A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Being in a choir is great (see The pleasures of being a choir member), but most mixed choirs never seem to have enough men.     photo by Robert...

指揮：連芳貝 / 鋼琴：陳丹怡 performed by National Taiwan University Chorus conducted by Fang-Pei Tracy Lien from "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare 　　"Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred"選自《威尼斯商人》（The Merchant of Venice）第三幕之第二景。《威尼斯商人》為莎士比亞戲劇中涉及音樂較多的一齣，女主角波西亞（Por...  more指揮：連芳貝 / 鋼琴：陳丹怡 performed by National Taiwan University Chorus conducted by Fang-Pei Tracy Lien from "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare 　　"Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred"選自《威尼斯商人》（The Merchant of Venice）第三幕之第二景。《威尼斯商人》為莎士比亞戲劇中涉及音樂較多的一齣，女主角波西亞（Portia）繼承了父親龐大的遺產，追求者絡繹不絕；波西亞的父親臨終前規定求婚者必須從三個分別由金、銀、鉛製成的箱子中，挑出一個內藏波西亞畫像的，才能與她成婚。 　　這日，輪到波西亞的意中人巴珊尼歐（Bassanio）來求婚了，但礙於家規，波西亞不能向巴珊尼歐吐露箱內實情，心中的焦躁可想而知，便讓家僕哼起這首〈告訴我愛情來自何方〉作為答案的暗示。 　　就歌詞而言，暗示性極為明顯，要巴珊尼歐勿以貌取物，因為美麗的事物總是倏忽而逝。在金、銀、鉛三個箱子中，當然要以鉛箱最為樸實無華了，聰明的巴珊尼歐自然不難領會其中的意味。另一個耐人尋味的地方是在這首小曲中音韻方面的暗示，三行的尾韻分別為bred [εd]、head [εd]、nourished [εd]，這開始的三個尾韻和鉛（lead）一字不謀而合！ 　　曲目一畢，巴珊尼歐毫不猶豫地選擇了鉛箱，人財兩得，抱得美人歸。  less

The CLARENCE SMITH COMMUNITY Chorus (CSCC) Celebrating its 40th season, The CSCC again shares with The greater Toledo area a unique series of cultural offerings. The Chorus specializes in The performance of Negro spirituals and is dedicated to its prese...  moreThe CLARENCE SMITH COMMUNITY Chorus (CSCC) Celebrating its 40th season, The CSCC again shares with The greater Toledo area a unique series of cultural offerings. The Chorus specializes in The performance of Negro spirituals and is dedicated to its preservation as well as The performance of works by African American composers. The CSCC also maintains a liberal helping of standard classical music in its repertoire. Its members come from all walks of life, unified by Their mutual love of great music. This award-winning ensemble has performed numerous times on radio, presented its own television “Special” on The statewide educational television network, as well as appearances on local TV stations. This past Christmas, The CSCC’s 2015 Community Celebration of Christmas was broadcast on public television WGTE. They have been featured with The Toledo Symphony Orchestra, at The University of Michigan’s “Music of Black Americans Symposium”, with The Toledo Jazz Orchestra, at The Toledo Museum of Art, on The Lourdes Col...    less

The Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus (HKVC) is a registered non-profit-making charitable organization established in January 2011. The establishment of The Chorus is to build a platform for The youth to promote choral music and realize Their dreams, as well as t...  moreThe Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus (HKVC) is a registered non-profit-making charitable organization established in January 2011. The establishment of The Chorus is to build a platform for The youth to promote choral music and realize Their dreams, as well as to organize different cultural exchange activities to promote music and serve The society. In The summer of 2011, HKVC held Their debut concert “Sing Out a Dream” in The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall to raise funds to support The charitable work of The Lions Club of Central. In 2012, The Chorus organized and performed five shows of a grand scale original youth choral musical “Like. So?”. The musical received positive comments and The Chorus was even invited by renowned pianist Ms. Nancy Loo to an interview and performance in her RTHK 4 Radio Program “Cantilena”. In 2013, The Chorus started planning to register Themselves as a non-profit charitable organization and held a fundraising concert called “One Heart, One Voice”. As one of The most active y...    less

Find out more about The Harbour Capital Chorus Website: www.hcc.org.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarbourCapitalChorus Join us for a night of singing any time! We'd love to see you. We meet on Monday nights from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at Onslow College,...  moreFind out more about The Harbour Capital Chorus Website: www.hcc.org.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarbourCapitalChorus Join us for a night of singing any time! We'd love to see you. We meet on Monday nights from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at Onslow College, Burma Road Johnsonville, Wellington, NZ.  

Octarium's version of "Star Wars - John Williams is The Man", arranged by Moosebutter.

World Premiere of Hidden Love by John Ward.

Coral Stma Trinidad singing 'Imagine' by John Lennon in Entrechaux, France (2004)

Pacific Chorale performs Artistic Director John Alexander's arrangement of The traditional English carol "The First Noël" on Their annual "Tis The Season!" holiday concert in The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for The Arts in...  morePacific Chorale performs Artistic Director John Alexander's arrangement of The traditional English carol "The First Noël" on Their annual "Tis The Season!" holiday concert in The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for The Arts in Costa Mesa, California. "The First Noel" may also be heard on The Chorale's recording "Christmas Time is Here." http://www.pacificchorale.org/recordings/?id=400 http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-time-is-here/id474839397?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HDZK46/ref=dm_dp_cdp?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1319668738&sr=1-1 "The First Noel" © 2004 by John Alexander. Used by permission. Concert photos by Stan Sholik Photography and Brite Ideas Lighting. http://www.stansholik.com http://www.briteideaslighting.com Stock photos courtesy of iStockphoto. http://www.istockphoto.com © & ® 2005 Pacific Chorale  less

Traditional Czech Carol in arrangement by John Rutter recorded by Czech Television.