an class="view_more">Downtown voices (http://Downtownvoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net...  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;">Downtown voices (http://Downtownvoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Amy Schroeder, violin Jennifer Liu, violin Jessica Meyer, violin Mike Nicolas, cello Mitchell Vines, pianist Elizabeth Bates, soprano Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays The passage of The soul from mortality to its union with God. Based on The 16th century poem by a major figure of The Counter-Reformation, St. John of The Cross, The piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into The night. Seemingly fearless, The soul is guided out of The darkness by The light of love; Luminous Night reveals The soul’s fulfillment. Lyrics: St. John of The Cross One dark night, fired with love’s urgent longings – ah, The sheer grace! – I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by The secret l...    lessan>

an class="view_more">Downtown voices (http://Downtownvoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net...  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;">Downtown voices (http://Downtownvoices.net) NOVUS New York Trinity Wall Street, New York City Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/... Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Amy Schroeder, violin Jennifer Liu, violin Jessica Meyer, violin Mike Nicolas, cello Mitchell Vines, pianist Elizabeth Bates, soprano Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays The passage of The soul from mortality to its union with God. Based on The 16th century poem by a major figure of The Counter-Reformation, St. John of The Cross, The piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into The night. Seemingly fearless, The soul is guided out of The darkness by The light of love; Luminous Night reveals The soul’s fulfillment. Lyrics: Charles anthony Silvestri/St. John of The Cross Long before music was sung by a choir, Long before silver was shaped in The fire, Long before poets inspired The heart, You were The Spirit of...    lessan>

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I teach a song in The morning and it’s sounding pretty good.   photo by kalavinka   Then after lunch I get The group to stand f...

an class="view_more">"We Need a Little Christmas" from The musical "Mame" by Jerry Herman, arr. Mac Huff. Recorded live on December 15, 2013, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Lyric Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir ...  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;">"We Need a Little Christmas" from The musical "Mame" by Jerry Herman, arr. Mac Huff. Recorded live on December 15, 2013, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Lyric Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd, Choreographer: Lucia Deus.  an>

an class="view_more">Alexandrian voices is The mixed, polyphonic choir of Alexandrian Municipality. It was founded in 1998 in response to The success of The Choral Meeting of Alexandria Municipality and mainly because of The Alexandrians who love The choral music and The e...  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;">Alexandrian voices is The mixed, polyphonic choir of Alexandrian Municipality. It was founded in 1998 in response to The success of The Choral Meeting of Alexandria Municipality and mainly because of The Alexandrians who love The choral music and The encouragement of The Board Members of The Choir at The time. Like Melissanthi, Alexandrian voices is, in The wider area of Alexandria, The music institution that target to The development of choral music, of course through The good company and The love for music itself. From The beginning it counts approximately 50 choristers, all amateurs (meaning that none has studied music) who love and sing almost all kinds of music. Since Their beginning, Alexandrian voices had The opportunity to participate and be distinguished in numerous events, competitions or not, musical or of special interest. Based on The International Choir Classification, Alexandrian voices are ranked into The 1000 best choirs in The world for both 2011 and 2012. Please read more: lessan>

an class="view_more">Founded in 2006, The Sessions voices are one of The most renowned vocal ensembles of Italy. They take Their name after Bruce Springsteen’s album The Seeger Sessions, since Their first concert took place at a lecture on American Folk Music when Springstee...  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;">Founded in 2006, The Sessions voices are one of The most renowned vocal ensembles of Italy. They take Their name after Bruce Springsteen’s album The Seeger Sessions, since Their first concert took place at a lecture on American Folk Music when Springsteen was touring Italy in 2006. In 2011 They published Their first CD, songs of Freedom, a collection of protest songs with a strong connection to The Civil Rights Movement. In 2015 TSV published Their first original single, “Graces (Dropping Again)” written by ZogaroS. In 2017 TSV will release a concept album of 16 songs and vocal interludes composed and produced by all The girls. “Broken Dream”, written by Chiara Cortez and Emanuele Jorma Gasperi, is The first single published to launch The record.  lessan>

an class="view_more">La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from The renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in The ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces The Theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and Then adds a co...  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;">La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from The renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in The ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces The Theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and Then adds a couple of vocalize additions above and below it. The pdf file contains The score and a separate guitar part. The sound sample is performed by The composer. Let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia as in The Baroque time Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia It spans all The centuries up to now (la la la) (cu cu cu!)  lessan>

an class="view_more">Videoclip del villancico "Compartir la Navidad" interpretado por el Coro Encanto de Casarrubuelos (Madrid) Videoclip of Christmas Carol "Sharing Christmas", performed by Coro Encanto from Casarrubuelos, Madrid, Spain Realizador/Producer: Miguel Leta...  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;">Videoclip del villancico "Compartir la Navidad" interpretado por el Coro Encanto de Casarrubuelos (Madrid) Videoclip of Christmas Carol "Sharing Christmas", performed by Coro Encanto from Casarrubuelos, Madrid, Spain Realizador/Producer: Miguel Letang www.LVproducciones.com Música y letra / Music and words: Julio Mora Arrangement and musical production: David Armas www.davidarmas.com Conductor Coro Encanto: Mariano García www.coroencanto.com Una producción de Julio Mora  an>

John Rutter writes beautifully about Christmas carols and singing in The Spectator.     So, Christmas carols — They haven’t really gone away, but we don’t sing Them as much as we used to. We aren’t, in general, much ...

an class="view_more">"Famine song" by VIDA, arr. MatThew Culloton. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Direc...  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;">"Famine song" by VIDA, arr. MatThew Culloton. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Written by The women's quartet VIDA and inspired by The stories of Sudanese basket weavers who expressed The pain and hope experienced by those in The famine of The 1980s. Ease my spirit Ease my soul Please free my hands from this barren soil Ease my moTher Ease my child Earth and sky be reconciled Rain Weave my moTher Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Weave my moTher Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Under The sun comes The hunger to everyone Famine's teeth Famine's claws On The sands of Africa Rain Weave my moTher Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Weave my moTher Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Rain  lessan>