This 4 minute trailer is an overview of a project which will ultimately yield videos of 3 pieces by composer Ola Gjeilo, with the composer at the piano and sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir The Ground, for mixed choir, piano and optional string quartet was one of the three compositions recorded. […]
J. Fred Wolle’s Legacy Lives on in Bach Choir
By Frank Whelan Bethlehem’s Bach Choir has been around for over 100 years. Like a monument to another time it blends community spirit with high art in a way that few organizations do today. And most of it is owed to a man named J. Fred Wolle (1863-1933). Wolle (pronounced Wally) had roots deep in […]
REVIEW: Verdi Requiem with Stan Engebretson and the National Philharmonic and Chorale
Read about the performance of the Verdi Requiem: Soprano Arianna Zukerman http://www.examiner.com/performing-arts-in-washington-dc/a-bit-of-heaven-and-earth-verdi-s-requiem-offers-the-best-of-both-worlds-review?fb_comment=33627446
Singers needed for 9-11 Anniversary Mozart’s Requiem performance
ProMusica Arizona Chorale & Orchestra (PMAZ) is seeking additional singers ( especially bass & tenor) for a commemorative 10th Anniversary of September 11 Rolling Requiem performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Singers should be available for 7pm rehearsals on Aug 16,23,30. Sept 6, and dress rehearsal on Sept 10, plus two performances on Sept 11. PMAZ is […]
Patricia Kazarow retires from Gustavus Adolphus
By Lynnsey Plaisance ST. PETER, MN — Upon first meeting Patricia Kazarow, one may not be aware of the passion, intelligence and high dedication that the choral professor has brought to Gustavus. But then she bursts with an energy and enthusiasm that immediately draws the listener in to what she is saying. One cannot help but […]
DPO recruited a village to stage Leonard Bernstein’s epic production
By Terry Morris DAYTON — The official title is Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers,” or Bernstein’s “Mass” for short. The Dayton premiere of the large-scale orchestral/musical theater work might be called “Neal Gittleman’s Mass,” because the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s music director has been the force behind bringing it to […]