Rachel L. Jackson, Minister of Music. conducts the Fremont Presbyterian Choir and Orchestra. Sacramento, California, December 10, 2022. Arranged for SATB by John Whittaker From FOLKSongs OF THE FOUR SEASONS - IV. WINTER (1949, arr. 2020) CELEBRATIN...  moreRachel L. Jackson, Minister of Music. conducts the Fremont Presbyterian Choir and Orchestra. Sacramento, California, December 10, 2022. Arranged for SATB by John Whittaker From FOLKSongs OF THE FOUR SEASONS - IV. WINTER (1949, arr. 2020) CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RALPH VAUGHN WILLIAMS Instructed by the greats including Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and friend Gustav Holtz, Composer Ralph Vaughn Williams was one of the first to gather folk Songs and carols from around the countryside of England in the early 20th century. He found his identity as a national composer with his synthesis of folk music, classical training and the experience gained as Musical Editor of the English Hymnal. Composed over the span of four decades culminating in 1949, FolkSongs of the Four Seasons is a cantata of 16 Songs commissioned by The Women’s Institute; four for each season. The Winter section take the listener on a journey through the Christmas practices of the working poor in Victorian England. A...    less

Vox Grata Women's Choir - Nashville, TN, May 24, 2015 1. Barcarole - Carol Callaway-Lane and Mareike Sattler - Soloists 2. Fragen

Male chorus singing Songs of faith directed by Al Reesnes

Bartók Béla Férfikar/Béla Bartók Male Choir - Pécs, Hungary Zoltán Kodály: Songs from Karád (Karádi Nóták) Conductor: Tamás Lakner Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 @ Arena Riga, Latvia https://bartokbelaferfikar.hu/ https://www.facebook.com/bartok.b...  moreBartók Béla Férfikar/Béla Bartók Male Choir - Pécs, Hungary Zoltán Kodály: Songs from Karád (Karádi Nóták) Conductor: Tamás Lakner Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 @ Arena Riga, Latvia https://bartokbelaferfikar.hu/ https://www.facebook.com/bartok.bela.ferfikar/  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some people just Love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Even though I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, I still get affected by that glum-looking face in the third row.   ... and it's no...

TRUE COLORS Concerto de Verão 2017 Solistas: Inês Baptista Pedro Baptista Rita Pereira Participação especial - Banda "Vadios da Noite"

From the Grammy Nominated album The Truth About Love available now - http://smarturl.it/tal Music video by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess performing Just Give Me ...

Dedicated to renaissance music and directed by Gabriel Crouch, this new group is bound by a shared Love of communicating text, and creates performances which draw out unifying themes within apparently diverse repertoire: to this end they are as meticulous...  moreDedicated to renaissance music and directed by Gabriel Crouch, this new group is bound by a shared Love of communicating text, and creates performances which draw out unifying themes within apparently diverse repertoire: to this end they are as meticulous about providing context and insight for audiences as they are about crafting interpretations of the music they Love. Their first two albums have received great praise.  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...