By MELISSAE FELLET • mfellet(a)thecalifornian.com • October 12, 2010 Last year, Salinas’s Apostolic Community Life Center choir “A.C.L.C” was named best small choir in Northern California. This year, it went even further. In the Verizon Wireless “How Sweet the Sound” regional contest held last Saturday in Oakland, Salinas again won the top small-choir spot. The […]
Eric Graber elected Musical Director
Oregon, Ohio – The Teutonia Maennerchor andTeutonia Damenchor, German-American choruses have elected Eric D. Graber to the position of Musical Director. Mr. Graber, a resident of Toledo’s Old West End, serves as an Adjunct Music Faculty member at Adrian College and Owens Community College. He also has a private voice studio: Singcerely Studios. Mr. […]
Searchable Index to the ACDA Choral Journal available now! (for ACDA members)
A searchable Choral Journal index is now available to members on the ACDA website. The index covers Volumes 19-50 (1979-2010) and can be downloaded for free by ACDA members. The Choral Journal index is an important source of information for researchers, choral music students, and libraries and this electronic version makes it even easier to search for articles. Simply […]
Charity Choir Receives Community Service Award
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Giving back to the community is something to sing about for choir members of the Harmony Project – one of the recipients at the Bridge Builders Awards tonight at Lincoln Theatre. The Center For Healthy Families will formally introduce itself to Columbus by holding the first Bridge Builders Awards ceremony, recognizing […]
Choral therapy — The Brainwave Singers
Last year saw the launch of New Zealand’s first choir — the Brainwave Singers — offering music therapy for people with neurological conditions. The inspiration for the launch of this choir was the success of a similar choir in London. Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Speech and Language therapist and cofounder of The Brainwave […]
Cantus men’s vocal ensemble will help choir students fine-tune their skills
FARMINGTON, MN — An artist in residence program starting at Farmington High School this week will help the concert choir get more in tune with one another, so to speak. On Tuesday, the men’s vocal chamber ensemble Cantus began its artist in residence program at FHS by giving a free a cappella concert for the […]