There might be readers of this blog who want to mount a really big WORK with a relatively small choir. In which case I thought I’d share some thoughts on our current project to perform Verdi’s Messa di Requiem in Guildford on November 24th 201...

Concert at St Margarets, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand, 19 May 2013 Major Minors Children's Choir all singers in this group are aged 4-9.

Play It Forward is thrilled to announce the World Premiere of our next newly commissioned major choral WORK - ECOTORIO at the Melbourne International Singers Festival on Sun June 7, 2020! ECOTORIO is an exciting new song cycle written for SATB community ...

Perry Joyce is a young multi-award winning composer based in Perth, and is a tenor in The Giovanni Consort. He conducts this performance of his WORK "The Annunciation", scored for solo soprano and unaccompanied chorus. The WORK depicts the revelation to t...  morePerry Joyce is a young multi-award winning composer based in Perth, and is a tenor in The Giovanni Consort. He conducts this performance of his WORK "The Annunciation", scored for solo soprano and unaccompanied chorus. The WORK depicts the revelation to the Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel that she will conceive a son to be the saviour of humankind. The Giovanni Consort is a chamber vocal ensemble based in Perth, Western Australia. The group performs a wide range of choral music from medieval to modern times and is renowned for its exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. This video was recorded at their December 2012 concert, "Hodie Christus" in the Dining Hall of St. George's College at the University of Western Australia. Audio/Visual recording courtesy of Michael Grebla - check out his other WORK @ http://www.youtube.com/user/GreblaMusic/  less

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin University Choir performs under the direction of Dr. Frank Eychaner, Director of Choral Studies. Wagner Nöel Performing Arts Center, Oct. 2017

The treble solo at the beginning is based on the oboe solo of the orchestral version version and sums up some of the musical ideas used later in the WORK. This WORK reflects some of the history of Manchester as seen through the eyes of local poet Audrey ...  moreThe treble solo at the beginning is based on the oboe solo of the orchestral version version and sums up some of the musical ideas used later in the WORK. This WORK reflects some of the history of Manchester as seen through the eyes of local poet Audrey Vaughan, including its origins around the river Irwell, the original monastery which became Manchester Cathedral, the industrial revolution, the Peterloo Massacre, and the singing of church and cathedral choirs up to the present day. Music composed by David Warin Solomons Conductor: Zoltán Pad Tenor soloist: József Gál Treble soloist: Csongor Gyulai Organist: Zsolt Mészáros Pianist: Dániel Dinyés The boys' choir's conductor was Márton Tóth who taught the piece to the children. More information about Manchester Magnificat, including a video of the original 1994 performance with orchestra and the complete poem sequence, can be found at: http://www.dwsolo.com/serif/manchestermagnificat.html  less

Written in 1848 for the Choir of what was then Leeds Parish Church, 'Cast me not away' is a masterpiece in miniature. Owing much to the polyphonic WORK of the Renaissance, the motet is a deeply-felt WORK written during Wesley's period of recuperation fro...  moreWritten in 1848 for the Choir of what was then Leeds Parish Church, 'Cast me not away' is a masterpiece in miniature. Owing much to the polyphonic WORK of the Renaissance, the motet is a deeply-felt WORK written during Wesley's period of recuperation from a fall whilst out fishing in the North Yorkshire countryside at Helmsley. The chromatic clashes at the words "the bones which Thou hast broken" are almost certainly reflective of the pain the composer had suffered, for his leg was badly broken and he walked ever after with a noticeable limp. This performance was recorded in Leeds Minster on Sunday 28th April 2013 during the recital of 'Music with Minster connections' sung by St Peter's Singers of Leeds, directed by Dr Simon Lindley. Leeds Minster, formerly Leeds Parish Church, has a long and distinguished musical history. The list of organists and past organists of the Parish Church of St Peter-at-Leeds is outstanding. 'Music with Minster connections' celebrated both this heritage and the status of Leed...    less

2023 Ocean Grove Sacred MasterWORK Concert Kara Goodrich, Soprano Jason C. Tramm, Conductor The Great Auditorium Choir MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded on Aug. 27. 2023 in the Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ)

https://www.santiagoveros.site The Virtual choir of “When Neruda Dreamed” singing "Cuando Neruda Soñó", a WORK written by Santiago Veros. The history of the WORK: Cuando Neruda Soñó is dedicated to people who want to find inner peace in order to s...  morehttps://www.santiagoveros.site The Virtual choir of “When Neruda Dreamed” singing "Cuando Neruda Soñó", a WORK written by Santiago Veros. The history of the WORK: Cuando Neruda Soñó is dedicated to people who want to find inner peace in order to share the best version of oneself with the people around them. This piece is an adventure of someone who is disconnected from himself and his environment, and undertakes a journey in total solitude, into an immense space carrying all of his uncertainties. It is that space that teaches him to find himself, to ask questions and reflect. In the process, he may get lost, but he knows that he will struggle to find the way, and ends up revealing to himself a truth that transcends him. A truth so powerful that it dazzles him. It makes him see life where he once saw loneliness. Finally, feeling at peace and harmony with himself, he finds the help of great guides who sail at his side. This piece leaves us with the teaching that we will never be completely alone. Only...    less

A first performance of this new WORK by David Benning. Many thanks to the UC Davis Summer Chorus, and the UC Davis Music Department for their support. Also, many thanks to Andrew Hudson for leading us and shaping the piece.