On Nov. 5, and 6, Niagara choral group Chorus Niagara, will kick off their 48th performance season by presenting a unique twist on the silent film. They will be screening the 1923 silent film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, and will be performing a live choral “soundtrack” to accompany […]
New Director for Sistine Chapel Choir
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Salesian Father Massimo Palombella has been appointed the director of the Sistine Chapel Choir. The Vatican announced the change on Saturday. Father Palombella succeeds Monsignor Giuseppe Liberto, who held the post since 1997. The Sistine Chapel Choir — considered the oldest in the world — is overseen by the […]
Choir’s songs and prayer to help Newfoundland hurricane victims
RIVER JOHN, NS – This Sunday a northern Nova Scotia choir will be singing songs of hope and prayer to help Newfoundland hurricane victims. Monica Graham, a member of the River John and Area Community Choir, said while the two provinces are distinctly unique there are strong ties uniting them. “There are really quite a […]
Rollo Dillworth’s New Musical
What happens when a black church losing its older congregation needs to recruit new members? “Sanctified,” a new gospel musical comedy by Javon Johnson with original music by Rollo A. Dilworth, tells about the happy merger of a traditional choir and young recruits steeped in R&B and hip-hop. The show sets Lincoln Theatre afire through […]
A Gloria Overture
“A Gloria Overture” is a recent work created for the Christmas repertoire in mind. The idea was to create a work that can be used as an introduction for the Christmas concert and to be performed as a processional. Listen to the midi demo:http://hillmusic.net/Choral.htm and thank you for your support, David Nino
Show by first autistic children’s choir
KUALA LUMPUR – For the first time, a choir comprising 27 autistic children performed to a full audience yesterday with their rendition of Heal the world and You raise me up. This feat was recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records as the first autistic choir in the country. The children, aged between seven and […]