Lee Hoiby, Master of Opera and Song, Dies at 85 It is with the deepest sadness that we report the death of composer Lee Hoiby, one of the greatest masters of opera and song of our time. Mr. Hoiby died on March 28, 2011 at Montefiore Hospital in New York City, following a short […]
The Crossing – IT IS TIME released
THE CROSSING’s NEW CD – IT IS TIME – is released today! Our new CD, IT IS TIME, is released today, March 29, on the Navona Records label, distributed by Naxos. The recording features six works commissioned by The Crossing: stunning unaccompanied choral settings of two of the twentieth century’s most creative and lyrical poets – […]
Bach festival starts in Moscow
By Sirotin Sergei MOSCOW — A performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s grandiose oratory “St. John Passion” will start the international festival of Bach’s music in Moscow on March 4. The festival will host musicians from Russia, Germany, France, the US, Switzerland, the UK, the Netherlands and Brazil, and will last till March 25. The program […]
John Alston turns kids in hoodies into a choral band of brothers
By Mary Beth McCauley, Chester, Pa. — Even if they don’t sing a single note of music as adults, the performers in the Chester Children’s Chorus will make a difference in the world. Of that much their founding director is convinced. After all, his own participation in the Newark (N.J.) Boys Chorus opened a new […]
Homeless choir inspired by music
By MIKE AVERILL TULSA — Stormy Morton always wanted to sing in a choir. She just never thought it would take being homeless to find her voice. Morton is a member of Voices of Hope, a choir consisting of people staying at The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope and a couple of its employees and […]
New music director reinforces momentum at All Saints Church in Worcester
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 […]