Whitehaven Male Voice Choir performing The Rose.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Two weeks ago I wrote about how individuals choose where to stand within their part (Don't stand too close to me! - finding the right place to stand in yo...

Setting by David W Solomons for three part Choir and piano of a poem by Audrey Vaughan Versions are available for men's voices (AAT) and women's voices (SMezA)

Concerto MUSICANIMA, in occasione della 717° Perdonanza Celestiniana. L'Aquila, 24 agosto 2011, chiesa delle Anime Sante

Concerto CINQUENOVECENTO, in occasione della 718' Perdonanza Celestiniana. L'Aquila, 24 Agosto 2012, chiesa di San Giuseppe Artigiano

Po roce jsme si zazpívali během Noci kostelů v krásné kapli sv. Barbory u sv. Tomáše na Malé Straně. Byl to pro nás úžasný zážitek.

Po roce jsme si zazpívali během Noci kostelů v krásné kapli sv. Barbory u sv. Tomáše na Malé Straně. Byl to pro nás úžasný zážitek.

Live performance in December 2023 at Shekinah Retreat Centre, Waldheim, SK

The first of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consid...  moreThe first of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For these choral settings, I selected text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

Chiltern Music Academy was set up in September 2014, with wind bands, orchestras and Choirs. The choral programme starts with a general education for ages 5-7, before they are ready for Junior Choir (7-10), Intermediate Choir (10-13), Stage Choir or Youth...  moreChiltern Music Academy was set up in September 2014, with wind bands, orchestras and Choirs. The choral programme starts with a general education for ages 5-7, before they are ready for Junior Choir (7-10), Intermediate Choir (10-13), Stage Choir or Youth Choir (13-18). Youth Choir contains over 80 singers, and the total number of singers meeting each week at the academy is over 180. The junior Choirs are directed by Mrs Kate Venvell, Stage Choir is directed by Richard Halton and Julie Gossage, and Youth Choir is directed by Tim Venvell.  less