Song from the movie 'As It Is In Heaven'. Lyrics: Py Backman Music: Stefan Nilsson Arrangement: Lars Wallenas Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at their Spring Concert "A Blast From The Past" on May 12, 2015.

The Song of the Blacksmith - arr. Gustav Holst Performed by the Abbeydale Singers on their 25th anniversary concert, at St. John's Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, 16th July 2011. See http://www.abbeydalesingers.org.uk for more details.

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"There's Something About Those Candles"  is a meaningful Chanukah song available for SATB/piano and TTB/piano choir performances as well as for solosits.   This song focuses on how the light of each Chanukah candle can glow within our heart...

Last June, at the Final School Year Concert of our Voces Blancas del Nalón Schools Choirs, we rehearsed and sang our interpretation of The New One Day One Choir Song. We did it so, that the 21st of September, we could join our voices to all those thousand...  moreLast June, at the Final School Year Concert of our Voces Blancas del Nalón Schools Choirs, we rehearsed and sang our interpretation of The New One Day One Choir Song. We did it so, that the 21st of September, we could join our voices to all those thousand of choirs and choral singers that are singing for the peace within the OneDayOneChoir initiative. El pasado junio, en el Festival de fin de curso de los Coros Escolares de Voces Blancas del Nalón, preparamos y cantamos nuestra interpretación de la pieza The New One Day One Choir Song. De esta manera, sumamos nuestras voces a las de miles de coros y coralistas del mundo que cantan el día 21 de septiembre por la paz mundial. Festival de Fin de Curso Coros Escolares de Voces Blancas del Nalón, junio 2018  less

The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

"Shopping" song/music was composed by Sabine Wüsthoff (2014). The song/music is written for equal voices and bodypercussion. The Berlin Girls' Choir, conducted by Sabine Wüsthoff, performed the song during the annual rehearsal week in Kröchlendorff Castle...  more"Shopping" song/music was composed by Sabine Wüsthoff (2014). The song/music is written for equal voices and bodypercussion. The Berlin Girls' Choir, conducted by Sabine Wüsthoff, performed the song during the annual rehearsal week in Kröchlendorff Castle, 1st of April 2015.  

The Womens Choir EMBLA performs Jólanótt (christmas Night) by Roar Kvam with a text by Sverrir Pálsson.

Each year, in September, Musica International (www.musicanet.org) chooses as its Favorite Piece of the Month a beautiful piece which would be perfect for your christmas program. Here are a few of them, with multimedia illustrations, recordings of pronunc...

Why would anyone bother to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience singing at school- be it good or bad- the national anthem, some song for a concert or a play with a song, a teacher strumming a ...