The thirty-four boys of the Tour Choir of the Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas has been chosen to open the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Tuesday February 28 and every one of the next 18 days of the Rodeo as well. They will be singing the National Anthem at Reliant Stadium for the […]
Michael Zaugg to take helm of Pro Coro Canada
EDMONTON – The position of artistic director at Pro Coro Canada was finally announced Friday night, and the winner is: Michael Zaugg. The sixth person to hold the job since the choir was founded in 1980, the Montreal-based Zaugg beat out some fairly stiff competition in San Francisco’s Magen Solomon and Yale Russian Chorus conductor Mark Bailey to […]
Super Bowl 46 Performance by the Indianapolis Children’s Choir
45 young singers from the Indianapolis Children’s Choir (ICC) will perform The Star-Spangled Banner with national recording artist and Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson at Super Bowl XLVI. The singers will be conducted by ICC Founder and Artistic Director Henry Leck and Assistant Artistic Director Joshua Pedde. The experience the conductors have with past performances […]
Susan LaBarr Named 2012 Missouri Composer Laureate
Susan LaBarr is the 2012 Missouri Composer Laureate. (Photo Credit: Caitlin Denman) Susan LaBarr, a Missouri State University music department alumna, has been named the 2012 Missouri Composer Laureate. She is composing music for the Verses and Voices Festival on March 6, 2012 at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City. Choirs from across the state will combine […]
“Sleeping in Serenity” SATB (a cappella) memorial piece, FREE
“Sleeping in Serenity,” SATB, a cappella, is now available (temporarily free) from: www.choralmelodies.com under the SATB tab. A lovely memorial piece honoring the poet’s parents. Listen: [Sincere thanks to Wallace De Pue for his insightful comments and very helpful suggestions during the composition of this work.]
New Mealor Choral Work Seeks Record-Breaking Bass Singer
BBC MOBILE — A record company has begun a worldwide search for the singer who can sing a note so low that it is thought never to have been sung before. Written by Military Wives composer Paul Mealor, the choral work De Profundis includes a low E, which lies more than two octaves below middle C. […]