I dedicate this piece to my friends in the composer/singer collective, the Ad hoc Chorale, who tested out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offered valuable comments. "How heavy lies the heart" has drawn inspiration from the traditional F...  moreI dedicate this piece to my friends in the composer/singer collective, the Ad hoc Chorale, who tested out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offered valuable comments. "How heavy lies the heart" has drawn inspiration from the traditional French Christmas carol, "Quelle est cette odeur agréable", which John Gay also set as a boisterous drinking song in the Beggar's Opera, "Fill every glass, for wine inspires us!" In addition, the song draws inspiration from Josquin's Missa Pange Lingua. In early 2018, 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. "How heavy lies the heart" 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. I would also like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre M...    less

The ECU Singers performing "Adoramus Te" by Quirino Gasparini. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting This was recorded at the East Central University Chorale and ECU Singers Fall Concert, November 19th, 2012. St. Josephs Catholic Church. Ada, OK

A contemporary Christian dance song titled Kele Chineke by Kelechi Ify ft Imo City Chorale and Orchestra Owerri

I will praise thee O Lord is a new composition from Mr. Frimpong Kwame Darkwa and sung by him

Private Mennonite High School in Rosthern, SK, Canada The choral program began at RJC over 100 years with the Mendelssohn Choir and has evolved into a vibrant intensive program which involves most of the students at the small Mennonite High School. Ove...  morePrivate Mennonite High School in Rosthern, SK, Canada The choral program began at RJC over 100 years with the Mendelssohn Choir and has evolved into a vibrant intensive program which involves most of the students at the small Mennonite High School. Over 95% of the students avail themselves of the four choirs currently in existence there.  

Recorded in April/May 2021 Alexandra Beliakovich, Piano Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Quinton Tramm, Audio/Video Engineer Members of the Seton Hall University Chorus Ocean Grove Great Auditorium Choir Taghkanic Chorale Morris Choral Society @Jason Tramm

Hofstra Chamber Choir performing Jussi Chydenius' "I am the Great Sun (The Chamber Choir comprises the front half or so of this group, thus the non-singing members of Chorale you see in the back... :) David Fryling, Conductor April 2012, Cathedral of...  moreHofstra Chamber Choir performing Jussi Chydenius' "I am the Great Sun (The Chamber Choir comprises the front half or so of this group, thus the non-singing members of Chorale you see in the back... :) David Fryling, Conductor April 2012, Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY  

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Basilica di San Marco, Milan 27 June 2010 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Conductor's Website: http://www.david-crown.com

Music and Lyrics by Santiago Veros https://www.Santiagoveros.site Commissioned by The Cantabile Singers - Chris Bowman, conductor Kings Chorale - Bill Perrot, conductor Dedicated with a deep feeling to Bill Perrot, Chris Bowman, Christine Crofu...  moreMusic and Lyrics by Santiago Veros https://www.Santiagoveros.site Commissioned by The Cantabile Singers - Chris Bowman, conductor Kings Chorale - Bill Perrot, conductor Dedicated with a deep feeling to Bill Perrot, Chris Bowman, Christine Crofut Carpenter, Elaine Farrar Kondrat, Howard Dawson, Joy Hewitt and Marti Dawson Galaxias We are all stars, we are to illuminate and be illuminated by those around us. This piece will always remain in my heart because it has been the result of the commission of very luminous people who have given me warmth while I was recovering from a hard setback of health. This work is the adventure of mutual support. We are lighting our way but the neighboring stars -those people who are our loved ones on any plane of existence- create and guide that way with more light than we are capable of perceiving. Lyrics And the shadow of twilight fades when the light of the ancestors forms a mantle that protects and guides us. A being illuminating the galaxies The c...    less

English Translation: FOR YOU, MOTHER (French-English translation) From the depths of my memory, With the hollow of my memories, Between the joys of my childhood And all my future dreams, I feel you my beautiful angel I see you my love O m...  moreEnglish Translation: FOR YOU, MOTHER (French-English translation) From the depths of my memory, With the hollow of my memories, Between the joys of my childhood And all my future dreams, I feel you my beautiful angel I see you my love O my mother of a kindest heart, My faithful friend of always. I love you, I love you, I love so immensely, Mother, mother, sweet mother. For your love and your kindness, I will sing your praises all of my life. (Ahh) My soul is delirious at the cries of your pain; My music throbs and groans its length. Lord, in your kindness, Comfort my mother. Give her your love, your strength and your light. For she remains forever my great inspiration, And that my life for her is a blessing. (Ahh) --- --- French Text: POUR TOI, MÈRE Du fond de ma mémoire, Au creux de mes souvenirs, Entre mes joies d'enfant Et tous mes rêve d'avenir, Je te sens mon bel ange; Je te vois mon amour O ma mère au coeur tendre, Ma fidèle amie de to...    less