By Steve Hendry GARETH MALONE is not someone who is used to failure. He has picked up a clutch of awards thanks to his efforts in bringing together people who don’t sing and turning them into first-class choirs. He has brought his particular brand of magic to schools and council estates and picked up two […]

KFC is opening its restaurant doors to choirs in the hopes of raising the roof – and some funds for financially struggling choirs nationwide – as part of a new national pilot program. To launch its new 10-piece 10 Buck Sunday Bucket deal, Kentucky Fried Chicken is offering 11 struggling choirs across the country $1,000 […]

By Chris Treadaway   RICHMOND CA — A gathering of choirs joined voices March 5 in Concord to sing the praises of one of their own groups reaching 100 years.   The annual Pacific Sängerbund Kommers choir concert brought together nine ensembles of the San Francisco-based Pacific Singing Society totaling 330 voices to mark the […]

  As the spring arrives the days become even busier. . .encourage yourself and your acquaintenances to participate in the Missouri Choral Directors Association Summer Conference, July 20-23, 2011 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City.   “No Singer Left Behind” promises to be a wonderful time of concerts, informative sessions and exhibits.   Once […]

By ERIC ADLER KANSAS CITY — Just days before they jet off to Norway, the members of Staley High School’s Falcon Chorale stood on stage to rehearse a choral piece that their director said — without hyperbole — will change his life. “I am just waiting for the days to unfold,” Tracy Resseguie said at […]

By Rick Howlett LOUISVILLE — Faced with declining revenues and the retirement of its founders, the 47-year-old Louisville Bach Society will cease operations at the end of its current season. The non-profit choral and orchestral group performs the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and other composers, and conducts outreach programs throughout the region. It was […]