by Monica Orosz Daily Mail staff CHARLESTON, SC — When she joined the Appalachian Children’s Chorus in 1994 as a shy fifth-grader, Chitra Sampath could not have imagined how it would shape her life. Now living in Hollywood as a screenwriter, Sampath doesn’t make her living with her voice and admits her singing now is […]
Choir’s on song as members mark 25th anniversary
By Rhianne Pope » WHEN a handful of friends set up a singing group in 1985, they never thought it would go beyond that. But next month the Headington Singers celebrate their 25th anniversary with a special concert. And the 90 members, comprising men and women aged 20 to 80, have been packing out churches […]
Fears for Wales’ future as the land of song
by Sally Williams, Western Mail WALES’ global reputation as the “land of song” could be in jeopardy despite the emergence of Only Men Aloud and The Fron Choir as household names, it was claimed last night. The fears were voiced as a study into the nation’s choral habits was launched yesterday. In recent years popular […]
Stoney Creek chamber choir wins $10,000
By Jennifer S. McDonald C & G Staff Writer ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — The Stoney Creek High School chamber choir sang its way to $10,000 in Magic 105.1’s Glee Club contest. Local schools faced off Nov. 13, singing and dancing at the Stautzenberger Institute in Allen Park, where Stoney Creek was chosen the winner based […]
KY Choral Conductor and Teacher Remembered
Mike James The Independent ASHLAND — Students and colleagues remember Bob Doss as a perfectionist, passionate about music, with the innate ability to pass those qualities on to the next generation of musicians. Doss, who died Friday, was director of choral music at the old Ashland High School and then at Paul Blazer High for […]
U.S. conductor to lead Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) American choral conductor Andre Thomas, who is revered for his work with spiritual and gospel music, will lead the Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir in a concert in Taipei Nov. 29. “I am thrilled about what I heard about the Taipei choir, how it has grown and developed. I am expecting a […]