Choir of the Earth launches our June course for Songs of Power - our Summer School 2025 course, PLUS we exclusively reveal our upcoming programme of online choral courses for 2025/26, with some huge announcements you won't want to miss! ___________________________________________________________________________ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:00 Welcome and introduction 0:04:47 News and updates 0:16:58 Announcing COTE's 2025/26 Programme 0:49:32 Launching Summer School's Songs of Power ___________________________________________________________________________ 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR UPCOMING CHORAL PROGRAMME 📄 Want to hear the fantastic works we will be learning, singing and recording online in the coming year? Please enjoy these links to performances from other wonderful choirs: 🎵 The Wedding At Cana - Patrick Hawes 🗓️ October - December 2025 🔊 https://youtu.be/Q2RPEKzYIMo 🎵 Byrd Mass for Five Voices with The Gesualdo Six 🗓️ January - February 2026 🔊 https://youtu.be/iK3fStxIvas 🎵 Bach Cantatas 🗓️ March 2026 🎶 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben 🔊 https://youtu.be/evnzhg_9frs 🎶 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 140) 🔊 https://youtu.be/DqZE54i-muE 🎵 A Season To Sing - Joanna Forbes L'Estrange 🗓️ April - May 2026 🔊 https://youtu.be/6IYoFALlA00 🎵 Summer School 2026: 🗓️ June/July 2026 🎶 Tippett - Spirituals (A Child Of Our Time) 🔊 https://youtu.be/qsVTeThDhek 🎶 Elgar - Lux Aeterna (Nimod) 🔊 https://youtu.be/C7schrYpges 🗓️ July/August 2026 🎶 Ndikhokhele Bawo - Traditional IsiXhosa arr. Barrett 🔊 https://youtu.be/R5m1A2gXylk 🎶 and other African arrangements 🎵 Haydn Theresienmesse (Maria-Theresa Mass) 🗓️ August - October 2026 🔊 https://youtu.be/fhqSmPIVf0s ___________________________________________________________________________ After we explored all the excitement coming up at COTE, we launched the second of two Summer School short courses this year, where we will learn, sing and record choral arrangements of two inspirational Songs of Power: 🎶 (Something Inside) So Strong by Labi Siffre, arr. Pete Churchill 🎶 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, by Dick Dallas and Billy Taylor, arr. Pete Churchill Watch our marvellous Music Director Ben England explain how both pieces are deeply connected to the fight for justice, dignity and equality, and hear the guide tracks we will use at this first week's rehearsals to learn So Strong. Whether you’ve enjoyed singing classical gems or contemporary hits in the past - or if you've only ever sung in the shower before - this course promises to deliver an inspirational choral experience. Learn more and sign up at: https://choiroftheearth.com/courses/summer-school-2025-june Not sure if online singing is for you? Find out more about it all works at Choir of the Earth here: https://choiroftheearth.com/how-cote-works We hope to sing with you online soon!