By Janelle Gelfand Lawrence Brownlee is hailed as a bright star in the world of bel canto opera – the kind of singer who can navigate the florid, high-flying arias that often stop the show. He’s been seen on TV with the New York Philharmonic in “Live from Lincoln Center.” His opera performances, such as […]

By Cathalena E. Burch PHOENIX — There’s new leadership for the five-year-old Catalinas Community Chorus. Veteran choral director William C. Bellah has been named interim artistic director, replacing founding artistic director Cyndee Chaffee, who resigned in March. Bellah will serve one year while the chorus’s board of directors continues a search for a permanent replacement, […]

On May 25, 2011 the University of British Columbia honoured Diane Loomer with a Doctor of Letters honoris causa in recognition of her lifelong dedication to choral music. Diane Loomer, C.M. is a recipient of the Order of Canada, the director and founder of Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, co-founder and conductor emerita of Elektra Women’s […]

Dr. John Motley, Director of the St. Francis College Choir for 14 years passed away May 22 after a long illness. In the 1960’s, as Director of Music for the New York City Public Schools, Dr. Motley formed the All City Concert Choir. For two decades, the group sang at venues like Radio City Music […]

By Kassia Micek WOODLANDS, TX — The students at Lone Star College-Montgomery have spoken. Among the professors they see every day, students chose Dominick DiOrio, LSC-Montgomery assistant professor of music and choir director, to receive the 2012 Student’s Star award, which students nominate faculty for and an administrative team names. “I’m just so thrilled,” DiOrio […]