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Hi, I run an all female community choir in Chester, England and every year I write a Christmas Carol for us to sing. This year, members of my choir suggested we should enter the piece into a competition. I am looking for a competition that would allow me (42 years old amateur) or us (amateur choir, all female) to enter. Any […]

  If could shed any light on this or if you know where I could look, it would be great! The song “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” contains the lyrics: In Bethlehem, in Jewry,This blessed Babe was bornAnd laid within a mangerUpon this blessed mornThe which His Mother MaryDid nothing take in scornO tidings of […]

From this site you can download a German/IPA/English translation and mp3 tracks of the spoken German.   Please support Princeton Pro Musica, the sponsor of this pronunciation guide, by clicking on a few advertisements.  

By KYLE MUNSON • November 7, 2010 Cedar Rapids, Ia. — Coe College senior Janet Stone’s mellifluous soprano rang out Thursday with the aria “Ah! I Want to Live” from Charles Gounod’s 19th century French opera version of “Romeo and Juliet.” The song’s youthful joy belies how we all know Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy ends: the […]

Now available from Ken Malucelli via Prince/SF Publications, ASCAP:   “Noël Nouvelet”/”The First Noël” medley/fantasy.  Melodies intertwine; multiple tempo and key changes.  Challenging.  Available in several formats: SATB a cappella SATB + piano four hands (being premiered by P-S-F-S in Bay Area concerts, Dec 3-5, 2010) SATB + piano foiur hands + French horn SATB […]

Now available from Ken Malucelli, via Prince/SF Publications, ASCAP:   “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow” Tenor solo over 7-part male a cappella backs.  Varying rhythms, including serene chord clusters and 5/4 jazz.  Challenging.  Premiered by San Francisco Bay Area men’s vocal group, Musaic.   “Go Tell It on the Mountain” SSAATTBB a cappella, many mood […]

By NPR Staff November 7, 2010 A choral group known for its early-music repertoire and a saxophonist steeped in the art of improvisation may not be the most likely musical partners. But when the Hilliard Ensemble collaborated with Jan Garbarek for the first time in 1993, the result was Officium, a recording of hauntingly beautiful […]

We are pleased to announce five NEW compositions from Paraclete Press Sacred Music. The styles range from mystery to praise!   Contact: Estelle Cole, 1-800-451-5006, ext. 309; email: to place an order, and receive a 25% discount! Psalm 150 by Craig Phillips SATB and Organ; PPM01047; $2.80 Craig Phillips has become one of America’s […]

Hi everyone,   In storybooks and other written media, the descriptions that I read of beautiful choral music often emphasize how the (soprano) voices rise in pitch, as if “reaching up to the heavens”.  To quote:  “cascades of voices, rising ever higher”, or “sweet notes spiraling up the octaves as though they would carry their […]

      ChoralExpress is a great online source to find and post choral concerts.    The 2010 Holiday Concerts are now posted!   Check out the site at www.choralexpress.com.