted the last few days of Christ's life on earth, from his entry into Jerusalem an...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most choirs rehearse for months to perfect their songs before they perform.   the Big Night Out Community Choir for BBC Children in Need 201...

Recorded on 25. 06. 2016. at the Night of the Museums in the Budapest History Museum.

(English) Pavel Chesnokov - All-Night vigil: Blessed is the Man; University of Warsaw Choir, baritone: Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, conductor: Irina Bogdanovich; 1st place at the International Festival of Orthodox Church Music „Hajnówka 2010" and the ...  more(English) Pavel Chesnokov - All-Night vigil: Blessed is the Man; University of Warsaw Choir, baritone: Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, conductor: Irina Bogdanovich; 1st place at the International Festival of Orthodox Church Music „Hajnówka 2010" and the award for the best soloist; Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, Białystok, Poland, 20th May 2010; more recordings at: http://www.chor.uw.edu.pl/cms/en/recordings (Polish) Chór Akademicki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego baryton: Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, dyrygent: Irina Bogdanovich; I miejsce na XXIX Międzynarodowym Festiwalu Muzyki Chóralnej ''Hajnówka 2010'' oraz nagroda dla najlepszego solisty; Filharmonia Podlaska, Białystok, 2010-05-20 http://www.chor.uw.edu.pl  less