STOCKHOLM — Quick action by the head of a Canadian choir touring Sweden narrowly averted an accident when the driver of their tour bus suffered a heart attack at full speed, Swedish media reported Monday. About five minutes into the University of Manitoba choir’s journey from Stockholm’s Arlanda airport towards the town of Sundsvall, about […]
Voigts chosen children’s champ
SASKATOON — Phoebe Voigts, the artistic director of the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, has been named Children’s Champion of the Year by Child & Youth Friendly Saskatoon. Each year, the organization honours a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the lives of children in the community. Voigts founded the SCC in 1996. […]
“Pope’s choir’ makes 2 NJ stops in first visit to the USA
By Bill Nutt TRENTON, NJ — As a child growing up in Italy, Marco Frisina knew he wanted to be a musician. As a young man, he realized he had another vocation: the priesthood. Frisina realized he could reconcile his two callings. “I realized I could be a servant of God and serve Him through […]
CD of new choral works by Ted Vives now available
Esperanza, the new CD of choral and vocal works by Ted Vives is now available. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tedvives Esperanza is the debut CD of composer Ted Vives. Esperanza is a compilation of choral and vocal works all related to the theme of Hope (in Italian, “Esperanza”.) Each work on this album speaks to the spirit […]
Choir tunes up at Madison Heights KFC
By Taylor Trammell Madison Heights— Customers at the KFC on 12 Mile got a serenade along with their chicken Sunday to promote the company’s “10 Buck Sunday Buckets.” Members of the Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music & Art Choir were selected for the performance after receiving a $1,000 KFC grant to aid financially struggling choirs. […]
40 years of singing has been their choral commitment
Written by Janelle Gelfand CINCINNATI — Sally Harper and Bob Lucero have sung in the May Festival Chorus for 40 years – a record. Both were born in the month of May. And both are cancer survivors. They each learned they had cancer while singing with the chorus. After surgery and treatment, they each returned […]