Written by Janelle Gelfand   Robert Porco, May Festival choral director, rehearsing with the chorus last week. He is in his 20th year as director and on Friday will conduct music commissioned in his honor.   When the members of the May Festival Chorus were brainstorming how to honor Robert Porco’s 20 years as director […]

SOLIHULL, UK — PUPILS from Reynalds Cross School have scooped £1,000 for a project of their choice – after winning the Touchwood school choir competition. Over 20 schools took part in the contest that ran in December, which aimed to inject some festive spirit into shoppers hunting for Christmas presents. And shoppers chose the Reynalds […]

By Alexandra Swanberg   ALBUQUERQUE — A good pair of lungs is required to sing for a century, and the UNM Choral program has 400 of them.   It started in 1910 with 26 men and women and grew to 400 members. Initially, so few people signed up that the program included community members, professors […]

The Casey choir won cash and a new piano after being voted best in the state as part of New Jersey 101.5’s Christmas choir promotion. Red Bank Catholic High School’s choir was presented with a $1,000 check and a new Hallet Davis and Company school piano Monday after winning the grand prize in a local […]

Attention All Canadians!!    Let’s get together!!   Canadian Delegates’ Reception, Friday March 11,  6:00PM   Hilton: Lakeside Green Lobby Bar   For more details visit our booths in the display Area  MKI Travel (formerly ABC, Congress Travel & Cruises, Don and Lois Harper) Festival500  Doug Dunsmore,  Ki Adams, Janet Miller  

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) student singers are featured on a CD that won a Grammy Award Sunday, Feb. 13. The WPI Festival Chorus, which also includes alumni and faculty, was invited last year by New Age musician Paul Winter to sing on a track of his latest album, “Miho: Journey to the […]