By Richard Duckett WORCESTER, MA — When Graeme McCullough became interim music director of All Saints Church on Pleasant and Irving streets in November, he noticed that “All Saints has a perfect acoustic for choirs.” One of Mr. McCullough's first services was the kind where you hope that everything will go perfectly. The occasion was […]

By Anna Sudar NEWARK– The first time Bob Ewing heard Anthony Brown sing, he knew he was listening to something special. Ewing was a music teacher at Central Christian High School in Kidron, working with dozens of students every day, when Brown auditioned for his choir in 1965. Something about the 16-year-old’s voice made him […]

University of Iowa students, faculty and community volunteers are partnering with residents and staff at the Shelter House in Iowa City to share a mutual love of singing. Participants of a newly created Shelter House Choir are gathering from 5 to 6 p.m. Fridays now through the end of April as part of a pilot […]

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 […]