Podcasts about John Rutter

Song: vocal improvisation Improvised by: David Ruffin and Patricia Norton Notes: It's a first for A Breath of Song! An episode of improvisation -- David Ruffin is our guest, talking about the multiple benefits of the practice of improvisation, his teachers, leading menfolk in song circles, the particular challenges of having a big, beautiful voice, how singing together might build soil in these times... and more! We hope you join us in exploring the voice, and that our questions raise questions for you, too... Songwriter Info: David is a performing artist, community song leader and teacher with a passion for authentic expression. He loves creating space for voices to emerge fully and freely. He calls Central Vermont home, where he's grateful to be able to share his holistic approach to voice in community through lessons, workshops, community singing and performance collaborations. David's work is inspired by a diverse background including studies with Roy Hart Center voice teachers, deep dives in vocal improvisation, explorations in Voice Movement Therapy and over 20 plus years of performing arts, teaching and counseling/ministry experience. David believes singing helps us remember who we really are, what we're here to voice and, how we're, thankfully, so very bound up together in this.  Time Stamps: Start time of first improvisation: 00:04:40 Start time of second improvisation: 01:11:26 Links: David's website: www.davidruffinvoice.com David's Venmo: @David-Ruffin-Voice  Rhiannon: https://www.rhiannonmusic.com/  Bobby McFerrin: https://bobbymcferrin.com/  Wendy Tuck: And When I Rise: https://web.plumvillage.app/item/and-when-i-rise-2  Wendell Berry: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wendell-berry  “Shaker Tune” For All That Has Been is actually Let Go and Move by Velma Frye - https://youtu.be/-q9T3iiDOXA?si=EYMoNAdnR2XcK-uG  Heidi Wilson: The Feast: https://www.abreathofsong.com/episodes--show-notes/140-the-feast-with-guest-heidi-wilson  Evan Premo: http://www.evanpremo.com/  Boston Big Sing with Milly Roberts: https://www.bostonareasingingcircles.com/origins  “Beyond the Us and Them”: https://www.patreon.com/posts/build-soil-117107668  Robin Wall Kimmerer: https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/  Singing Revolution in Estonia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_Revolution  Circlesinging in Burlington: https://www.juneberrymusic.com/special-events.html  Judi Vinar: https://www.judivinar.com/  Ethelyn Friend in the Roy Hart tradition: https://www.ethelynfriend.com/  Fauré's Requiem – recording: John Rutter with the Cambridge Singers – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXpQCRhZw2laREcCUl4Hb4IWOX9MNEQf3  Moira Smiley: https://moirasmiley.com/  Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share   Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

Senate Bill 5 [SB5], The Wildlife Heritage Act recently passed the NM State Legislature and was signed into law. SB5 provides a wholistic approach to updating the systems in place for wildlife management in New Mexico. This bill was supported by one of the largest and most diverse conservation coalitions ever to be assembled in the state. Each organization who worked tirelessly to help this necessary bill become law approached the goal from a unique perspective. The values, priorities and mission statements represented by the more than twenty groups who formed this united team are often quite different. One core belief shared universally by the coalition is that future generations of New Mexicans deserve to enjoy robust wildlife populations in the fourth most biodiverse state in the Nation. United by this truth, conservation leaders across New Mexico agreed to push our differences aside and focus on this common goal. The result was success. Jesse Deubel joins Judy Calman of Audubon Southwest, Matthew Monjaras of Impact Outdoors and John Rutter of The New Mexico Houndsmen Association in this discussion about the monumental improvements provided through SB5. While each of these organizations were motivated by different reasons, all supported SB5 and all were instrumental in the bill's success. In his book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," author Stephen Covey writes "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." By heeding that advice, a large conglomeration of interest groups in New Mexico has effectively transformed the future of wildlife management in the Land of Enchantment. This is a win for all people and a win for all wildlife. Enjoy the listen!  For more info: NMWF Website

In deze week bij Kalm met Klassiek: nieuw leven! Bladeren komen uit de knoppen, lentebloemen en bloesem tekenen het straatbeeld, vogels maken nestjes, kortom: nieuw leven vinden we overal om ons heen, deze tijd van het jaar, en dus ook hier in Kalm met Klassiek! Presentator Ab Nieuwdorp moest bij dit nieuwe weekthema gelijk aan de muziek van vandaag denken, een lente-achtige versie van het wereldberoemde 'Clair de lune' van Claude Debussy. Luister naar een wereld die ontwaakt, in dit bijzondere arrangement voor orkest van John Rutter. Wil je meer Kalm met Klassiek? Ga naar npoklassiek.nl/kalmmetklassiek (https://www.npoklassiek.nl/kalmmetklassiek). Alle muziek uit de podcast vind je terug in de bijbehorende speellijst (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YgSfm1Sux7CroiJvzeUdx?si=f0f254ee8f4048e7). 

Deze uitzending voorziet in, gezangen aan St. Jozef gewijd, wiens feestdag we op 19 maart vieren, eveneens St. Patrick die op 17 maart wordt gevierd, eveneens voorzien wij een driedelig “Concerto Grosso” van G.F. Haendel, één deel uit de “Suite Antique” van John Rutter, het “Wolgalied” van Franz Léhar en bekende melodieën van Georges Bizet […]

Send us a textSarah Boyd, MM is a piano teacher, early childhood music specialist, and all-things music education enthusiast. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education  from Grove City College and a Master of Music Education from Eastern Michigan University where she studied with Dr. Heather Shouldice.  Sarah owns Piano Vine Studio, an audiation-based private and group piano studio founded in 2010 for students of all ages, both in-person and online. Sarah has completed GIML certification courses in Early Childhood, Piano Level 1 & 2, and joined as GIML faculty in 2024.In 2010, she founded Hummingbirds Music Together, an early childhood music program for children and the grownups who love them, which she continues to direct today.  Since 2018, she has been the Lead Teaching Artist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. This position allows her to teach both students and teachers, develop educational concerts, teacher professional development and host onstage with the orchestra. Sarah completed a Graduate Certificate in Injury-Preventive Well-Coordinated Keyboard Technique with Dr. Lister-Sink at Salem College in 2022. She is a member of MTNA, NFMC, and is currently serving as VP for the Michigan GIML chapter. Sarah and her husband, Ryan, enjoy life near Detroit, MI with their four children Julia, JP, Luke, and Wesley.https://www.pianovinestudio.com/Top 5 Songs of Encouragement1) “Defying Gravity” from Wicked the Musical, performed by Idina Menzelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLb5LSlo1Y8&t=133s2) “Sheep May Safely Graze” by Bach, arr. by Egon Petri, performed by Leon Fleisherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVd-gjR8Qk&t=1s3) “You Cannot Lose My Love” by Sara Groveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsjC-j75e8&t=88s4) “For the Beauty of the Earth” from Be Thou My Vision by John Rutter, the Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfoniahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDoMflYErE&t=178s5) “Halleluhah” (Improvisation on the Theme of the "Hallelujah" Chorus from Part 2 of Handel's "Messiah", HWV 56) by Gabriela Monterohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIftMhlD5XUSupport the show

Introit: "God Be In My Hand" by John Rutter The South Church Chancel Choir Director, Organist, and Pianist: Frank R. Zilinyi

Sumérgete en el "Canto Vivo" con las composiciones de Eric Whitacre y John Rutter, dos maestros del coro contemporáneo. Disfruta de sus obras llenas de armonía, emoción y belleza vocal.

Muer den Owend (14.1.) ass am Stater Conservatoire den Neijoerschconcert vum Ensemble Vocal du Luxembourg. Nieft dem "Gloria" vum John Rutter steet och eng Uropféierung um Programm. Et ass déi nei Kompositioun vum Lëtzebuerger Komponist Roland Wiltgen. Am Mëttelpunkt steet de Weltall. De Christophe Mirkes huet mam Komponist, mat zwee Chouersänger a mam Dirigent iwwer d'Thema an d'Visioun hannert "Out, into the void" geschwat.

Prelude at 0:00; service begins at 22:40Modeled on the beloved carol service broadcast each Christmas Eve from King's College, Cambridge, A Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is our most popular choral service of the year. Ancient prophecies foretelling the coming of a Messiah and the Gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus are illumined by extra-biblical texts, anthems and Christmas carols that have inspired composers, choirs, and worshippers throughout the world and across time.The officiant is the Very Rev. Sam Candler. Choral repertoire includes:“Once in royal David's city” IrbyCarson Cooman (b. 1982), Adam lay ybounden“Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding” MertonEric Whitacre (b. 1970), Lux Aurumquearr. Craig Phillips (b. 1961), The holly and the ivy“Prepare the way, O Zion” Bereden väg för HerranJohn Joubert (1927-2019), There is no rose of such virtueCecilia McDowall (b. 1951), Now may we singenarr. Paul Halley (b. 1952), Huron CarolBob Chilcott (b. 1955), The Shepherd's Carol“On this day earth shall ring” Personent hodieCharles Beaudrot (b. 1951), Toys for a KingHerbert Howells (1892-1983), Here is the little doorarr. Dale Adelmann, “Of the Father's love begotten” Divinum mysteriumarr. John Rutter (b. 1945), Wexford Carol, “Good people all, this Christmastime”arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015), “God rest you merry, gentlemen”

John Rutter is the most acclaimed composer of Christmas carols alive today, while the Black Dyke Band occupies the highest rank in the worldwide brass band community. Raymond Bisha introduces a new album that bridges these two pinnacles in arrangements for brass of Rutter's celebrated seasonal works, together with three in their original choral versions, representing a span of some sixty years of Rutter's captivating output.

Dr. Alan Hack, Founding Music Director & Conductor, and David Hamilton, President of the Board and Choir Member, speaking about the holiday concert titled, "The Work of Christmas" to be presented by the Jubilate Choir & Brass Ensemble on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7 pm and Sunday, December 8 at 3pm, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 N. Market Street in Bloomsburg. The program will feature John Rutter's Gloria and other pieces of the season. Joining the Choir will be organist Carl Ruck. Admission is free. For more information, you can find them on Facebook or call 570-784-4515

Send us a textIn this episode we chat about Christmas with the George Shearing Quintet  album. I t was recorded with George Shearings new quintetVibraphone – Don ThompsonGuitar – Reg SchwagerPiano – George ShearingBass – Neil SwainsonDrums – Dennis MackrelA mixture of classic Jazz tunes,  many of which we looked at in detail in our 2020 Christmas special, and traditional carols. including a John Rutter carol who also helped GS with background for the liner notes. Hear a couple of the tunes live lunchtime Dec 9th 2024 at the Spice of Life Cambridge circus performed by Nick's Shades of Shearing band. More info HEREMerry Christmas from us!  Hear previous Christmas editions on the links belowHere is a link to the Apple Music version It will be on all other streamers weassume.Previous Christmas episodes2020 2021 2022This is our website This is our InstagramThis is our Facebook group

Klänge, die den Raum füllen und sanfte Melodien, die uns tragen und zuflüstern: Liebe kennt kein Ende. Von Hans Zimmer über Rebekka Bakken bis hin zu Till Brönner – in dieser Folge hat Philipp Dir filigrane und gleichzeitig kraftvolle Musik herausgesucht. Du möchtest Philipps Playlist live im Planetarium Wolfsburg erleben? Dann klicke auf diesen Link – dort findest Du alle Infos, die Du brauchst: https://www.ndr.de/kultur/musik/Sternensound-Philipps-Playlist-im-Planetarium-Wolfsburg,planetariumwolfsburg100.html Diese Musikstücke hörst Du in dieser Folge: Rebekka Bakken - "Time After Time"" // Catrin Finch, Sinfonia - Cymru & John Rutter - "Lullaby For Ana Gwen" // Chad Lawson - "Across The Distance" // Till Brönner - "Air" // Alexandre Tharaud - "Mélancolie" // Hans Zimmer - "Day One" // Den MDR Podcast "Meine Challenge" findest Du hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/meine-challenge/57362808/ Wenn Du eine Idee oder einen Wunsch zu einem musikalischen Thema hast, dann schreib mir eine Mail: playlist@ndr.de

Met het oog… én het oor, op het feest van Christus Koning van het heelal hoort u vandaag 2 delen uit Cantate 71 van J.S. Bach: Gott ist Mein König, het Lobe den Herren, den Mächtigen König van Joachim Neander en All Creatures of Our God and King in een arrangement van Buck Mangum. Van […]

Sunday Morning Worship with co-pastors Russ and Amy Jacks Dean. Park Road Baptist is located Charlotte, NC. For my information, please visit our website at ParkRoadBaptist.org Find us on Social Media: @ParkRoadChurch

Le dimanche 10 novembre, le Victoria Hall de Genève vibrera au son d'un concert exceptionnel en hommage à la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme. Cet événement, soutenu par la Ville de Genève et le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, réunira plusieurs ensembles genevois sous la direction de Natacha Casagrande et du chef invité Mark Shapiro. Au programme, deux œuvres majeures du compositeur anglais John Rutter : le Te Deum et le Gloria, suivies de l'oratorio Everyone, Everywhere de l'Américain Daron Hagen – une première en Europe. Ce concert rassemble environ 200 musiciens et choristes dans une célébration musicale des droits humains, symbolisant les valeurs de liberté et de démocratie. Dans cet épisode, nous avons échangé avec Natacha Casagrande, cheffe de chœur et d'orchestre du Cercle Bach et Cantus Laetus, à propos de cet événement unique et de la préparation de cette prestation réunissant plusieurs ensembles genevois.      

Judith Schmitt-Helfferich, Heidelberg, Katholische Kirche: Ein wunderschönes Lied von John Rutter

“God Be In My Head” by John Rutter. Presented as an offering of music by the Chancel Choir with accompaniment by Anait Piloyan on piano at First UMC - Gainesville, FL.

Composer Margaret Wegener (1920 – 2020) led an extraordinary life both in the UK where she was born, and here in New Zealand, where she settled in 2005. A considerable body of Margaret's original compositions have been published, drawing praise from composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, and John Rutter. Auckland Libraries is privileged to hold the collection of her musical life's work and pays tribute to this remarkable woman by showcasing some of her most beautifully crafted instrumental and vocal works. Some of the Auckland Philharmonia's Aspiring Musicians, a pianist from the Haydn Staples Auckland Philharmonia Piano Scholarship and other local musicians, come together in this performance to bring Margaret's music to life — a treasure to be discovered, heard and cherished.

In deze aflevering van Kalm met Klassiek hoor je een prelude van componist John Rutter, uit een orkestsuite. Bij die prelude, dat verwachtingsvolle voorspel, mag jij vast vooruitblikken op de vakantie. Of je nu wel of niet weggaat deze zomer, in deze aflevering krijg je alle ruimte om jouw ideale reisbestemming vorm te geven. De dromerige muziek helpt je een handje. Wil je meer Kalm met Klassiek? Ga naar npoklassiek.nl/kalmmetklassiek (https://www.npoklassiek.nl/kalmmetklassiek). Alle muziek uit de podcast vind je terug in de bijbehorende speellijst (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YgSfm1Sux7CroiJvzeUdx?si=f0f254ee8f4048e7).

Nesta edição de "Clássicos CBN", o Maestro Helder Trefzger apresenta as composições que remetem ao clima do inverno. As estações do ano inspiraram diversos compositores a escreverem obras que as descrevessem ou que trouxessem o espírito de cada uma delas. Hoje, conheceremos as composições dos ingleses Ralph Vaughan Williams e John Rutter, além das obras de Claude Debussy, francês e mestre do impressionismo. Ouça a conversa completa!

Manchmal erinnern uns Lieder, was unsere Augen alles sehen können, wenn wir in diese Welt schauen. Wie z.B. das Lied Schau auf die Welt von John Rutter. Wir werden auch erinnert, dass nicht wir die Welt gemacht haben und dass Gott sie uns anvertraut hat.

Grace Covenant Presbytrian Church Chancel Choir (Chris Martin, director)Shady Grove United methodist Church Chancel Choir (Brian L. Greer, Director)"Dissonance" from Atlee High School (Natan Berenshteyn, driector)Lisa Edwards-Burrs, sporanoRyan Tibbetts, baritoneChistopher Martin, organChamber OrchestraBriyan L. Greer, conductor)Sim Shalom, Natan Berenshteyn, "Dissonance" from Atlee High School, Claire Martin, soloistKyrie, Thomas ken (1637-1711)GloriaSanctus and BenedictusAgnus Dei, William Blake (1787-1827)Finale (Doha nobis pacem) John Rutter, et al

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 11 - the "Winter Winds" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia. Guests on this episode include: Lucas Cochran, James Harrington and Ashley Zielizinski from Opera Scenes, produced by the SUNY Fredonia Student Opera Theatre Association; Cameron Bonanno, Delaney Gruber and Dylan Janish from Edges: A Song Cycle, produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia; and Drs. Vernon Huff and Stephen Gusukuma from Fredonia Choral Festival. Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and Amazon Prime Music, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page. If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening! Time Stamps Opera Scenes 02:48 Edges  19:55 Arts Calendar 40:48 Drs. Vernon Huff and Stephen Gusukuma/Choral Festival  43:19 Media "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (When Icicles Hang)"; John Rutter, composer; performed by The Chamber Singers, John Rutter, conductor; from the album Fancies, March 14, 2019 "With Drooping Wings", from the opera Dido and Aeneas, H. Purcell, composer (July 1668), performed by Ricercar Consort & Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Pierlot, conductor; July 2010 "Lying There" from the musical Edges: A Song Cycle; B. Pasik and J. Paul, composers; performed by Rachel Krah, Oct. 2019 Etude Op. 25 No. 11 (Winter Wind); Frédérick Chopin, composer; performed by Tae-Seung Park, Nov. 2018 At The Spring Dawn; Andrea Ramsey, composer; text by Angelina Weld Grimké; performed by Hal Leonard Choral, June 2023 "Make Our Garden Grow," from the operetta Candide; Leonard Bernstein, composer, with book by Lillian Hellman and Hugh Wheeler; lyrics by Richard Wilbur et.al; performed by the NY Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Aaron Tveit as Candide, Laura Osnes as Cunegonde, and the Westminster Festival Chorus; December 31, 2017 Artist Links Student Opera Theatre Association Facebook Department of Theatre and Dance SUNY Fredonia Dr. Vernon Huff and Dr. Stephen Gusukuma BECOME AN OPERA HOUSE MEMBER!      

On Sunday afternoon, January 14, at 4:00 PM in Zankel Hall at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, The Battenkill Chorale will present “From Light to Night” featuring John Rutter's “Requiem” scored for chorus, soprano solo, and chamber ensemble.Gene Marie Callahan is the conductor and Artistic Director. She was the organist and choir director for the First Congregational Church (Old First Church) in Bennington, Vermont, and is a Lecturer in Creative Arts at Siena College where she directs the chorus and teaches Basics of Singing.

Yule 2023 13th-21st Centuries This week we hear anonymous and traditional works and works by Nicolas Gombert, Jean Titelouze, Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Alexander Kastalsky, Arthur Honegger, Heinrich Kaminski, Leroy Anderson, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Agustín Barrios, John Rutter, Harold Darke, Mel Tormé, and David Foster. 206 Minutes – Week of 2023 December 25

In this final edition, we're talking to two of the Britain's most passionate advocates for singing in a choir.  Ben England and Mark Strachan collaborated during the pandemic on the Self-Isolation Choir when thousands joined online from round the world to sing.  Both were awarded British Empire Medals as a result.  Today they tell us about Choir of the Earth, which grew out of the Self-Isolation Choir, and all the Christmas festive singing you can join in with. Looking ahead to next year, we hear about the 24-hour Handel's Messiah in St. George's Hanover Square and the 24-hour Mozart's Requiem at St. Gabriel's Church in Pimlico.  Anyone is welcome to drop in and sing for a small fee to raise money to help rebuild St. George's crumbling portico and for the Pimlico Music Foundation which encourages children from all backgrounds to sing.  Mark and Ben have gathered a raft of exceptional musicians and conductors, including John Rutter and Laurence Cummings, to join them on these two marathon events. We also hear about Game Choir, set up my Mark to encourage gamers to sing and we're treated to a snippet of Game Choir singing ‘Sweden' from Minecraft, arranged by St. George's brilliant organist Richard Gowers. This will raise money for Specialeffect to help people with physical disabilities continue to play video games.   Don't fail to tune into this fascinating discussion about the cultural significance of gaming and the glories and benefits of singing and what Mark and Ben have planned to delight us all this Christmas. 

John Rutter is one of the world's leading choral music composers and he's known particularly for his carols. He was a very special guest on our seasonal season finale on Christmas music. Here's his full interview with David Hill. He lifts the lid on where carols come from, why the Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge has become such a festive tradition and the unexpected inspiration for one of his best-known pieces,The Shepherd's Pipe Carol.Get a playlist of The Bach Choir's favourite Christmas carols and receive monthly, behind-the-scenes updates on our activities by signing up to our monthly newsletter here - https://thebachchoir.org.uk/thanks-for-listening-to-change-your-tune-6See when John Rutter is next conducting his world-famous carols (and other compositions) live - https://johnrutter.com/events Change Your Tune is a Podcart production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas is coming and, even if you haven't uttered a note all year, you might find yourself bursting into song. You probably know classics like O Come All Ye Faithful and Away in a Manger - but where do they come from and why do we sing them? David Hill investigates with the help of classically-trained-singer-turned-comedian Lloyd Griffith (who remembers the ‘Lord of the Flies' moments of his youth when it came to singing the main solo in the carol concert) and one of the world's most prolific Christmas carol composers, John Rutter. Carols mentioned in this festive special include: Away in a Manger; The Shepherd's Pipe Carol by John Rutter; Hark The Herald Angels Sing; O Come all Ye Faithful featuring the David Willcocks descant; Once in Royal David's City; Gaudete arranged by David Hill.Get a playlist of The Bach Choir's favourite Christmas carols and receive monthly, behind-the-scenes updates on our activities by signing up to our monthly newsletter here - https://thebachchoir.org.uk/thanks-for-listening-to-change-your-tune-6Get tickets to Lloyd Griffith's upcoming Baroque and Roll tour here - https://lloydgriffith.com/#live See when John Rutter is next conducting his world-famous carols (and other compositions) live - https://johnrutter.com/events Change Your Tune is a Podcart production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The Wexford Carol” is heralded as Ireland's oldest recorded Christmas carol. It's been performed by world class cellist Yo-Yo Ma and American country music star Allison Krauss. Yet, the history of this carol is difficult to trace. We know that it was passed down in the oral tradition for hundreds of years. Some scholars claim it originated in the 16th century, while others believe it has even older roots in the 12th century. However, it was not until the 1920s that a certain music scholar and organist by the name of W.H. Grattan Flood plucked this jewel of a carol from the obscurities of history and preserved it for posterity. But where did Grattan Flood first hear this carol? And how did he manage to transform the song from folk legend to international sensation?  Host Maggi Van Dorn travels to Enniscorthy, a small hillside town in County Wexford, Ireland, where Flood first put the carol to paper. She speaks with Flood's grand-daughter, Margaret Franklin, along with famed novelist and Enniscorthy native, Colm Tóibín. And Hark! welcomes back the illustrious liturgical music composer, Christopher Walker, to unwrap the beauty of “The Wexford Carol” and its likely roots. Semibreve Duo, Brad Prevodoros of Manzanita Productions, Heather Dale, Avaendil, Rosalind band, Jennifer Theby-Quinn, Étáin and Máire  of An Chéad Ghlúin Eile, and to Richard Jeffrey-Gray and Hoxa Recordings who gave us permission to play the 1997 performance of the Wexford Carol as arranged by John Rutter and performed in 1997 by the Choir of Clifton Cathedral in Bristol, England under the direction of David Ogden.  Support “Hark!” become a digital subscriber of America Magazine. Or you can play a little reindeer game with us and win a subscription to America!  At the end of this episode, we've left a clue about next week's carol. Guess the carol in an Instagram post, tag three friends, and follow @americamedia, and you will be entered to win a one-year digital subscription to America. No purchase necessary. Open to U.S. residents only 18 and older. Prize value is $49.99 each. Promotion period November 26 to December 22, 2023. Twenty winners will be randomly selected and notified by D.M. by January 10, 2023. Instagram does not endorse this giveaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hark! Season 3 debuts with a crowd favorite- “O Holy Night.” Born as a French poem in 1843, and set to music a few years later, this carol was banned for two decades from the Catholic Mass. It resurfaced in the hands of a Unitarian minister in the U.S. and became an anthem for abolitionists before the Civil War. It is also the song that you, our listeners, have overwhelmingly asked us to feature on Hark! Conductor Colin Britt returns to the show to unwrap the soaring verses and repeating leaps and skips in the music. Daniel Williams, professor of American religion and politics and author of several books on related subjects, narrates how “O Holy Night” has helped to shape Christmas culture in 19th-century America. Finally, Greg Boyle, S.J. of Homeboy Industries, shares with host Maggi Van Dorn the profound meaning this beloved carol has for him.  The episode features a brand new recording of “O Holy Night” performed by the renowned choir of King's College, Cambridge, under the direction of Daniel Hyde, and arranged by John Rutter, featuring the Britten Sinfonia. The story of Reginald Fessenden broadcasting “O Holy Night” was a theatrical production designed by our engineer, Jim Bilodeau. It incorporated a reenactment of the event available on Walts Welt Soundcloud channel.  Special thanks to Molly Cahill, Malukah de los Santos and Alexander Knutsen, Firjii, Salt of the Sound and Echoes Blue Music, and Chad Rehmann and Cremaine Booker of Grey Duck Records for providing music for this episode. Support “Hark!” become a digital subscriber of America Magazine. Or you can play a little reindeer game with us and win a subscription to America!  At the end of this episode, we've left a clue about next week's carol. Guess the carol in an Instagram post, tag three friends, and follow @americamedia, and you will be entered to win a one-year digital subscription to America. No purchase necessary. Open to U.S. residents only 18 and older. Prize value is $49.99 each. Promotion period November 26 to December 22, 2023. Twenty winners will be randomly selected and notified by D.M. by January 10, 2023. Instagram does not endorse this giveaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear the thoughts and reflections of two Ivor Award-Winning composers - John Rutter and Tansy Davies. Both doing the same thing - writing music. Both creating entirely different work. At the 2023 Awards at the British Film Institute in London, Tansy Davies received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Works Collection. John Rutter received the Academy Fellowship - the highest honour the institution awards individuals. Thoroughly Good explored their purpose, what they've learned, what they advise and what they write.

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Celebrating the great hymn writer and translator Catherine Winkworth, including music by J.S. Bach, Becky McGlade and John Rutter. Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells Performed by St Martin's Voices Directed by Andrew Earis Accompanied by Polina Sosnina With thanks to the donors of the Spirit of St Martin's Campaign for supporting this season of Great Sacred Music.

SynopsisOn today's date in 1958, just nine days after his death, a funeral service was held for the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams at Westminster Abbey, where his ashes were laid to rest. Now, many famous people are buried at Westminster Abbey, but an actual funeral service there, especially for someone not of the royal family, is pretty rare. In fact, Vaughan Williams was the first commoner to be buried there for almost 300 years.The previous such event had been for the 17th English composer and sometime organist of the Abbey, Henry Purcell–whose grave, like Vaughan Williams, is in the Abbey's north choir aisle, should you wish to pay your respects.Vaughan Williams had left instructions for which music was to be played: his anthem O taste and see and also his setting of the hymn, All people that on earth do dwell, written for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which had taken place at Westminster Abbey just five years earlier, in 1953.The service was broadcast live by the BBC, and the announcer noted that if all the submitted requests to attend had have been honored, the Abbey would have been filled twice over.Music Played in Today's ProgramRalph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) "O Taste and See" and "All People that on Earth do Dwell" (arr. of "Old 100th") The Cambridge Singers; John Rutter, cond. Collegium 107Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr.) All People That on Earth Do Dwell" (Old 100th) Christ Church Cathedral Choir; English Orch; Stephen Darlington, cond. Nimbus 5166

This week we look at The Voice in Australia; the Bible in Finland;  Banning the Lord's Prayer in Victoria; the EU and freedom of speech; Misinformation; US government tries to silence Twitter; the Hate Police in Britain; 'Punch a Terf' not hate speech; Sound of Freedom; China and CO2; North Korea and Russia; Norway buys up grain; Denmark bans burning the Quran; featuring Peru; SEEK - being patriotic; Alice in Wonderland; Queer nature; Oliver Anthony and Ben Shapiro.with music of John Farnham, Disturbed; Dire Straits; Andre Rieu; Jefferson Airplane; John Rutter; and the Gettys, Shane and Shane

This week we will discuss a case of a military man with a gambling problem. With his family in serious debt and living beyond their means, his wife is found murdered in their home. In spite of him proclaiming his innocence he was found guilty of her murder. Listen to today's episode to decide for yourself, did John Rutter Brooke Jr murder his wife while their children played outside? Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAIRE! Sources: Fort Benning: Stories, Lies and Legends by Bridgett Sharp Siter Daily News Edition Oct 2 1938 The Atlanta Constitution Feb 25, 1940 The Columbus Ledger June 12, 1938 The Huntsville Times Sept 12, 1938 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homicidehobbies/support

Synopsis For many years now MidAmerica Productions has been organizing concerts in New York City and enlisting choral ensembles from the U.S. and abroad to come to the “big apple” to perform at prestigious Manhattan venues. On today's date in 1990, choirs from Arkansas, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Texas were on stage at Carnegie Hall for the world premiere of John Rutter's Magnificat, specially commissioned by MidAmerica, and with the British composer himself on hand to conduct. “The chorus numbered over 200 voices,” Rutter recalled, “every one of them happy and excited at the prospect of joining forces in the magnificent setting of Carnegie Hall... [so] I wanted to write something joyous because that would reflect the mood of the performers...” “The ‘Magnifcat',“ continues Rutter, “is known as the Canticle of the Blessed Virgin, and it is mainly in the sunny southern countries – Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico – that Mary is most celebrated... This led me to conceive the music as a bright, Latin- flavored fiesta.” Despite composing and conducting religious music, Rutter confessed during a 2003 interview that he was not particularly religious himself – just a composer deeply moved and inspired by the spirituality of sacred verses and prayers. Music Played in Today's Program John Rutter (b. 1945) Magnificat Elizabeth Cragg, s.; Choirs of St. Albans Cathedral; Ensemble DeChorum; Andrew Lucas, conductor. Naxos 8.572653

Yule 2022 – IV14th-21st CenturiesWe hear anonymous and traditional works and works by Thomas Tallis, Jacobus Vaet, Michael Praetorius, Alessandro Scarlatti, Christoph Weyse, Heinrich Kaminski, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Myroslav Skoryk, Franz Gruber, Sir John Tavener, John Rutter, and Peter Warlock.167 Minutes – Week of 2022 December 19

Understand the composers narrative and your performance will come alive! In this podcast, Clare takes a look at the beautiful 'Sonate en Concert' by the prolific composer Jean-Michel Damase and two movements, the 'Rondeau' and the 'Aria' from the beautiful and haunting flute piece Suite Antique by John Rutter Of the ‘Sonate en Concert' Clare says "in my opinion, Damase doesn't get the credit amongst flute payers that he deserves!' Composed in 1979, 'Suite Antique' is a concertante work by John Rutter and is written for harpsichord, flute and string orchestra. Rutter composed the piece, in six movements, for a concert at which Bach's fifth Brandenburg concerto was to be performed, and so decided to write the piece for the same ensemble. In this podcast Clare looks at two movements in particular, the 'Rondeau' and the 'Aria'  Please 'Rate - Like - Follow' Talking Flutes 'on whatever podcast provider you are listening on as it helps others to find us! 'Talking Flutes' and 'Talking Flutes Extra' are podcasts by the TJ flute company.  For more information visit www.trevorjamesflutes.com

The saga continues this week on my story. See what happens when you start a church in a strip mall. We meet some of the church members who would join us. I continue recalling the abuse behind the scenes, including the speculations behind our non-existent love life. There are many examples of financial abuse, emotional abuse, spiritual abuse, isolation, and unhealthy patterns of married sex. I end the episode with a Christmas song I recorded, Candlelight Carol. Transcript below! Candlelight Carol composed by John Rutter, used by permission under licensing. Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DswMinistries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgIpWVQCmjqog0PMK4khDw/playlists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dswministries/ https://dswministries.orgsubscribe-to-podcast/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, Listen Notes Keep in touch with me! Email subscribe to get my handpicked list of the best resources for abuse survivors! https://thoughtful-composer-4268.ck.page #abuse #trauma Mentoring https://youtu.be/WWgkERpkIoY An easy way to help my ministry: https://dswministries.orgproduct/buy-me-a-cup-of-tea/ A donation link: https://dswministries.orgdonate/ Affiliate links: Can't travel to The Holy Land right now? The next best thing is Walking The Bible Lands! Get a free video sample of the Bible lands here! https://www.walkingthebiblelands.com/a/18410/hN8u6LQP Get one free month of Blubrry podcast hosting with the promotional code: FAITHFUL http://create.blubrry.com/resources/podcast-media-hosting/?code=FAITHFUL Get quality podcast guests and interviews from PodMatch! Get paid to be a host! Sign up below: https://podmatch.com/signup/faithful Visit my friends at the Heal Thrive Dream Boutique for some cool T-shirts, jewelry and other merch! Simply share the discount code we created just for you and receive a 10% discount on your order!  DIANA98825  https://www.htd-boutique.com/ Bible Study Notebook From Karen Robinson! Check it out! https://www.htd-boutique.com/products/bible-planner-for-survivors-includes-prayer-requests-sermon-notes-bible-study-notes-and-other-note-pages-to-enrich-your-spiritual-life If Only You Would Submit To Your Husband Transcript: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Wounds of the Faithful Podcast. Brought to you by DSW Ministries. Your host is singer songwriter, speaker and domestic violence advocate, Diana Winkler. She is passionate about helping survivors in the church heal from domestic violence and abuse and trauma. This podcast is not a substitute for professional counseling or qualified medical help. [00:00:26] Now, here is Diana. [00:00:28] Hello everyone. I am hoping that you survived Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for you out there listening and watching. We have the holidays to contend with as always, but we can get through this together. Now you remember Wayne Styles, who I mentioned frequently on the show. He was on the podcast last year [00:01:00] and he has those virtual tours to the holy lands. And more importantly, he is an excellent Bible teacher. Anyway, if you've been hesitating on getting his virtual videos, Wayne has just created brand new DVDs that are 20 bucks, includes five different tours on a disc. So I myself bought four of them for Christmas gifts. [00:01:34] I wanted to give one to my pastor and then another our Pastor Emeretus and one to my Bible study teacher and one I'm going to give away as a bonus for you guys. So please be on the lookout for that as soon as I get them in, which will be in a couple of days, [00:02:00] I'll be doing the giveaway for the videos. [00:02:03] I highly recommend Wayne's virtual trips to the Holy Lands,

The saga continues this week on my story. See what happens when you start a church in a strip mall. We meet some of the church members who would join us. I continue recalling the abuse behind the scenes, including the speculations behind our non-existent love life. There are many examples of financial abuse, emotional abuse, spiritual abuse, isolation, and unhealthy patterns of married sex. I end the episode with a Christmas song I recorded, Candlelight Carol. Transcript below! Candlelight Carol composed by John Rutter, used by permission under licensing. Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DswMinistries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgIpWVQCmjqog0PMK4khDw/playlists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dswministries/ https://dswministries.org/subscribe-to-podcast/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, Listen Notes Keep in touch with me! Email subscribe to get my handpicked list of the best resources for abuse survivors! https://thoughtful-composer-4268.ck.page #abuse #trauma Mentoring https://youtu.be/WWgkERpkIoY An easy way to help my ministry: https://dswministries.org/product/buy-me-a-cup-of-tea/ A donation link: https://dswministries.org/donate/ Affiliate links: Can't travel to The Holy Land right now? The next best thing is Walking The Bible Lands! Get a free video sample of the Bible lands here! https://www.walkingthebiblelands.com/a/18410/hN8u6LQP Get one free month of Blubrry podcast hosting with the promotional code: FAITHFUL http://create.blubrry.com/resources/podcast-media-hosting/?code=FAITHFUL Get quality podcast guests and interviews from PodMatch! Get paid to be a host! Sign up below: https://podmatch.com/signup/faithful Visit my friends at the Heal Thrive Dream Boutique for some cool T-shirts, jewelry and other merch! Simply share the discount code we created just for you and receive a 10% discount on your order!  DIANA98825  https://www.htd-boutique.com/ Bible Study Notebook From Karen Robinson! Check it out! https://www.htd-boutique.com/products/bible-planner-for-survivors-includes-prayer-requests-sermon-notes-bible-study-notes-and-other-note-pages-to-enrich-your-spiritual-life If Only You Would Submit To Your Husband Transcript: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Wounds of the Faithful Podcast. Brought to you by DSW Ministries. Your host is singer songwriter, speaker and domestic violence advocate, Diana Winkler. She is passionate about helping survivors in the church heal from domestic violence and abuse and trauma. This podcast is not a substitute for professional counseling or qualified medical help. [00:00:26] Now, here is Diana. [00:00:28] Hello everyone. I am hoping that you survived Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for you out there listening and watching. We have the holidays to contend with as always, but we can get through this together. Now you remember Wayne Styles, who I mentioned frequently on the show. He was on the podcast last year [00:01:00] and he has those virtual tours to the holy lands. And more importantly, he is an excellent Bible teacher. Anyway, if you've been hesitating on getting his virtual videos, Wayne has just created brand new DVDs that are 20 bucks, includes five different tours on a disc. So I myself bought four of them for Christmas gifts. [00:01:34] I wanted to give one to my pastor and then another our Pastor Emeretus and one to my Bible study teacher and one I'm going to give away as a bonus for you guys. So please be on the lookout for that as soon as I get them in, which will be in a couple of days, [00:02:00] I'll be doing the giveaway for the videos. [00:02:03] I highly recommend Wayne's virtual trips to the Holy Lands,

Melissa Short Zapin started as a soprano in Honolulu, Hawaii. An unforgettable rendition of Je veux vivre from Romeo et Juliet won her the Miss Hawai‘i title and a place on the famed Miss America stage. There, she won the talent and swimsuit competitions and finished in the top ten. Melissa was first in the NSAL Opera Competition, performing Christine in Phantom of the Opera and Cinderella in Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Both performances won Po'okela awards for Best Female Performer in a Musical. She was a featured guest artist at several galas for the Hawaii Opera Theater. After receiving the Hungarian Arts Music Festival Award, Melissa accompanied famed tenor Marcello Giordani in several concerts appearing at the Fresno Grand Opera House in Dayton, Ohio. Her operatic performances included La Contessa in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Desdemona in Verdi's Otello at Vero Beach, and Musetta in La Boheme. Melissa was the featured soloist in Mozart's Vesperae solennes de Consessore and John Rutter's Mass at the world-famous Carnegie Hall, both of which were highlights of her career. Melissa also worked as a voiceover artist and performer, appearing on television in the hit shows Sex in the City and Elementary with Lucy Liu. In 2015 Melissa retired as an Opera singer and began Grandma Ruth's Pies, baking handmade, all-natural, preservative-free pies. What started as baking for family and friends to enjoy during the holidays quickly expanded to local farm stands in the Hamptons. When she moved to Los Angeles in 2017, Melissa's business boomed, reaching a larger audience. She started servicing the entertainment industry and local farmers' markets, turning Grandma Ruth's Pies into a year-round operation. She currently sells online, offering local delivery in Los Angeles and the Hamptons and flash-frozen pies shipped nationally. Some crowd favorites are the Vegan Apple Crumble Pie and Chocolate Cream Pie. Grandma Ruth's Pies bring families together with fresh, handmade, natural ingredients molded by skilled hands into perfection. Made from scratch and with her Grandma Ruth's love, the pies brought Melissa's family together throughout the years. Melissa now delivers that sentiment to the homes of everyone that eat her delicious pies. It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler. Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii. To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit: https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/ It's A Hawaii Thing is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

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31 October 2022 | Vigil of All Saints | Menlo Park, Calif. I may not have managed to get it up by 6:00, but I'm delighted to be back this week with a new episode of In Your Embrace podcast! This Hallow's Eve, we join the founders of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club to discuss Oliver Twist: how lost souls find a home, how hospitality can be a double-edged sword, and just why this novel is tremendously compelling and relevant for readers today. Plus, what is the dark night of the soul, and how can St. John call it “more lovely than the dawn”? Opening music: “Gaudeamus omnes,” composed by WIlliam Byrd, dir. John Rutter, sung by The Cambrige Singers, 2021. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-your-embrace/message

Cameron Diaz had a lot going on. Her latest movie, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, was about to hit theaters. With the release just days away, a photographer named John Rutter reached out to her. John had photos of Cameron from about a decade earlier, when she was a 19-year-old model. He'd shot the photos for a racy S&M lingerie editorial. He told Cameron that people were offering him millions of dollars for them. Then he offered to sell them to her, for a discount. Then Brandi tells us about the murder of Leslie Vaughn. Leslie was a successful criminal defense attorney whose work sometimes put him in close contact with violent people. So when Leslie was shot in his home one evening, the list of potential suspects could have been long. But the behavior of Leslie's son, Brian Vaughn, made investigators think that perhaps the killer was right under their nose. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Photographer convicted of trying to blackmail Cameron Diaz,” by Michelle Caruso for the Seattle Times “Cameron Diaz photographer convicted for topless photo plot,” by Gil Kaufman for MTV.com “‘I'm proud of topless shots,'” by David Sanderson for the Evening Standard “Cameron Diaz photographer headed to jail,” by Todd Peterson for People.com “Actress takes the stand in trial of photographer,” by Cara Mia DiMassa for The Los Angeles Times “Man who blackmailed Cameron Diaz over topless photos faces jail,” by Catherine Elsworth for the Daily Telegraph “Photos develop into court case,” by Cara Mia DiMassa for The Los Angeles Times “Jail for Diaz dirt,” by David K. Li for the New York Post In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Shattered Innocence” episode Forensic Files “Brian Vaughn: A Student-Athlete Kills” by Rebecca Reisner, forensicfilesnow.com “Teen Convicted of Dad's Murder” by Associated Press, The Marshall News Messenger “Brian Leslie Vaughn v. State of Texas” justia.com YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 35+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!  

Synopsis On this day in 1900, the world first heard the Requiem of Gabriel Fauré in its full orchestral version at a concert at the Paris World Exhibition. Faure's Requiem ranks today among his best-known and best-loved compositions, and omits all reference to the terrors of the Last Judgment which appear in the traditional liturgical text, concentrating instead on comforting the bereaved. The Requiem was originally written for chorus and a more intimate chamber ensemble, and was occasioned by Fauré's sorrow at the death of his own father. The American composer Christopher Rouse has written a number of works dealing with the passing of friends and colleagues – works half-seriously, half-jokingly referred to as Rouse's “Death Cycle.” Rouse's Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto from 1991 is dedicated to the memory of Leonard Bernstein; his Symphony No. 2, from 1994, contains a tribute to the young composer Stephen Albert, who died in a car crash; and a section of his Flute Concerto from 1993 reflects the composer's shock upon reading an account of the senseless tragedy of a two-year-old child, abducted from an English shopping mall and killed by two ten-year-olds. Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed has noted that much of Rouse's work is “music of leave-taking… but it is also a music of catharsis, survival and a celebration of being alive.” Music Played in Today's Program Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) – Requiem (The Cambridge Singers; John Rutter, cond.) Collegium 101 Christopher Rouse (b. 1949) – Symphony No. 2 and Flute Concerto (Carol Wincenc, flute; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond.) Telarc 80452

All of us are made with unique gifts—ultimately so we can bless the world. But how can we discover our gifts and lean into our calling? Join host Richard Dahlstrom as he talks with John Carrington, the Principal Harpist with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Bellevue Philharmonic and the Auburn Symphony.  Seattle native John Carrington appears regularly with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera where he was Guest Principal Harpist for several seasons. He performs with the Fifth Avenue Theatre Orchestra and has worked as solo harpist on Cunard Line's "Queen Elizabeth 2" performing for its World Cruise on six continents John's classical background includes performances with such conductors as Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, Gerard Schwarz, Asher Fisch and John Rutter. His popular music experience is equally notable, as he has shared the stage with Tony Bennett, José Carreras, Josh Groban, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Moreno, Doc Severinsen, and James Taylor, to name a few. In addition, John is a sought-after recording artist, participating in over 200 motion picture soundtracks and including “Mr. Holland's Opus”, “The Wedding Planner,” and several Disney and Hallmark Hall of Fame productions. He's also performed on video game soundtracks including "Halo" and "World of Warcraft." He received his Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music after earning his Bachelor of Music from the University of Washington.