The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the Chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the Chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated Middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befAll me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

Lyrics: Nikolaus Lenau A part of the choir's winning performance at the 60th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2017 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com camera operator: Danijela Visković-Veršić record...  moreLyrics: Nikolaus Lenau A part of the choir's winning performance at the 60th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2017 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com camera operator: Danijela Visković-Veršić recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings b.kahle@yahoo.com  

Lyrics: Dragutin Domjanić A part of the choir's winning performance at the 61st Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2018 in Varaždin. Awarded Croatian Composers’ Society’s Transitional Cup for the best performance of piece written by Croatian com...  moreLyrics: Dragutin Domjanić A part of the choir's winning performance at the 61st Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2018 in Varaždin. Awarded Croatian Composers’ Society’s Transitional Cup for the best performance of piece written by Croatian composer. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com camera operator: Marijana Munitić recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings b.kahle@yahoo.com  

Richard Janzen, director Jason Lai, clarinet Video by Craig Bauman Audio Engineering by Zac Schellenberg Sound Mixing by Brandon Janzen Filmed in Marysburg Assumption Church, Marysburg, Saskatchewan, Canada

Святый (Svyati) by John Tavener, performed on 15 January 2017. Music Director: Apollo Wong Cello: Chu Ka Yi

Tuuli Live-Mitschnitt des 4. Jubiläumskonzertes des Chorus sine nomine 15. November 2011, Brucknerhaus Linz Johann Sebastian Bach Motette "Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf" Chorus sine nomine Leitung: Johannes Hiemetsberger Percussion: Ingr...  moreTuuli Live-Mitschnitt des 4. Jubiläumskonzertes des Chorus sine nomine 15. November 2011, Brucknerhaus Linz Johann Sebastian Bach Motette "Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf" Chorus sine nomine Leitung: Johannes Hiemetsberger Percussion: Ingrid Oberkanins  

recorded on May 2005 in the Minoritenkirche Vienna Daniel Sepec and Friends Ensemble Tonus Chorus sine nomine Director: Johannes Hiemetsberger

The Southern California Children’s Chorus (SCCC), Orange County’s only Chorus dedicated exclusively to meeting the educational and performance needs of children, seeks to do more than introduce youth to music and singing. It strives to enrich the lives of...  moreThe Southern California Children’s Chorus (SCCC), Orange County’s only Chorus dedicated exclusively to meeting the educational and performance needs of children, seeks to do more than introduce youth to music and singing. It strives to enrich the lives of its members through programs stressing musical aptitude, teamwork, discipline, self-confidence and personal growth. Music camps, social outings, concert tours and an annual, child-involved fundraiser are combined with weekly rehearsals and live performances to create the type of nurturing environment that enables members to mature musicAlly and sociAlly. The SCCC and its musical directors serve as mentors, coaches and friends to students in a variety of socioeconomic levels.  less

Jakarta Festival Chorus Annual Concert, 1 August 2015, GKY Pluit.

Recording: Hopkins High School Concert Choir Philip Brown, conductor May 28, 2015 (World Premiere)