By Susan Shinn You’d think a 23-year-old might be intimidated about directing a choir that’s 100 years old. There’s a lot to be said for youthful enthusiasm. Matt Newton, a 2010 graduate of Catawba, took the reins of the Salisbury-Rowan Choral Society this summer. The society is a century old this year. Newton graduated from […]

‘One of those jewels’ Music professor Paul Warren Allen could be moved to tears by the beautiful sounds created by students in his choir at North Central College. “I remember one Christmas, he was conducting the choir singing Handel’s ‘Messiah.’ The truth of the words gripped him and he had … tears running down his […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Nashville Singers Announces New Executive Director   Bruce Cokeroft, outgoing Board President of The Nashville Singers, Inc. has announced that Todd Wilson has been appointed as the organization’s first Executive Director. “As one of our founders, musical leaders, and Vice-President of Marketing, Todd’s leadership and vision have served as the driving […]

by Jeanine Benca PLEASANTON — Joe Hebert, the Catholic Community of Pleasanton’s longtime choral director, is singing his swan song after 20 years. Hebert who led the choir’s performance before a papal audience during the group’s recent trip to Rome, will direct his final Pleasanton concert on Friday. He said he is leaving to conduct […]

By Leanne Moore MONMOUTH, IL — In 1979 a group of 12 singers got together to form what would become a Monmouth tradition — the Ecumenical Singers, directed by Leo Ramer. “It’s never the same every year, but it grew to as many as 131,” Ramer said. Though the members have changed over the years […]

By SUE WILLETT CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Jerry Larson joined the choir because he simply loves to sing. Becky Bierwirth says she likes the interaction with other members. Jim Tice joined as a way to get to know people when he first moved to the Western Home Communities. Gathering weekly in the Wind Cove dining […]