Kokopelli (founded 1996) is a youth choir for ages 14 to 23. The choir aims to share music across The boundaries of culture and place, using song as a tool of communication and community. Kokopelli has been a featured ensemble at many events, provinciall... One';">moreOne;">Kokopelli (founded 1996) is a youth choir for ages 14 to 23. The choir aims to share music across The boundaries of culture and place, using song as a tool of communication and community. Kokopelli has been a featured ensemble at many events, provincially, nationally, and internationally. These include The Rocky Mountain National Music Festival, Podium (The biannual conference of The Association of Canadian Choral Communities), The regional conference of The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), The International Society of Music Educators conference, and oThers. In addition to many North American cities, The choir has toured to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Malaysia, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia. Kokopelli is often The ambassador for The choir association and as such, has received several awards for Their work with youth, music education, and The African Projects Fund. In The summer of 2013 The choir was featured at The Montana International Choral Festival and in addit... One';">less
This song was ministered during The InDulci Jubilo, a musical concert organised by The University choir, KNUST - Kumasi.
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The choir] The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on The principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] We’re in The middle of learning a song. People are struggling a bit. Then someOne asks: “What note is that?” Photo by ph...
The choir's history begins in 1954, when folk song and dance group "Ugnele" was established. For a long time, The choir existed as part of this group, performing with its dancers and orchestra, singing mostly folk music; in 1999, Valerija Skapie... One';">moreOne;">The choir's history begins in 1954, when folk song and dance group "Ugnele" was established. For a long time, The choir existed as part of this group, performing with its dancers and orchestra, singing mostly folk music; in 1999, Valerija Skapiene, The present artistic director of The choir, began working in "Ugnele", and in a few years, The choir's repertoire extended to include not only folk, but also classical, jazz, world music; in 2002, during "Mes - Lietuvos vaikai" national choral competition, The choir was acknowledged to have reached The level of The first category (this is The highest category of artistic level in Lithuania). Journeys around The world followed - "Ugnele" has presented Lithuanian culture in fifteen countries from The NeTherlands to South Korea; in 2004, The choir started a national choral festival for children, "Dainu mozaika". In 2010, The choir was invited to become a part of Vilnius J. Tallat-Kelpsa Conservatoire and continues to work... One';">less
This is our choral tribute to Lily Allen who wrote this song for her moTher, Alison Owen. Orchestrated and Arranged by Rachel Santesso **We have made our recording as a gift for you. If you'd like to download it for free, you can find it on our hom... One';">moreOne;">This is our choral tribute to Lily Allen who wrote this song for her moTher, Alison Owen. Orchestrated and Arranged by Rachel Santesso **We have made our recording as a gift for you. If you'd like to download it for free, you can find it on our homepage: www.capitalchoir.com Enjoy! *** Video by Alexandra Berglof Recording engineers: Andrew Dudman and Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios studio footage filmed by Nick Marangoni
...a man in his twilight years is contemplating his coming passing, metaphorically describing death as The setting of The sun. Gilad Hochman's BEYOND NINE LAKES for choir a cappella (2014), based on a traditional Latvian song (w/ Score) Composed f... One';">moreOne;">...a man in his twilight years is contemplating his coming passing, metaphorically describing death as The setting of The sun. Gilad Hochman's BEYOND NINE LAKES for choir a cappella (2014), based on a traditional Latvian song (w/ Score) Composed for and recorded by Youth choir Kamēr under conductor Jānis Liepiņš. Amber songs (CD) / European Capital of Culture program Rīga 2014 Premiere: 15.-16. March, 2014. The Great Hall of University of Latvia
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] Some people are put off when They come across a song with foreign words. They prefer to sing songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are They missin...
Nunc Dimittis with music based on The Long day Closes by Sir Arthur Sullivan Arranged by Duncan Saunderson The score is available direct from Duncan Saunderson at dsdsaunderson [at] googlemail.com Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in pea... One';">moreOne;">Nunc Dimittis with music based on The Long day Closes by Sir Arthur Sullivan Arranged by Duncan Saunderson The score is available direct from Duncan Saunderson at dsdsaunderson [at] googlemail.com Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before The face of all people; To be a light to lighten The Gentiles and to be The glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to The FaTher and to The Son and to The Holy Ghost As it was in The beginning Is now and ever shall be World without end Amen One';">less
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for The first time! Even though I corrected myself quickly, The original version stuck in peo...
