MANILA, Philippines – The Gatpuno Andres Bonifacio Music and Policy Research Foundation Inc. was formed recently to promote unity, love of country, patriotism and active volunteerism by building and maintaining choirs at the barangay level all over the land, starting with Quezon City. Using music and song and other cultural elements and events, the movement […]
New Community Choir in MT Kicks Off
New community choir to present concert Dec. 12 By Bill Vander Weele SIDNEY, MT — As the holiday season approached her for the first time in Sidney, Pastor Vicki Waddington felt something was missing. While in Forsyth, the way to kick off the holiday season was a community choir concert. It’s a tradition of 35 […]
Tom Hassig awarded MN Choral DIrector of the Year
By Meryn Fluker, Staff Writer Tom Hassig’s Prior Lake High School office wall is covered in plaques. Awards, all hanging at perfect right angles, celebrate Hassig’s successes as both an educator and an advisor: PLHS Teacher of the Year in 1992 and 2006; Prior Lake-Savage Area School District Teacher of Excellence 1992-93; and PLHS Advisor […]
Nickels-Hircock named NM Music Educator of the Year
FARMINGTON, NM — Virginia Nickels-Hircock, director of choral activities for Piedra Vista High School, was named the 2010 Music Educator of the Year by t4he New Mexico Music Educators Association. “I was stunned, elated and humbled to find out I had won this award,” Nickels-Hircock said. “I know many of the past recipients of this […]
Grammy nominees for 2011 featuring choirs
Best choral performance Bach Cantata (Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt) Baltic Runes (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Paul Hillier) Haydn: The Creation (RIAS Kammerchoir; René Jacobs) Martin: Golgotha (Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Daniel Reuss) Verdi Requiem (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Riccardo Muti) Best Small Ensemble Performance Ceremony and Devotion (The Sixteen; Harry Christophers) La […]
Canadian high school concert choir to perform with Kenny Rogers
ST CATHERINE’S, ON — His music may not be on their iPod playlists, but excitement about Kenny Rogers may just reach fever pitch at Laura Secord Secondary School. That’s because, in a matter of weeks, members of the school’s concert choir will share the stage with the world-renowned country music legend. Conducted by their music […]