An excerpt from Never a Brighter Star, a Christmas concert Aula Simfonia Jakarta, November 17, 2018 Angel's Carol Words and Music by John Rutter

Exsultate Deo adjutori nostro; jubilate Deo Jacob. Sumite psalmum, et date tympanum; psalterium jucundum cum cithara. Buccinate in neomenia tuba, in insigni die solemnitatis vestræ. Sing joyfully to God our strength; sing loud unto the God of Jac...  moreExsultate Deo adjutori nostro; jubilate Deo Jacob. Sumite psalmum, et date tympanum; psalterium jucundum cum cithara. Buccinate in neomenia tuba, in insigni die solemnitatis vestræ. Sing joyfully to God our strength; sing loud unto the God of Jacob! Take the song, bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harp, and the viol. Blow the trumpet in the new moon, at the time appointed for your feast day. Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

A new setting where sections of the original plainsong alternate with newly-composed material. No divisi, no staggered breathing. Free sheet Music. Please get in touch! • Facebook: david [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com

Lux Aeterna by Jonathan Adams - Item Number 9182 Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company https://www.ecspublishing.com/catalog/product/view/sku/9182* SATB Chorus unaccompanied A gorgeous setting of the popular text from the Requiem Mass. The h...  moreLux Aeterna by Jonathan Adams - Item Number 9182 Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company https://www.ecspublishing.com/catalog/product/view/sku/9182* SATB Chorus unaccompanied A gorgeous setting of the popular text from the Requiem Mass. The homophonic writing and the voice-leading makes it accessible for advanced high school and collegiate Choirs.  

Music by Frank Pesci Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not Thy holy spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful spirit...  moreMusic by Frank Pesci Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not Thy holy spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful spirit. Deliver me from death, O God, and my tongue shall speak of your righteousness. Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Amen. frankpesci.com  

Home on the Range Performed by Nashville Singers Music by Daniel E. Kelley Lyrics by Dr. Brewster M. Higley Directed by Todd Wilson Recorded November 20, 2010 (inaugural concert event) Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church Nashville, Tennessee Nashv...  moreHome on the Range Performed by Nashville Singers Music by Daniel E. Kelley Lyrics by Dr. Brewster M. Higley Directed by Todd Wilson Recorded November 20, 2010 (inaugural concert event) Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Singers was founded in November of 2008 by a handful of men who had the desire to join their voices with the voices of others committed to excellence in vocal and choral performance. The mission of Nashville Singers is to entertain, educate, unite and uplift their audiences and members through Music that is distinguished for its innovation, diversity and artistic excellence. Their philanthropic mission of Nashville Singers is to provide funding and support for Music education in our schools and the community. The singers are all volunteers, range in age from teenagers to retirees and travel from five different counties throughout Middle Tennessee to be a part of the chorus. By the end of their sophomore year, Nashville Singers had learne...    less

Slumber Songs (3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement I) text: John McCrae Music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sleep, little eyes That brim with childish tears amid thy play, Be comforted! No grief of night can weigh Against the joys that...  moreSlumber Songs (3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement I) text: John McCrae Music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sleep, little eyes That brim with childish tears amid thy play, Be comforted! No grief of night can weigh Against the joys that throng thy coming day. Sleep, little heart! There is no place in Slumberland for tears: Life soon enough will bring its chilling fears and sorrows that will dim the after years. Sleep, little heart! II Ah, little eyes Dead blossoms of a springtime long ago, That life's storm crushed and left to lie below The benediction of the falling snow! Sleep, little heart That ceased so long ago its frantic beat! The years that come and go with silent feet Have naught to tell save this — that rest is sweet. Sleep, little heart. http://www.Choirplace.com/profile/Nathaniel Matthew Curtis https://choraltracks.com/  less

PLEADING FOR WORDS Slovenian spiritual creativity Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec Performing: Carmina Slovenica Jožef Ropoša, Interpreter of the poetry Tomaž Sevšek, organ Since time immemorial, Music, especially singing, ...  morePLEADING FOR WORDS Slovenian spiritual creativity Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec Performing: Carmina Slovenica Jožef Ropoša, Interpreter of the poetry Tomaž Sevšek, organ Since time immemorial, Music, especially singing, and the word have served to create a connection with the gods, with spiritual worlds. Pleading for Words is a special architecture of Music and the word that outwardly expresses contact between very different aesthetic criteria but glows with the same devout message: a personal spiritual testimony. The program concept is based on the attitude toward primary spirituality: from intimate thought to more outwardly expressed manifestations. Slovenian spiritual creativity can be summed up in threefold diversity: confessional, agnostic, and atheist. These works express categories of the incomprehensible, irrational, mystic, and metaphysical. Mysticism is connected with transcendence. This involves a personal testimony about spirituality and a direct reflection of th...    less

Salvator mundi by John Blow Salvator mundi, salva nos, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray thee, O...  moreSalvator mundi by John Blow Salvator mundi, salva nos, qui per crucem et sanguinem redemisti nos, auxiliare nobis, te deprecamur, Deus noster. O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray thee, O Lord our God. Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Most singers join a Choir because they share the passion and vision of the Choir leader. Your Choir leader is the creative heart of your Choir and is what g...