"Under the Greenwood Tree" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choi...  more"Under the Greenwood Tree" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been asked to create a Choir specially for an inter-faith event.   Photo by Catholic Church   There will be contributors from I...

Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the Choir in reco...  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the Choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take rendition) to his setting of the Ubi Caritas text -- which is published as an unaccompanied piece. Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment".  less

"A Palette to Paint Us as We Are" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text by Geral Rich. 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 ...  more"A Palette to Paint Us as We Are" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text by Geral Rich. 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, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Give us a palette to paint us as we are. Enough of black and white, yellow and red, Those false colors that sham at fact. Coffee chocolate, and cafe au lait Ivoried-saffron and saffroned-ivory, Bronze and brass, copper and rose gold, Tea and pale butter, golden almond, Infinite varieties of browns and tans, Pale rose, pink, and soft rose cream, Mahogany, oak, cedar, and champagne. These are the colors of people I see, Not black and white, not yellow and red. Those false colors no longer will do. Give us a palette to paint us true.  less

This is the Kenyan Boys Choir cover of the song 'Mwewe', written by @Chris Adwar and performed by the Kenyan Group Sema. We have always been inspired by the beauty and depth of amazing Kenyan Musicians. This is the latest in our series of showing our g...  moreThis is the Kenyan Boys Choir cover of the song 'Mwewe', written by @Chris Adwar and performed by the Kenyan Group Sema. We have always been inspired by the beauty and depth of amazing Kenyan Musicians. This is the latest in our series of showing our gratitude and honoring them. Link to the original performance by Sema is shared below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHb-pAyQ34 This version was arranged by: Alvin Kadaji Solo: Bernard Agwanda Guitar: Charles Murage Vocals: @Kenyan Boys Choir Recorded and Produced by: Wex Media Video: Smith Hems Kenyan Boys Choir Links; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BoysChoirKenya Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BoysChoirKenya Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-kenyan-boys-Choir/315814573 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7o4kQgBVQkLLZPKsBTIw1o  less

Sanita Melodia Choir at Symphony of Life Concert on November 2013

This week the first adjudicators for the 2012 World Choir Games have been announced (see here). Christopher Eanes, conductor of Cincinnati BoyChoir, served as a judge for this year’s World Choir Championships for Youth and Young Adults in Graz, Au...

Singing in a Choir is fun, it builds teamwork and confidence in people as they work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares something unique from all other Musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speec...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I always teach songs by ear. Despite my strong belief in the oral/ aural tradition, there is an increasing number of handheld recording devices appearing i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Sometimes I bring a great song to Choir and for some reason the singers really struggle with it. photo by Clear Path International How do you decide whethe...