by Tricia Tirella North Hudson, NJ — Horace Mann School’s council had attempted to raise funds for a new sound system for the school, but they were only able to raise around a fifth of the cost of the expensive $4,000 system. Nikhil Vats, an eighth grade chorus member, said that the old system’s deficiencies […]
Everyone raves about the festival – Reno brings luck
Reno, known as a city of gambling, is now also a festival city of choirs. Happy faces of the singers confirmed this impression after the Closing Event of the second American International Choral Festival (AICF, 4 – 8 May) in the United States. “This is the best festival so far,” raved U.S. conductor James Reddan […]
Dawn Kranz honored by MENC
NORWAY, MI – Dawn Kranz, choral director and music specialist at the Norway-Vulcan Area Schools, has been selected as April 2011 choral director Mentor of the Month by the Music Educators National Conference. The conference an organization compromised of 175,000 music educators throughout the country. Mentors are chosen for their musical contributions to their school […]
CWU Chamber Choir – Nirvana Dharma, Einojuhani Rautavaara (Video)
The Central Washington University Chamber Choir has released a video of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara’s “Nirvana Dharma“, for flute (played by Dr. Hal Ott, CWU faculty member), soprano solo (sung by Senior Andrea Hansen) and chorus. Nirvana Dharma was sung by the choir at the NWACDA (Seattle) Conference in 2010. Presenting many challenges, the […]
Cherokee National Youth Choir to perform with Oak Ridge Boys
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 […]