Magnificat was formed in 1991 by its conductor, Philip Cave, to explore the rich diversity of Choral music from the last five centuries. The ensemble specialises in the restoration and performance of neglected Choral masterpieces of the 16th and 17th cent...  moreMagnificat was formed in 1991 by its conductor, Philip Cave, to explore the rich diversity of Choral music from the last five centuries. The ensemble specialises in the restoration and performance of neglected Choral masterpieces of the 16th and 17th centuries. Magnificat ranges in size from four to forty voices and performs a wide range of music, both a capella and with ensembles of period instruments. In association with Linn Records, ofollow">http://www.linnrecords.com/artist-magnificat.aspx Magnificat has undertaken many recording projects of music from ‘The Golden Age'. The first of these comprises motets by Gesualdo, Guerrero, Josquin, Rebelo and Victoria together with Allegri's Miserere and Palestrina's Stabat mater. A highly acclaimed recording of Victoria's officium Defunctorum of 1605, named a 1997 Critics' Choice by Gramophone Magazine and chosen by The Rough Guide as one of its ‘100 Essential Classical CDs', was...    less

Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt there was an a cappella Choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a Choral adaptation of a piano piece ha...  moreErik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt there was an a cappella Choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a Choral adaptation of a piano piece has its challenges. I tried to keep faithful to Satie's original musical inspiration and created lyrics to go with my arrangement that evoke an early summer morning, one of my favourite times of the year. Several months later, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted. "As dawn breaks" was one of the pieces that this amazing Choir sight read for me on the spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and Choir members then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful. NB: One day I woke up to the realization that I had independently written four Choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group ...    less

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is now accepting applicants for the 2nd annual TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium to be held in January 2012.  The TMC created this national symposium in 2011 as part of its Emerging Conductors Program to bring toget...

58 Concorso Polifonico Arezzo 2010 Batavia Madrigal Singers, Jakarta, Indonesia; Dir.: Avip Priatna Competition 16 September 2010, Sant'Ignacio, Arezzo www.polifonico.org This Video is a service of "Choral Festival Network" www.ChoralFestivalnetwork....  more58 Concorso Polifonico Arezzo 2010 Batavia Madrigal Singers, Jakarta, Indonesia; Dir.: Avip Priatna Competition 16 September 2010, Sant'Ignacio, Arezzo www.polifonico.org This Video is a service of "Choral Festival Network" www.ChoralFestivalnetwork.org amd www.modFestivals.org  

  What is better than to celebrate with others? Singers and Choirs from all over the World, this event is for YOU! meeting music likes to offer the opportunity to discover a new dimension of celebrating Choral music, come to BUDAPEST fro...

Choral music is experiencing one of its most prosperous moments in history, thanks to the connections and new music being created. What happened at the ACDA convention is a faithful reflection of how exciting this world can be, and the energetic and artis...

CHIJ KC Choir at Sing 'n' Joy Vienna 2012, the 1st Choir Festival & 28th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition singing Sakura Sakura

Kantorei Choral Ensemble performing Crux Fidelis by Cesar Alejandro Carrillo live at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City. This piece was an audience favorite on our recent "Music of Latin America" concert. Hear more from Kantorei at www.kantoreikc...  moreKantorei Choral Ensemble performing Crux Fidelis by Cesar Alejandro Carrillo live at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City. This piece was an audience favorite on our recent "Music of Latin America" concert. Hear more from Kantorei at www.kantoreikc.org Chris Munce-Artistic Director  

Wernigerode Choir Festival-Germany Silver medal.

Sweet Child O' Mine, Cool Choir, Friday 23rd June, 2017, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada See www.coolChoir.com for more information