[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many of us don’t like the sound of our singing voice. Some people won’t even sing in front of others because they don’t want to inf...

“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired...  more“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: 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 ladder, disguised, —ah, the sheer grace!— in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled. On that glad night, in secret, for no one saw me, nor did I look at anything, with no other light or guide than the one that burned in my heart. - St. John of the Cross (1542-1592) ABOUT THE WORK: “Dark Night of the Soul was written in 2010, and premiered that year by the Phoenix Chorale. The text, three stanzas from St. John of the Cross’ magical poem Dark Night of the Soul, was suggested to me by Joel Rinsema, Executive Director of the Phoenix Chorale, and I fell in love with its passio...    less

April 23, 2016 Cantores Celestes presents: Songs of the Universe Cantores Celestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Ellen Meyer, piano Matthew Coons, Organ Emperor String Quartet Peter Stoll, Clarinet andy Morris, Percussion Trio: Hilary Mc...  moreApril 23, 2016 Cantores Celestes presents: Songs of the Universe Cantores Celestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Ellen Meyer, piano Matthew Coons, Organ Emperor String Quartet Peter Stoll, Clarinet andy Morris, Percussion Trio: Hilary McCrimmon, Tamieka Evans, Leanna Joslin Lynette Evans, Triangle www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http://www.youtube.com/user/cantoresc... http://twitter.com/Cantores_choir  

Performers: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Concert choir, under the direction of Dr. Frank Watkins. Composer: Zachary J. Moore Poet: Kamand Kojouri Score: Coming soon to MusicSpoke.

MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's choir sings "We All Sang Bread and Roses" by Mimi Farina at their International Women's Day Concert on March 2, 2013. Introduction by Angie Denov, Catherine Roma, Diana Porter and Rhonda Whitten. St. Monica - St. George Parish ...  moreMUSE - Cincinnati's Women's choir sings "We All Sang Bread and Roses" by Mimi Farina at their International Women's Day Concert on March 2, 2013. Introduction by Angie Denov, Catherine Roma, Diana Porter and Rhonda Whitten. St. Monica - St. George Parish Newman Center. Shot on Ursula Roma's iPhone.  

Macleans College choir Macleans College Conductor Sarah McNabb Accompanist Lucy Tang, Josh Helm - drum, Steve Miles The Big sing 2016 National Finale 25 to 27 August 2016 Dunedin Town Hall

The 50s song Mister Sandman by Pat Ballard, which I arranged, on request, for our local choir. After a few concerts, I thought it would also be fun to sing it all myself (multitracking), so here it is. I have now published the score; see below

Song by Debussy for voice and piano arranged (and translated) by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) for soloist and choir All parts sung by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) This is the English version - the original French version will be available soon

Piccolo Lasso directed by Ite O'Donovan, is the junior section of The Lassus Scholars. In this clip they sing "Danny Boy" on RTE, broadcast on Friday 14th March 2008