The West Coast Mennonite Chamber Choir Collection

The West Coast Mennonite Chamber Choir Collection

was founded by Tony Funk (director) and Larry Nickel (composer) while eating apple pancakes at the Swiss Chalet one rainy morning in 1989 . Larry had recently recovered from a near-death experience with viral encephalitis, which put him in a coma for 15 days. During his convalescence Larry wrote and arranged the music for “Songs My Father Taught Me”. They envisioned making one recording with new digital technology by recruiting family and friends (singers). They could not have imagined that from 1990 to 2004 the choir would record 13 highly acclaimed CDs, raising over a million dollars for a local charity through CD sales. The choir was frequently featured on CBC National Radio and many radio broadcasts throughout the USA and United Kingdom. During those years Nickel composed/arranged 120 pieces for the recordings, including music for brass quintets and string quartets. Nickel’s choral music is listed below. 
Several recordings are still available – click here

ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY: Click on a title to study the score while you listen.
SHAPE NOTES: many titles are available in shape notes upon request.