The Culture Institute of Morelos summons to children and mixed chorus groups, both national and foreign to take part in thefl Ist. International Chorus Festival “Con flor y canto” (“With flowers and songs”), event which shall take place in the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, from October 30th through November 5th of 2011. Our festival […]
Eastern Division Honor Choirs Deadline extended
The Deadline for Eastern Division Honor Choir applications has been extended to midnight, Monday, June 20. For more information, visit www.acdaeast.org
Christ Church Summit New Jersey Choir
For the first time ever the choir of Christ Church Summit New Jersey will sing for the month of July, under the direction of our new Minister of Music Mark A. Miller. Worship service starts at 10:00 AM and the choir will rehearse at 9:15 AM beginning June 26 and until July 31. All are […]
Bosnian choir takes on war and hostility with Muslim hymns
ISTANBUL — One choir in Bosnia defies the very notions of hatred, racism and discrimination, being the voice of three nations whose sons and daughters were shooting at each other just 18 years ago. The terror of the Bosnian war is still alive on the streets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, filled with poignant images of […]
Christmas Music – Once in Royal David’s City – SATB ‘a cappella’ (Philip Stopford)
Available now at http://www.ecclesium.co.uk/ordermusic/ordermusic.html the traditional Once in Royal David’s City set for ‘a cappella’ SATB choir, arranged by Philip Stopford. Who needs the organ! All four verses are harmonised differently – what a way to start your Christmas Concert or Carol Service! See video performance here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPPioazDzkc Also, newly released by Hal Leonard http://www.halleonard.com/search/search.do?subsiteid=1&keywords=stopford I saw […]
MacMillan’s “Alpha and Omega” premieres with Chicago’s SDG
By Lawrence A. Johnson The performance of Bach’s epic St. Matthew Passion last month was the first local fruit of Soli Deo Gloria, the Glen Ellyn-based organization founded by conductor John Nelson to commission and promote sacred music. Soli Deo Gloria is following up with an event more concise yet equally noteworthy with […]