THE SOREL MEDALLION CHORAL COMPOSITION CONTEST will take place in New York City in May 2011. The winning compositions will be performed by the world famous Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene, as part of their 2010-2011 subscription series. The entry deadline is Jan. 15, 2011. Applications and composition details are available in the […]
Open Enrollment: Fine and Performing Arts Academy, Rapid City, South Dakota
WEDNESDAY Adult 11:30-12:30 PM – Lunch with the Arts 6:00-6:55 PM – Adult Handbells 7:00-8:30 PM – Chancel Choir Children 4yrs-Kindergarten 4:30-5:00 PM – Art 5:00-5:30 PM – Vocal Music Children 1st-2nd Grade 4:30-5:00 PM – Art 5:00-5:30 PM – Vocal Music Children 3rd –5th Grades 4:00-4:30 PM – Vocal Music 4:30-5:00 PM […]
Choir attempts record with cow-calling song
A choir of 2,000 attempted to set a world record on Saturday by singing one of Switzerland’s best-loved traditional songs, a herdsman’s melody from canton Fribourg. Saturday’s performance at Villars-sur-Glâne was recorded on camera, and a legal attestation will be sent to the Guinness Book of Records for approval. The coordinator of the event, Véronique […]
English choir infuses early music with emotional punch
Sunday, October 03, 2010 By Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Anyone who has ever sung in a choir, from school to church to professional, knows the tinge of fear and bubbling of excitement that comes when the conductor first raises those hands for the entrance cue. Will everyone come in at the same time? Now imagine […]
Shillong erupts in celebration after choir group wins TV show
Shillong erupted in wild celebrations Saturday night after Shillong Chamber Choir won the reality TV show India’s Got Talent Khoj 2 at the grand finale in Mumbai. People chanted Ka jingjop! ka jingjop! (We won! We Won!)” on the main thoroughfares in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, after the results were announced Saturday. […]
Seattle’s Choral Arts, under Robert Bode, is on a roll
This is proving quite a year for Seattle’s Choral Arts. The group’s most recent CD, “Mornings Like This,” won the newly established American Prize in Choral Performance (community division). It was their first recording with artistic director Robert Bode (pronounced “Bo-dee”), now in his fourth year with the ensemble. Choral Arts also […]