By Josh O’Kane TORONTO — Nobu Adilman is trying to please the hundred people in front of him, but it’s not easy. “Choir’s tough,” he tells a woman at the back of the bar. She wants to sing the highest part of the Eurythmics’ Here Comes the Rain, but Mr. Adilman has just […]
BBC choir star reveals her secret of success
Lily Newman, a member of the Holles Singers, the reigning BBC Youth Choir of the Year, on why being part of it is so special. The Holles Singers has played a big role of the Music Department at Lady Eleanor Holles (LEH) School since long before I was a student there. It forms the vocal […]
Aga Khan Academy wins Kenya National Music Festival
NAKURU, KENYA — The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa won 14 top three placings including five firsts at the 2011 National Kenya Music Festival held in Nakuru. In one category the Academy was placed first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth. The school was recognized on Kenyan national TV as the top individual school in a […]
9/11 WE ARE ONE (America’s Day of Wrath)
A poem by Sheryl Sawyer, a wonderful poetess, so moved me that I composed music to it. Since schools start in late August, and September 11 occurs so soon after that, no one has time to prepare this piece for any event regarding the tragedy. Maybe someone will consider preparing the piece at the end […]
International Research about Choral Singing
Dear choral conductors and singers I am a conductor and I am developing a postdoctoral research about “The work of the maestro as a manager and the organizational perspective of choral singing”. This project is being developed at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. I would like to invite all the choral conductors […]
Hudson Community Chorus welcomes Duvuvuei as new director
Duvuvuei brings an extensive background in music to the position, with studies at Alderson-Broaddus College and the University of Akron including a Masters of Music degree in Choral Conducting Performance. Duvuvuei is an accomplished vocalist and conductor. His solo performances include appearances with The University of Akron and Ashland Symphony orchestras, as well as appearances […]