In 1989 Kris Mason and a small, eager group of about 30 young singers from a neighborhood church became a choir and birthed what is now The Seattle Childrens Chorus. What was 30 is now 200 voices strong, and includes four graded levels and two rehearsal locations, making the dream a reality for young musicians all over western Washington. "Celebrate!" is a generous, "best-of" Êcollection of 19 songs, from the group's 2009 20th Anniversary season. Some of our many favorites include Rene Clausen's "All That Hath Life and Breath," David Childs' "Weep No More," David L. Brunner's "Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia," "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me" (written for the SCC's20th Anniversary), Franz Schubert's "Die Forelle, Op 32 (The Trout)," the joyous live cuts "Mairi's Wedding," "Who Can Sail" and Mozart's "The Alphabet," Z. Randall Stroope's "Conversion of Saul," Daniel Gawthrop's "Sing Me to Heaven," the Moses Hogan-arranged spiritual "Elijah Rock, the haunting "Loch Lomond," and a pair by Stephen Paulus, "Pilgrim's Hymn" and "Help Us This Day." There are no weak cuts here, we are simply seeing different facets of the shining diamond that is the Seattle Childrens Chorus. Richly harmonic, mostly accompanied gems from one of the USA's finest, veteran Children's choruses. Settle back and enjoy this beautiful music from Arioso, Brio, Intermezzo, and Camarata, plus three cuts by the massed ensemble, joined by SCC Alumni!