pipechoir 10.24.2025 by pipechoir

on october 24th, 2025, pipechoir was made up of the voices of Luke, Chris, Christian, Philip, Austin, Michael, Robin, Channing, Jesse, Jaron, Luther, Jack, Sylvia, Lisa, Martha, Clare, Hadley, Becky, Marisa, Lucy, Sanni, T, Jess, Kelly, Gigi, Audrey, Julia, Emory, and the many other folks who trekked out in the chilly October dusk to share voices and songs.

many of the rounds and songs sung were taught to the Finegan family by their mother Clare. She learned many of them from her friends Eliska and Thérèsa. rose, rose and when the people live their lives came from Luther via summer camp; when you were born came from G via college a cappella; babylon came from Marisa via Mountain Man; rise up to the power of the mountain came from Mason via somewhere in vermont; white sands came from a philly folk choir rehearsal but i’m not sure where from before that.

…white sands
... my rooster's dead // le coq est mort
... heigh, ho, nobody home // rose, rose // that Pasternak poem from apres moi that martha loves
…harvest hymn (Ingles)
…babylon
…when the people live their lives
…deep river (Secco) (conducted by Philip)
…down in the river (Stalnaker) (conducted by Philip)
…come, follow
…jubilate deo
…when you were born
…rise up to the power of the mountain
…ah poor bird (audience contribution)
…frère jacques (audience contribution)
…alfred the alligator (audience contribution!)
…abendlied (Rheinberger)
…i love the mountains
... kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
and a little bit of leave her johnny, as we’re all leaving

pipechoir was directed by Julia Finegan and recorded, mixed, and mastered by Robin Ong

philadelphia community choir


organized by julia finegan