By BRANDI BALL Earlier this year, they shared a stage with country superstar Vince Gill. This time, the Cherokee National Youth Choir is ready to perform with legends. Opening for the Oak Ridge Boys on Thursday at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, the choir will perform “The Star Spangled Banner” and […]
St John Passion gets new angle
By Bob Karlovits PITTSBURGH — Thomas Wesley Douglas is taking “The Passion According to St. John” away from the holiday to which it is connected and the churches in which it often is presented. “I think if you take it away from Easter, you have more of a chance to think about the human side […]
UK Composer launches YouTube channel
A new You Tube channel timknightmusic has been set up to spread the music of the UK based Composer Tim Knight, it includes some extracts from the new Requiem aeternam recently premiered in Dubuque Iowa, stop by and have a listen to some relaxing choral and Orchestral music!
Do you need a specially composed anthem for your choir?
I wanted to let everyone know of a wonderful experience I had using choralnet. In January, I posted a request asking if anyone knew of Easter anthems with limited instrumentation ( I specifically have trumpet, trombone, English horn/oboe available for my service). I received a reply from a fellow musician and composer who offered to […]
Grandfather raises voice for choir
BUNDABERG, AUS — ERIC Elvery has always enjoyed singing, but knows it will be an interesting experience when he joins a choir of more than 500 other men this weekend. The 79-year-old will be taking part in Pemulwuy! National Male Voice Festival in Brisbane from tomorrow to Monday which will see boys and men from […]
Denmark’s royal choir on first India visit
New Delhi — Joyful music heralding the spring and summer seasons after a biting cold European winter forms part of the repertoire that the elite Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir brings on its first visit to India this May.The visiting choir in cooperation with the Danish Embassy is set to perform here on May 10. […]