SAVANNAH, GA — This week, Grammy-award winning bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding released her latest album, titled “Radio Music Society”. The Savannah Children’s Choir is featured on the track “Black Gold”. In March, 2010, Spalding was selected to be SCC’s Artist in Residence because of her flexibility both as a singer and bassist. While in Savannah, […]

By Anne Midgette   WASHINGTON, DC — The Choral Arts Societyhas announced the successor to Norman Scribner, who is retiring as planned at the end of this season from the chorus he founded 46 years ago. And he’s not anyone most people in Washington have heard of. Scott Tucker, the choral director at Cornell University since […]

By Rosie Manins   DUNEDIN, NZ — Choir singing may not be seen as “cool”, but it is rewarding for those who stick to it, former Dunedin tenor Stephen Chambers says.  The international opera singer returned to his Otago roots yesterday to give secondary school choir members some advice and a demonstration of his vocal capability. […]

  Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award for 2012 -$12,000 Choral Conducting – Selection of Finalists   The Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce three finalists for its $12,000 Award in Choral Conducting, as chosen by a jury of 5 prominent choral conductors from across Canada. The finals will take place during […]

The Horizon Music Group is proud to annouce its first ever Kickstarter Project.   The Project With your generous support, the Horizon Music Group will record and perform cantatas for choir and orchestra by J.S. Bach. The young professionals in the Horizon Music Group are the next generation of classical musicians. We rely on your generosity […]

National Endowment for the Arts to Webcast National Council on the Arts Meeting Friday, March 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.   Washington, DC —The 175th meeting of the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body to the National Endowment for the Arts, will take place on Friday, March 30, 2012 from 9:00–11:30 a.m. EDT […]