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A sampling of videos from our travels and concerts here at home…
Encourage My Soul/The Storm is Passing Over, Charles Albert Tindley. This song highlights the passionate conducting of our Musical Direcor, Donnell Patterson. SANS Concert, December 2023. Video: Arlington Community Media, Inc.
Glory - John Legend and Common, from the film Glory. SANS heard this song performed by the Carlton Reese Memorial Choir on our Civil Rights Tour of Alabama, Mississippi and Tenessee in Sping 2023. We decided to sing it in honor of all the cilvil rights leaders and foot soldiers we met on that tour. SANS concert, December 2023. Video: Arlington Community Media, Inc.
Traditional spiritual, arranged by Hall Johnson. SANS Concert, December 2023. Video: Arlington Community Media, Inc.
A tradtional Zambia folksong, arranged by Victor C. Johnson. The words mean: “Those who sing with the spirit have the right to be called the children of God.” Guitar: Gordon O’Connell. Percussion: Liz Araujo, Carlee Blamphin, Marilyn Downs, Loiuse Grasmere, Janie Ward. Conducted by Linda Shoemaker.
Our goal for the last song of every concert is to get everybody up, singing and dancing!! SANS Concert, December 2023. Video: Arlington Community Media, Inc.
SANS shared a powerful moment on stage singing with music students at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi on our Civil Rights Tour, in March, 2023. No rehearsal - just a shared love for singing together. Video: Linda Shoemaker
Nigerian Carol via Babatunde Olatunji and Wendall Whalum, arranged by Barrington Brooks.
Percussion: Linda Shoemaker, Louise Grasmere, Janie Ward, Austin Marks, Carlee Blamphin, Matt Steinberg
First Parish, Arlington, MA, December 2022 Video: Thornton Shepherd
“Good Enough” by Lea Morris. Virtual Choir video produced by Austin Marks, 2021.
We learned this song from the Imilonji Kantu Choral Society, Johannesburg, South Africa. Singing it here in 2019 with South African friends from the Bergrivierkoor, Picketberg, South Africa. Solo: Louise Grasmere & Sue Brent. Video: Thornton Shepherd.
Soweto Gospel Choir version of the pop hit by Katrina & the Waves. Solo: Caronlyn Saxon. Tambourine & backup vocals: Louise Grasmere. May 2018. Video: Thornton Shepherd
Gullah song from the US Sea Islands. Solo: Louise Grasmere. Violin:: Phakamani Pega. May 2018
A beautiful song from Estonia, in preparation for our tour of Bulgaria, Romania and Estonia. At First Parish, Arlington, MA, May 2014
Learned by SANS in Russia. Performed by SANS chorus and alumni, May 10, 2014
Singing at Vlakfontein Secondary School outside Pretoria, South Africa, 2012. There was a wonderful exchange of music!!! Video: Thornton Shepherd
Sharing A New Song visits the WITS Choir at the University of Witwaterstand in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2012. Video: Linda Shoemaker
Documentary film describing the history and mission of Sharing A New Song Chorus including footage in Russia, Estonia, South Africa, Cuba and more.