A montage of clips from a concert given by Cefn Hengoed Ladies Choir at the Church of the Holy Cross as part of the Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival 24 May 2015: songs include Fever, Cantilena, Dream a Little Dream, The Lord is my Shepherd, Adiemus, All ...  moreA montage of clips from a concert given by Cefn Hengoed Ladies Choir at the Church of the Holy Cross as part of the Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival 24 May 2015: songs include Fever, Cantilena, Dream a Little Dream, The Lord is my Shepherd, Adiemus, All that Jazz, The Water of Tyne and the Rhythm of Life  

Performed by the Graduate Choir New Zealand, director Terence Maskell; Michael Stoddart, organ; Auckland Brass Quintet (Carl Wells, horn; Huw Dann, trumpet; Jonah Levy, trumpet; Douglas Cross, trombone; Tak Chun Lai, tuba) Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland...  morePerformed by the Graduate Choir New Zealand, director Terence Maskell; Michael Stoddart, organ; Auckland Brass Quintet (Carl Wells, horn; Huw Dann, trumpet; Jonah Levy, trumpet; Douglas Cross, trombone; Tak Chun Lai, tuba) Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 22 April 2017. Audio recorded by Larry Elliott of Vivante Recordings. Film made with funding from NZ On Air.  

Performance of "O Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem" by Patrick O'Shea (2010). The work was written for His Eminence John Patrick Cardinal Foley, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and was premiered on the March 2011 t...  morePerformance of "O Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem" by Patrick O'Shea (2010). The work was written for His Eminence John Patrick Cardinal Foley, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and was premiered on the March 2011 tour of the Saint Mary's University Chamber Singers to Rome. This performance is from the choir's homecoming concert, March 17, 2011, with the composer conducting.  

"O Magnum Mysterium" Morten Lauridsen Bledlow Choir rehearse in York Minster 31st December 2011

(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

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

Arranged by Jesu Elberdin, performed at the Our Lady of the Guadalupe Parish, General Trias Cavite "A Night of Choral Music". (June 30, 2018)

It was founded in the Holy Week of 1996, as a consequence of the tradition of performing in the church of Brunete (Madrid, Spain) the Responsorios of the Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) during that season. It was and still is a ...  moreIt was founded in the Holy Week of 1996, as a consequence of the tradition of performing in the church of Brunete (Madrid, Spain) the Responsorios of the Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) during that season. It was and still is a chamber choir especially interested in the polyphony of the Renaissance, and particularly in the composer it takes its name from, although the choir does also interpret works from every period. Its members’ hard work and joint enthusiasm along all these years, under the direction of Antonio Peces, crystallise in the neat blend of the voices and the sensitivity that its interpretations instill. The group provides experience and a consolidated musicality, while exploring every facet of choral music, as well as the singularity of the great masters’ art. Its musical perspective has been very satisfactorily widened thanks to the work carried out under the direction of Konrad von Abel in the last three years, through several intensive meetings and the joint preparati...    less

In August 2007, under the pastoral leadership of Dina Galapon of Immaculate Conception Chapel, the Coro de Immaculada Concepcion, was born, organized from the elders of the North Susana Executive Village community who volunteered their services for practi...  moreIn August 2007, under the pastoral leadership of Dina Galapon of Immaculate Conception Chapel, the Coro de Immaculada Concepcion, was born, organized from the elders of the North Susana Executive Village community who volunteered their services for practices and attendance in the church's Sunday worship, and also during the special holidays of the year. Invariably with members from 12 to 18 at times, the CdIC was invited to assist at services of SVD priest on ABS-CBN masses and special eucharistic celebration at our parish church of the Holy Spirit in BF Homes at Quezon City. Lately the choir has also been singing at funeral masses of special community members who have rendered extraordinary services to the church  less

Performed by the Graduate Choir New Zealand, director Terence Maskell; Michael Stoddart, organ; Auckland Brass Quintet (Carl Wells, horn; Huw Dann, trumpet; Jonah Levy, trumpet; Douglas Cross, trombone; Tak Chun Lai, tuba) Holy Trinity Cathedral, Aucklan...  morePerformed by the Graduate Choir New Zealand, director Terence Maskell; Michael Stoddart, organ; Auckland Brass Quintet (Carl Wells, horn; Huw Dann, trumpet; Jonah Levy, trumpet; Douglas Cross, trombone; Tak Chun Lai, tuba) Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 22 April 2017. Audio recorded by Larry Elliott of Vivante Recordings. Film made with funding from NZ On Air.