christian choral
- Anglican Church Music - Web Ring host
- Calvin Taylor Music - Original choral and instrumental music: CDs, tapes, video, sheet music, music books.
- Choir Schools Association - The CSA is an organisation which supports the work of Choirs Schools throughout the UK. It provides a useful resource to those already involved in cathedral music, and for those looking to getting involved.
- Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn - Information on 100 published a cappella and accompanied works for mixed and treble vocal ensembles. Reviews, repertoire suggestions, noteworthy performances, ordering tips, and biography.
- Friends of Cathedral Music - Schedules, information, requests for donations
- Liturgica - Presents the development of liturgical worship and music in the Judeo-Christian traditions.
- A New Beginning: an Oasis for Spiritual Renewal - Original choral music based around the life of Christ: Audio samples; Sales of CD, sheet music.
- Orthodox Church Music - Ensembles from Georgia and Central Europe, MP3s, and information on Liturgical chants in the Orthodox Church.
- St. Petersburg Vocal Ensemble Russicum - The repertoire includes older pieces, musical scores of the russian monastic tradition, as well as works by famous russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Bortniansky and Archangelsky.
- Christmas Cantata - A ninety-minute long contemporary oratorio by British composer, David Mitchell. The site contains details relating to performance and the work.
- Jerusalem Passion - (1987 Australian oratorio) performances, background, reviews, sound samples. (Also includes other works by the composer.)
- Lichfield Cathedral Choir - Details of every aspect of Lichfield Cathedral Choir, including a growing archive of historical information about singers, and music.
- Poulenc's Stabat Mater - Information about Francis Poulenc's motet Stabat Mater, with Latin text and English translation
- Anglican Church Music - Information, resources and links for Anglican and Episcopal cathedral and church musicians, clergy, congregation members, and music lovers worldwide.
- The Church Music Report - Church music resource for church musicians, church choirs, handbell choirs, praise and worship music and other areas of Christian music.
- Sacred and Secular - Inspiring music from the Cathedrals, Abbeys, Colleges, Choirs, Soloists and Orchestras of the UK.
- UK Cathedral Music Links - Comprehensive gateway to all UK Cathedrals, Collegiate and Abbey Churches, University College Choirs. The history of the Anglican Choral tradition. News, Employment, related articles, and BBC broadcasts of Choral Evensong.
A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers.
Melbourne Chorale (back of stage)A vocal ensemble which sings in a church, or sings exclusively sacred music, is called a choir, whereas an ensemble which performs the non-soloist parts of an opera or musical theatre production (or sometimes an oratorio) is called a chorus. For most other ensembles those two words may be used interchangeably. Other equivalent terms, often used in the names of choirs to provide variety, include chorale. There are also terms for more specific types of choir, such as glee club, barbershop quartet, and Madrigal group.
A choir usually has eight or more singers, typically with two or more singers on each part; a chorus is typically larger still, with many singers on each part. Smaller vocal ensembles are usually called trios, quartets, quintets, etc. (e.g., barbershop quartet), or a vocal group or singing group.
Professional choirs
Antioch Chamber Ensemble (external link)
BBC Singers (external link)
Chanticleer
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Mattaniah Christian Male Choir
Monteverdi Choir
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Norman Luboff Choir
Philippine Madrigal Singers (Winner in the European Grand Prix Du Chant Choral 1997)
Phoenix Bach Choir (external link)
Red Army Choir
Swedish Radio Choir
The Swingle Singers
The Tallis Scholars
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