by Christine Brewer (Ed note: this is THE Christine Brewer, opera luminary) I work with a group of sixth graders in the little school where I used to teach in Marissa, Ill., about 60 miles southeast of St. Louis: a coal-mining town where the mines are now shuttered. The project, called “Opera-tunities,” started out as […]

May 19, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting 516-586-3433   Choral Conductor Harold Rosenbaum Partners with PARMA Recordings   PARMA Recordings has announced the addition of Harold Rosenbaum as their Lead Choral Conductor.   “We are very happy to have Harold lead our efforts to produce the finest quality choral works and […]

By Wilfred Langmaid FREDERICTON, NB, CANADA — A reception to salute David Berry is planned for the congregation of Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 512 Charlotte Street and the general public on Sunday, May 15. It will run from 2-4 p.m. Berry is widely known in the Fredericton community, having served as organist and choir director […]

BY Randy Dockendorf YANKTON, SD — As he stood before the Marian Auditorium audience, Sean Vogt was bursting with news he had waited four years to receive. The Mount Marty College choral director had already seen his choir perform in December 2008 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Sioux Falls. The appearance, broadcast nationwide on 200 […]

The singers of Bel Cantare, a community choir in San Antonio, Texas will hold auditions on Saturday, June 18, 2011.  Click on this link for information: BEL CANTARE.  Or simply look up www.belcantare.net. 

The University of Houston’s Moores Concert Chorale is getting ready to cross the pond for its second international appearance. From May 27 – 29, the chorale will perform at the exclusive festival and competition Floriège Vocal de Tours in Tours, France. Among the items being packed for this important trip is one of the latest […]