Northwestern choir (University of Northwestern, St. Paul, Minnesota), Artistic Director - Tim Sawyer

Te Deum Chamber choir www.te-deum.org Live performance, April 10, 2016 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Sopranos: Lucy Conklin, Katherine Dick, Rachel Marschke, Meredith McFarland, Sydney Seratte, Stacy Van Hoecke Alto: Joan...  moreTe Deum Chamber choir www.te-deum.org Live performance, April 10, 2016 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Sopranos: Lucy Conklin, Katherine Dick, Rachel Marschke, Meredith McFarland, Sydney Seratte, Stacy Van Hoecke Alto: Joanna M. Davis, Mariana Farah, Rachel Gilmore, Sara Goering, Josepha Haden, Jana Hutsler, Katie Kendle, Nanette Kraus, Ann Lewis Tenor: Tom Assel, Chris Gilmore, Alex Goering, Micah Horton, Jeff Howe, Bram Wayman Bass: Eric Abney, Kyle Chamberlain, Jon Duncan, Paul Eltschinger, Nick Gillock, Riley King, Josh Maize, Ryan Occeña, Ryan Oldham Text: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Da die Hirten ihre Herde Ließen und des Engles Worte Trugen durch die niedre Pforte Zu der Mutter mit dem Kind, Fuhr das himmlische Gesind fort im Sternenraum zu singen, Fuhr der Himmel fort zu klingen: “Friede, Friede! auf der Erde!” Seit die Engel so geraten, O wie viele blut’ge Taten Hat der Streit auf wildem Pferde, Der geharnischte vollbracht! In wie mancher heiligen N...    less

Singing is back and we can't wait to holler at the top of our voices. Why not come along and try a free taster!? Choose from either 27th September or 4th October. Whether complete beginner, shower singer or more experienced singer, this choir w...  moreSinging is back and we can't wait to holler at the top of our voices. Why not come along and try a free taster!? Choose from either 27th September or 4th October. Whether complete beginner, shower singer or more experienced singer, this choir welcomes you! There are no auditions and no requirements to read music, you just need to love to sing! This term we will be celebrating the amazing feeling of singing in, and being surrounded by harmony and, especially with the venue we'll be rehearsing in, it's set to be a good one! As ever we'll be singing classic pop and soul songs, perhaps with a curve ball surprise just for fun, no winter blues for us! choir runs from 27th September - 13th December. 11 rehearsals, 1 dress rehearsal and a gig on Saturday 18th December. If you love your taster and decide to join for the term, the term fee is £100. Taster places are limited as are places in the choir, we advise to book early. **Please remember that coming along to a free tast...    less

Cantores Celestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith, Director from Toronto, Ontario, Canada www.cantorescelestes.com 'O Shepherd of souls and O first voice through whom all creation was summoned, now to you may it give pleasure and dignity to liberate ...  moreCantores Celestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith, Director from Toronto, Ontario, Canada www.cantorescelestes.com 'O Shepherd of souls and O first voice through whom all creation was summoned, now to you may it give pleasure and dignity to liberate us from our miseries and languishing.'  

STOKE FLEMING for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB) by Greg Bartholomew Recording by Matthew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Sheet Music is available from J.W.Pepper: https://www.jwpepper.com/10503196.item Stoke Fleming is a small hamlet on the English...  moreSTOKE FLEMING for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB) by Greg Bartholomew Recording by Matthew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Sheet Music is available from J.W.Pepper: https://www.jwpepper.com/10503196.item Stoke Fleming is a small hamlet on the English Channel. The text for this work is a secular meditation on the rocks and the waves written by the composer during a weekend stay there in 1978. The music was completed in January 2000 and received a reading by the Gregg Smith Singers at the Adirondack Festival of American Music in July 2000. for more information visit www.gregbartholomew.com #ComposersOfChoralMusic #ChoralMusic #AmericanMusic  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many community choir members enjoy practising at home. and so they should.   Ernest Williams, tenor, Croydon Male Voice choir by Philip Talmage ...

This composition is dedicated to people of Haiti and the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. English Translation: Oh! What an unbearable pain! Oh, gracious God! What an unbearable sorrow! The third bell of the Cathedral just rang; The s...  moreThis composition is dedicated to people of Haiti and the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. English Translation: Oh! What an unbearable pain! Oh, gracious God! What an unbearable sorrow! The third bell of the Cathedral just rang; The sun set long ago behind Mount Lopital... Mother Nature derailed, straining everyone to misery. Large structures and small rafts have turned to dust and ashes. Jesus, Marie, and Joseph... Grace and Mercy... Mother Nature derailed, straining everyone to misery. We see, but we don't understand, It happened so suddenly. The earth trembled! The earth shook harder than a desert's leaf. Help! Help! Rescue me, I beg you! I'm at a loss for words... Dies irae, dies illa; (Day of wrath, day of anger) Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. (Grant them eternal rest, Lord.) Haiti! Haiti! What an unbearable pain, Tighten your belt. Haiti! Haiti! You are a valiant woman, Hang in there, don't give up... Rubberneckers from everywhere ask: "How's it going?"...    less

St Peter's Singers of Leeds were formed in the Summer of 1977 by founder member Harry Fearnley. The chamber choir comprises of some 40 adult mixed voices. SPS are based at the heart of a vibrant City of Leeds where it is one component of the larger Choral...  moreSt Peter's Singers of Leeds were formed in the Summer of 1977 by founder member Harry Fearnley. The chamber choir comprises of some 40 adult mixed voices. SPS are based at the heart of a vibrant City of Leeds where it is one component of the larger Choral Foundation of Leeds Minster. Rehearsals take place on Sunday evenings and singers are most welcome to come along. The Singer's perform concerts at the Minster as well as the wider Leeds area and further afield in Yorkshire, UK and internationally. St Peter's Singers have under taken recent overseas tours to Romania, Mallorca and Brittany France.  less

"Surely, He hath borne our grieves", "and with His stripes we are healed" maestro Saša Britvić, conductor Marija Kuhar Šoša, soprano Helena Lucić Šego, mezzo-soprano Dejan Vrbančič, tenor Berislav Puškarić, bass Croatian Baroque Ensemble Academic c...  more"Surely, He hath borne our grieves", "and with His stripes we are healed" maestro Saša Britvić, conductor Marija Kuhar Šoša, soprano Helena Lucić Šego, mezzo-soprano Dejan Vrbančič, tenor Berislav Puškarić, bass Croatian Baroque Ensemble Academic choir Ivan Goran Kovacic 30.12.2012. Cathedral, Zagreb  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When I’m promoting a singing workshop or recruiting for a choir, I want a shorthand way of describing the kind of songs I teach.   Pho...