Famous New Zealand Love song. Pokarekare Ana was originally written in 1912 as a bid To win the heart of Paraire Henare Tomoana's beLoved, Kuini Ripeka Ryland. Paraire had fallen in Love with Kuini but her family refused To give their blessing To a marria...  moreFamous New Zealand Love song. Pokarekare Ana was originally written in 1912 as a bid To win the heart of Paraire Henare Tomoana's beLoved, Kuini Ripeka Ryland. Paraire had fallen in Love with Kuini but her family refused To give their blessing To a marriage between the two. A Lovelorn Paraire composed Pokarekare Ana in which he vowed his eternal Love. He declared this passion by singing Pokarekare Ana at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae To Kuini in front of her Ngati Porou elders. The family was won over by his convincing performance and granted him their daughter's hand. How placid are the ripples of restless Waiapu, Dear they know of Your returning, from far across the sea. Dear Heart of mine, I'll wait for thee, My Love is thine alone, To eternity. This outdoor performance was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all s...    less

composed by Alwin Michael Schronen for TTTTBBBB a cappella words by Charles Anthony Silvestri Copyright by SCHOTT MUSIC www.schott-musik.de/shop/1/show,315066.html

Perhaps this is a little on the early side but as we all know, choral christmas preparations begin many months in advance!   

As a vocal coach who is isn't extremely organised (I blame the 4 children!), I was looking for a journal for My students and My choir members, where they can Make notes on their weekly lessons or rehearsals, but also keep all their performance dates. I co...

Do You Love To sing? CanTores Celestes Maritimes, The Saint John Men's Chorus and conducTor Kelly Galbraith are welcoming new choristers. The reperToire is chosen from the finest music from the 11th To 21st century that is inspiring and relevant. You will...  moreDo You Love To sing? CanTores Celestes Maritimes, The Saint John Men's Chorus and conducTor Kelly Galbraith are welcoming new choristers. The reperToire is chosen from the finest music from the 11th To 21st century that is inspiring and relevant. You will sing with some of Southern NB's finest musicians. An exciting 2023-2024 season planned! canTorescelestes@hotmail.com saintjohnmenschorus@gmail.comCanTores Celestes Maritimes Saint John Men's Chorus DirecTor Kelly Galbraith Accompanist: Dr. Kevin Langford Accompanist: Rebecca Burrill www.canTorescelestes.com Facebook: CanTores Celestes Twitter: @CanTores_Choir YouTube: Kelly Galbraith canTorescelestes@hotmail.com  less

Rosthern Junior College Chorale and Canadian Mennonite University Chamber Choir in performance in April, 2009. This is a fabulous arrangment by Tony Funk of Stuart Townend's beautiful piece.

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a reperToire of songs from traditions across th...

Purchase "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" from the album "Hymns of Faith II (Legacy Series)": Amazon: http://amzn.To/YHCnue iTunes: http://bit.ly/WRWu9X Deseret Book: http://bit.ly/WErngT LDS STore: http://bit.ly/XTvV26 The Mormon Tabernacl...  morePurchase "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" from the album "Hymns of Faith II (Legacy Series)": Amazon: http://amzn.To/YHCnue iTunes: http://bit.ly/WRWu9X Deseret Book: http://bit.ly/WErngT LDS STore: http://bit.ly/XTvV26 The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings Mack Wilberg's arrangement of "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" composed by Rowland Hugh Prichard with lyrics by Charles Wesley. Episode 4386. OcTober 6, 2013  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   To Make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used To having a score in their...

OK so some songs we recorded didn't Make the CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited time in the run up To the Grand Depart. Keep Your eyes and ears...