I am proud to introduce the new professional vocal ensemble. KONEKTO.

Here are some classic Christmas gems for you to enjoy, some arranged and video edited by yours truly.

Recorded together with the World Orchestra for Peace, World Choir for Peace and sir Karl Jenkins his new masterpiece One World - referred as the most important humanitarian composition of the decade.

I was part of the organisational team for the One World Premiere, usiting over 600 musicians live and virtually. It took place in the Brucknerhaus, Linz, and streamed live across the world.

This was the year of working closely with Sir Karl Jenkins! It was such a honour to perform with the iconic composer.

September 11th 2022

The Armed Man :  A Mass for peace at the Südtirol Festival in Merano, Italy.

7th -13th November 2022

Along with the 34 amazing singers of the World Choir for Peace we recorded a new work by Sir Karl Jenkins under the Decca Label. One World is Sir Karl’s latest choral work which the WCP commissioned and the music and texts were intensely moving and inspiring.

I had the great honor of interviewing some of the most famous contemporary choral composers, singers, vocal coaches and therpists in the World Choir for Peace workshop series. Sir Karl Jenkins, Sir James Macmillan, Christopher Tin, Katharina Henryson (the Real Group), Deke Sharon, Norbert Hermanns, Kirstin Schötteldreier, Simone Plechinger.

You can watch them all back here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWib5AsWLwJ_6pC05fIdb6A

We are a new choir that brings together singers from all over the world. 

Our goal is to bring about a culture of peace through singing together, both as individuals and as part of our choral community, which is growing from project to project. We have only one planet and our common aspiration should be to honour it and treat all of its creatures with care. This will help us to have a secure future that is not shaped by heat and drought, by storms and floods, by violence, terror and wars.

In March 2020, before the lockdown, we managed to record our first album in 360 audio reality format 'Peaceful Choir'. In collaboration with Sony Classical with the selection of pieces focusing on works by 20 renowned contemporary composers from around the world. Many of these inspirational composers have created new pieces in collaboration with us and Sony to support our project. 

www.worldchoirforpeace.org

This is a new and very exciting project for me and is something that I feel very strongly about, I am able to do something positive and productive in a crazy start to the year. I hope that you find some comfort in this first virtual message from the World Choir for Peace... 'I Hope' a WCP virtual message to the world.

www.worldchoirforpeace.org

The Chamber Choir of Europe sang with composer John Rutter at the European Festival of Church music. 

At the end of September, I was privileged to be part of the Chamber Choir of Europe, under Nicol Matt, as they joined the world renowned American choral composer and conductor, Morten Lauridsen, in concerts and workshops in Würzburg, Mannheim, Bad Urach, Hamburg and Leipzig.

Workshops and Concerts in Germany with Morten Lauridsen (USA), 

Nicol Matt and the Chamber Choir of Europe

We performed compositions such as ‘O Magnum Mysterium’, ‘Sure on this Shining Night’ and ‘Dirait-on’ from his collection ‘Les Chansons des Roses’, all now available on CD from Deutsche Grammophon under the title, 'Light Eternal'.

The German National Choir Competition in Freiburg took place in May. My a cappella group Bar Nineteen had a blast, and here is a clip of us on the Freiburg tram :-) 

Under the direction of Nicol Matt, the fantastic musicians of the Chamber Choir of Europe.