90’s pop band October Project launches virtual global choir project in an effort to soothe COVID anxiety and seed joy worldwide. Inspired by the joyful noise of people cheering in cities around the world each evening to thank and support healthcare workers earlier this year, and moved by the subsequent explosions of grief and turmoil […]
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October Project wins GOLD TELLY for Worldwide Choir of Return to Me!
October Project was named a two-time winner in the 44th Annual Telly Awards which honors excellence in video and television across all screens. They earned a Gold Telly award in the category of Social Video-Virtual Events & Experiences for the Worldwide Choir version of their globally-renowned hit song “Return to Me” which was sung by […]
This Joyful Eastertide
This Joyful Eastertide Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell As choral conductors, we’re always thinking several steps ahead–towards next season, next concert, or next year. As we celebrate the spring season, enjoy looking over the following Easter pieces. Put them in your “2024” pile. “Adonai,” by Carol Barnett, for unison voices, is ideal for virtual choir or […]
The Conductor as Yogi: The Spirit, the Brain, and the Choir
Sounds like the title of a new novel, but today’s post wraps up our fall exploration of brain health and how it intersects with our life as conductors and teachers. We started by looking at how our brain reacts to stress, then unpacked how we can mitigate stress in rehearsals with our breathing and movement […]
Return To Me (Worldwide Choir) In a Grammy Category of Its Own
“Virtual choirs need their own Grammy category.” – Ryan Heller, Conductor, Artistic Director of Chorus Austin Written by award-winning poet/lyricist Julie Flanders and Emmy Award-winning composer Emil Adler, the song Return to Me is an October Project classic with over 50 million views on YouTube. Reconceiving the song this year as The Worldwide Choir of […]
One World with Sir Karl Jenkins and Stay At Home Choir
The Stay At Home Choir will be making history as the first virtual choir ever to be featured on a classical album release by a major record label. One World is a new work written by Sir Karl Jenkins for the World Orchestra For Peace and the World Choir For Peace, and will be released […]