The teenager came back from UCLA Unicamp confident enough to form a show choir at his school. By Sophia Lee LOS ANGELES — Santiago Burgos has many fond memories of summer camp, but he most distinctly remembers the campfires. Every night over the crackle of the fire, all the campers would burst out in songs […]
Great Sacred Music for Sunday, August 7, 2011
The Classical Station streams 3 hours of sacred choral and organ music every Sunday begiining at 8 a.m. eastern. Join host Rob Kennedy for music of Barnby, Elgar, Purcell and Reger in the 8 a.m. hour. We feature a Bach cantata at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m. you can hear a new recording of Mozart’s […]
Arlington junior high chorus to reunite after 50 years
By John Davis POUGHKEEPSIE — Former Arlington students who sang a half-century ago in the junior high school chorus will be reuniting today to hold a sing-along with their former director, John LaFalce, 84. He is flying from his home in Mesa, Ariz., for the reunion at Arlington Middle School — formerly the junior high […]
“Listen to Our Song” concert opener
“Listen to Our Song” (SATB–divisi–a cappella), by Julia Laylander, is available (free) from www.choralmelodies.com or www.ScoreExchange.com. Lyrics: Listen to our song, Voices raised as one, We carry notes along, now the harmony’s begun, Lovely harmony with the baritones and basses, Tenors singing higher, Women’s voices light a fire. Now we sing […]
For Grant Park chorus master Bell, it’s 10 productive years — and counting
By John von Rhein CHICAGO — Amid a hectic transatlantic schedule that has Christopher Bell shuttling each season between engagements in the United Kingdom and Chicago, he looks forward to the balm of summers spent working with his Grant Park Chorus. This year he is celebrating his 10th year as its director, and the milestone […]
Harold Hill Complaints Choir puts residents’ gripes to song
By Lee-Ann Richards LONDON, UK — They say that things are better out in the open and now a choir is making it even easier for people to air their complaints by setting their moans to the sound of music. The Harold Hill Complaints Choir based in Exchange Studios in Petersfield Avenue was set up […]