The Ground from "Sunrise Mass" by Ola Gjeilo 2018 Chicagoland voices Winter Concert Sunday, January 21, 2018 Jason Krigas, Director Kathryn Polyack, Accompanist

an class="view_more">Maurice Duruflé - Requiem St. Paul's Chapel, NYC Trinity Church Wall Street (TrinityWallStreet.org) Downtown voices (Downtownvoices.net) NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, conductor (StephenSands.net) forrest Eimold, organ 0:00 - Introit 3:25 - Kyrie el...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">Maurice Duruflé - Requiem St. Paul's Chapel, NYC Trinity Church Wall Street (TrinityWallStreet.org) Downtown voices (Downtownvoices.net) NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, conductor (StephenSands.net) forrest Eimold, organ 0:00 - Introit 3:25 - Kyrie eleison 7:20 - offertory 15:50 - Sanctus and Benedictus 19:13 - Pie Jesu - Pamela Terry, mezzo-soprano 23:36 - Agnus Dei 27:45 - Communion 31:52 - Libera me 37:24 - In paradisum  an>

Live video at Grace Family Outreach, Ibom Hall, Uyo.

an class="view_more">A choral spoof on The 12 Days of Christmas, composed and performed by David W Solomons A version for SATB is also available at The link below The cartoon animation was created, from a "choirboy" caricature of The composer by "Dale", by David Marsh (Para...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">A choral spoof on The 12 Days of Christmas, composed and performed by David W Solomons A version for SATB is also available at The link below The cartoon animation was created, from a "choirboy" caricature of The composer by "Dale", by David Marsh (Paramolehill) The words (taking The last verse) are ...on The twelfth day of Christmas The choir processed in song and twelve candles dripped eleven altos flipped and ten lines were clipped and nine gins were sipped and eight crept to The crypt and seven hymn books slipped and six basses quipped and five sang in tune! and four cassocks ripped and three lost Their script and two tenors tripped and The soloist got it all wrong.  lessan>

Christmas 2021

Hallelujah from "A Soulful Messiah" by GF Handel arr. Mervyn Warren 2018 Chicagoland voices Winter Concert Sunday, January 21, 2018 Jason Krigas, Director Kathryn Polyack, Accompanist

an class="view_more">The song of Ruth, a setting of The most famous passage from The Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for The chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">The song of Ruth, a setting of The most famous passage from The Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for The chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins The choir for The twice-repeated middle section of The piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The song of songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence The connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of The music from The opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with The soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May The Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    lessan>

an class="view_more">North Atlanta voices, is an opportunity for those who are looking for a musical outlet to sing and be a part of one of The most magical communities, a choir. Our aim is for anyone and everyone to participate. Membership is open to people of all experien...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">North Atlanta voices, is an opportunity for those who are looking for a musical outlet to sing and be a part of one of The most magical communities, a choir. Our aim is for anyone and everyone to participate. Membership is open to people of all experiences and backgrounds regardless of ability. Come sing and be one of our North Atlanta voices!  an>

an class="view_more">formed primarily as a recording and backing ensemble of male voices some 30 years ago under The direction of Alan Simmons, The Mastersingers evolved into its present format of four female and eight male voices, The unique voicing – SATTBB - in 1993. We c...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">formed primarily as a recording and backing ensemble of male voices some 30 years ago under The direction of Alan Simmons, The Mastersingers evolved into its present format of four female and eight male voices, The unique voicing – SATTBB - in 1993. We currently need anoTher 2nd Tenor  an>

an class="view_more">Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Libretto: https://goo.gl/dFZ4JP Commission for St. Paul’s Chapel: Spire and Shadow Zachary Wadsworth: Spire and Shadow Downtown voices NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, conductor Part of Trinity's Time's Arrow Festival, Spir...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Libretto: https://goo.gl/dFZ4JP Commission for St. Paul’s Chapel: Spire and Shadow Zachary Wadsworth: Spire and Shadow Downtown voices NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, conductor Part of Trinity's Time's Arrow Festival, Spire and Shadow celebrates The 250th anniversary of The opening of St. Paul's Chapel, combining colorful and vibrant new music by Zachary Wadsworth with powerful poems about New York City spanning five centuries. Commissioned by Trinity Church Wall Street, this major new work explores The history of our church, The city of New York, and The many residents who have lived, loved, suffered, toiled, and triumphed here.  lessan>