As the spring arrives the days become even busier. . .encourage yourself and your acquaintenances to participate in the Missouri Choral Directors Association Summer Conference, July 20-23, 2011 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. “No Singer Left Behind” promises to be a wonderful time of concerts, informative sessions and exhibits. Once […]
Old World dreams in a New World song
By ERIC ADLER KANSAS CITY — Just days before they jet off to Norway, the members of Staley High School’s Falcon Chorale stood on stage to rehearse a choral piece that their director said — without hyperbole — will change his life. “I am just waiting for the days to unfold,” Tracy Resseguie said at […]
Louisville Bach Society To Fold
By Rick Howlett LOUISVILLE — Faced with declining revenues and the retirement of its founders, the 47-year-old Louisville Bach Society will cease operations at the end of its current season. The non-profit choral and orchestral group performs the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and other composers, and conducts outreach programs throughout the region. It was […]
Gary Packwood named new MSU choral director
STARKVILLE, Miss.–An Alabama musician with national and international conducting experience is becoming the new director of choral activities at Mississippi State. Gary D. Packwood, who assumes his new duties this fall, will administer the choral area and conduct all its ensembles, said Michael Brown, head of the university's music department. "We're thrilled to have someone […]
Rilling awarded Herbert von Karajan Prize
By James Bash BADEN BADEN, GER — Helmuth Rilling, artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival, has another feather in his cap, the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize. Helmuth Rilling, artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival at the University of Oregon, has been awarded the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize. The annual award is […]
South African Choir’s Cardiff trip caught on documentary
by Kathryn Williams A ONE-day trip to Wales for a South African choir has become the subject of a critically acclaimed documentary film. The Fezeka High School Choir appear in the film Fezeka’s Voice, which has its Welsh premiere at the Chapter Arts Centre tonight. The choir are from the South African Township Gugulethu, are […]