Choral superstar Eric Whitacre conducted The VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers, The St. Olaf Choir, and The 160-voice Minnesota high School Honors Choir in a performance of "Cloudburst"--part of The sold-out VocalEssence "Eric Whitacre Extravaganza" ...  moreChoral superstar Eric Whitacre conducted The VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers, The St. Olaf Choir, and The 160-voice Minnesota high School Honors Choir in a performance of "Cloudburst"--part of The sold-out VocalEssence "Eric Whitacre Extravaganza" on March 22, 2009 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.  

World Premiere performance at The CMEA Conference in Colorado Springs on January 27, 2012) ----- English Poetic Translation: Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won't miss it, Wake up, take advantage, The Tap-Tap is warming up! ...  moreWorld Premiere performance at The CMEA Conference in Colorado Springs on January 27, 2012) ----- English Poetic Translation: Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won't miss it, Wake up, take advantage, The Tap-Tap is warming up! If your legs are short, get a head start; The best time is now, Don't say you didn't know, Those who are wise are those who lead. Don't let time pass you by, It's time for you to get on board, The Tap-Tap is leaving now, It's time for us to go! Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up and don't miss it, The Tap-Tap is taking off! Don't fool around, get on! Don't wait, don't stare, Don't joke around, get on! The Tap-Tap might just leave you! Get up! Stand proud! Those of you who know what you want, Those of you with your minds made up, Don't miss a great opportunity To do something for The nation! Listen, don't miss a great opportunity to do something, Get up, stand proud, don't sit around and wait! Get up! Let's...    less

Depression, isolation, alienation: Themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are The inner-blues of The poem. Rhythmic and...  moreDepression, isolation, alienation: Themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are The inner-blues of The poem. Rhythmic and thought-provoking. This is a work of medium difficulty, appropriate for high school, collegiate and community choirs. Commissioned by Penn high School Choirs, Andrew Nemeth, Allison Secaur, Ethan Schopp, directors.  

The MCHS Concert choir is based at Memorial Composite high School in Stony Plain Alberta Canada. This group of your women perform a variety of styles with an emphasis on more classical works in SSA and SSAA. Students must pass a basic proficiency singing ...  moreThe MCHS Concert choir is based at Memorial Composite high School in Stony Plain Alberta Canada. This group of your women perform a variety of styles with an emphasis on more classical works in SSA and SSAA. Students must pass a basic proficiency singing test or have a recommendation from anoTher music teacher.  

The Cantilena Singers is a well-established chamber choir that performs regularly in Cambridge and The surrounding villages. The choir rehearses weekly during school term time, and performs three or four concerts per year. The choir normally performs u...  moreThe Cantilena Singers is a well-established chamber choir that performs regularly in Cambridge and The surrounding villages. The choir rehearses weekly during school term time, and performs three or four concerts per year. The choir normally performs unaccompanied, with programmes mixing sacred and secular music drawn from all historical periods and spanning many different styles. Recent programmes have included works by Britten, Whitacre, Lauridsen, Byrd, Tallis, Palestrina, Finzi, Rutter, and many oThers.  less

South Salem HS Symphonic Choir 05-08-10 at The OSAA State Choir Championship. First place performance.

Il est bel et bon de Pierre Passereau par les Canterbury voices en concert à Ris Orangis sous la direction de Kerry Boyle

From The 2011 MCHS Christmas Show, The Mixed Ensemble performing Dance of The Sugar Plumb Faries

Marion high School Chamber Singers, Marion, AR singing The Arkansas composer Jon Adams "Hymn from' Morella'" at The Central ArkCDA Invitational Festival. They Then competed at The Ole Miss Choral Festival where They were named "Best in Class" in The cham...  moreMarion high School Chamber Singers, Marion, AR singing The Arkansas composer Jon Adams "Hymn from' Morella'" at The Central ArkCDA Invitational Festival. They Then competed at The Ole Miss Choral Festival where They were named "Best in Class" in The chamber/madrigal division.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...