–By Brandon Ray “Roll, Jordan, Roll” was written in the 18th century by a Methodist preacher. The song’s original intention refers to the River Jordan, which the Israelites had to cross to enter the Promised Land, thus allowing a life … Read More
Javier Busto’s “Ave Maria” is among the pieces Choir of the Sound will be singing at our holiday shows next weekend. Although Busto sang and played in various folk and rock bands in his youth, he was originally trained as … Read More
In 1979, the TV special John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together aired, and it has never been released on home video. The special involved the Muppets singing traditional and new Christmas carols with John Denver, including the famous … Read More
Vince Guaraldi is most renowned for having one of the top five mustaches in recent history (finishing close behind Tom Selleck). It is hard to walk through stores at Christmas without hearing the jazz stylings of Guaraldi, who composed and … Read More
Danny Elfman composed the music for The Nightmare Before Christmas and provided the voice for Jack Skellington. Elfman has compiled an impressive list of film scores, including most of Tim Burton’s works, as well as several television themes (The Simpsons, … Read More
“I Wonder as I Wander” is a traditional Appalachian folk song, generally attributed to John Jacob Niles. While in Murphy, North Carolina in June 1933, Niles ran across a destitute preacher who had been living in the town square with … Read More
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 9, 2015), Choir of the Sound will be performing at Saint Mark’s Cathedral as part of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium’s Seattle Sings festival. Thirty-four choirs will be performing over the three-day event, which started Thursday evening, … Read More
We will be performing one of our favorite songs, “The Awakening,” at the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium’s Seattle Sings choral festival next weekend. This song tells the powerful and visceral tale of a person who dreams of (or, more appropriately, … Read More
Choir of the Sound will be performing in the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium’s Seattle Sings festival on October 10 at Saint Mark’s Cathedral. One of the songs we will be performing is Gerald Finzi’s “My Spirit Sang All Day,” which … Read More
What’s this? What’s this? There’s music in the air… This year’s holiday show will feature a number of songs from Christmas cartoons and movies. One of the most prolific of these Christmas songwriters is Johnny Marks. Marks is famous for … Read More