Concerts with Choirs

Choral Concerts

Choirs and choral groups of all ages have been energized by Jim’s rich musical interests, from his pieces in the Paul Winter Consort’s celebrated Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, to his wide repertoire of compositions and arrangements for all types of choirs, Jim takes singers  in many new directions. His improvisatory song leading gets audiences involved and Jim can provides exciting workshops in contemporary singing to learning by ear in the gospel style.

Larger works:  Jim’s Vessels of the Sun and For This We Stand can make a whole concert or church service. Several of Jim’s pieces can be put together to make a concert with a theme, and Jim’s tribute concert of Pete Seeger’s music is an easy and fun experience for choirs to join in.

Jim has performed with many professional and community choirs: The U of Oregon Singers, The Pacific Lutheran University Chorale, the Pomona College Choir, the Choir of Cal State Los Angeles and a mass choir of 7 groups in Spokane WA as well as many church choirs.

Jim has performed with youth choruses such as the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Portland’s Chrysalis Youth Choir, and the Kansas City Academy for the Arts. His new Everyone Is Welcome Here for children’s choir can be done with Jim or by a group on their own.

For concert performance with choral groups, Jim provides the music  ahead and usually participates in at least two rehearsals. When this often requires a stay of several days, Jim can be of service in other ways.