Group recently performed in Creighton Mine The Ariadne Women’s Chamber Choir performs in Vale Inco Ltd.’s Creighton Mine in Sudbury in a bid to set a world record. (Megan Thomas/CBC News) The Ariadne Women’s Chamber Choir of Sudbury, Ont., recently took its act two kilometres underground in a bid to get into the Guinness World […]

The Boulder Bach Festival Board of Directors has appointed Richard (Rick) Erickson, noted cantor, organist, and conductor at Holy Trinity Church in New York City, as the new music director, effective July 2011. “Rick Erickson’s depth of knowledge of Bach and his music is an incredible asset to bring to the festival and the community,” […]

The Research and Publications Committee of the American Choral Directors Association announces that Brian T. Russell is the winner of the most recent Julius Herford Prize. Russell's dissertation The Psalm Settings of Telemann: A Study in Performance Practice with Critical Editions of Seven Psalms for SATB Voices and Orchestra was accepted at the Eastman School […]

The following story about former Peebles resident Brandon Stroup includes writing, reprinted and updated, by Sarah Womer, a staff writer with the Yuma Sun newspaper of Yuma, Ariz., www.yumasun.com. Stroup was interviewed recently by Womer as he prepared the Yuma Ecumenical Choir for a performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah.” The 2000 graduate […]

Hubie Jones Created Children’s Choir in Order to Bridge Boston’s Racial Divides By RON CLAIBORNE The Boston Children’s Chorus is a talented group of young musicians who have delighted audiences across the country. But this chorus is actually much about much more than just entertainment. The chorus is a place where racial harmony is as […]