pipechoir 5.23.25 by pipechoir

many thanks to Art Fungus and the singing plant for the beautiful opening set. we had an equipment mishap and were unable to record it, but it was a beautiful way to start our night of listening and singing together.

on may 23rd, 2025, pipechoir was made up of the voices of Philip, Austin, Martha, Will, Chris, Lucy, Gigi, Jude, Brittany, Kelly, Sanni, Vanessa, Charlotte, Sylvia, Julia, Marisa, and the many other folks who, with Ears, Legs, Eyes, Voices and Gusto, braved a very damp drainage pipe after three weeks of good spring rains.

many of the rounds and songs that were sung were taught to the Finegan family by their mother Clare. She learned many of them from her friends Eliska and Thérèsa. Rose, Rose came from Luther via summer camp; When You Were Born came from G via college a cappella; and Babylon came from Marisa via Mountain Man.

... heigh, ho, nobody home // rose, rose // that Pasternak poem from apres moi that martha loves
... Be Still and Know That I Am God (Hurko)
... Babylon
… Fair Phyllis (twice!) (Farmer) (conducted by Lucy)
... my rooster's dead // le coq est mort
... jubilate deo
... just yesterday
... when you were born
... those were the days
... hard times (taught by Philip)
... gloria in excelsis deo
... leave her, Johnny

i (julia) want to make a small disclaimer to say that i accidentally started the crowd a-clapping for When You Were Born… at at a snail’s pace… i was trying to speed us up and did quite the opposite... i offer my sincerest apologies and an earnest cringe!

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

philadelphia community choir


organized by julia finegan