Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymn...  moreThomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and 'bursting forth into sound' are encountered in many different guises. The composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, andrew Smith and Trond Kverno. https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l/420085/ Throughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. The choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly wri...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Sometimes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you sing” is what I tell the choir. &nbs...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When a choir has been going for a long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Gareth Malone returned to UK television back in 2013 with a second series of The choir: Sing While You Work. The choirmaster went into five different...

43. International choir Contest Tolosa, Spain. Certamen Coral de Tolosa. This is a service of Choral Festival Network (CFN) www.choralfestivalnetwork.org Vocal Groups Sacred Music grupos vocales musica religiosa, October 31 2011

Recorded on April 30, 2014, at the Cathedral of St. Domnius in Split. Watch the earlier performance of the same piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ6KKqFMLmg https://www.facebook.com/voxanimae/

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Most choirs charge their singers to be a member (‘subs’). The amount can vary a lot from choir to choir.     What’s ...

Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences Henry Purcell A Midsummer Evening with Noctis June 21st 2014 Roper Theatre, West Wing, Bath, UK www.noctischoir.com

That choir Remembers - November 8, 2015 (conducted by Craig Pike) Metropolitan United Church, Toronto ON Recorded by Kris O'Reilley All-Night Vigil, Op.37 ('Vespers') - Sergei Rachmaninoff I. Come, Let Us Worship www.thatchoir.com

Te Deum Chamber choir te-deum.org Live performance, May 25, 2019 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Kansas City, Missouri Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Nicole Murray, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon A...  moreTe Deum Chamber choir te-deum.org Live performance, May 25, 2019 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Kansas City, Missouri Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Nicole Murray, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon Altos: Claire Binek, Joanna M. Davis, Josepha Haden, Kirsten Hyde, Nanette Kraus Tenors: Tom Assel, Nico Caruso, Randall Frye, Christopher Fuelling, Will Weyhrauch Basses: Kyle Chamberlin, andrew Cunard, Jon Duncan, Ken Foley, Nick Gillock, Edward Straub  less