The National Youth Choir of Scotland commissioned two new cantatas from Tom Cunningham for the National Boys Choir. The Saga of the Seven Days consists of one song for each day: Sun, Moon, Tiu, Wodin, Thor, Freya and Saturn. Seven Planets and a Cosmic Rock has a song for each planet with Pluto […]
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION honors choral winner of The American Prize
The Columbus (OH) Foundation has honored The New World Singers of the Columbus Children’s Chorus, and director Sandra Mathias with special recognition for winning The American Prize in Choral Performance (youth choir division) in 2010 as one of the city’s National No. 1’s. The postmark deadline for The American Prize in Choral Performance, […]
Flagging Reno Choral Event could be cancelled
RENO, NV — The International Choral Festival is gaining more attention but not gaining a crowd. News 4 found out today this event which has cost the RSCVA more than $100,000, may be totally cancelled! But, will the RSCVA have to pay out more money? We asked the Chair of the Board of Directors […]
Tim Brown, NFL choir at Super Bowl Gospel show
by Lynn Hoppes NFL legend Tim Brown knows he’s can’t sing. “I couldn’t do ‘American Idol’ or anything like that,” said Brown, who played 16 years in the NFL, mostly with the Raiders. “I’m a choir singer, so I can just stay in the background.” Brown, along with the NFL PLAYERS choir, will be belting […]
Choir is providing a real fusion of cultures
HISTORY is hugely important to the Creole Choir of Cuba – a group of musicians starting a UK tour. Members are descended from Haitians who fled slavery to start a new life on the neighbouring island of Cuba. Last week, the Solihull News had chance to put some questions to choir director Emilia Diaz […]
Riverside Company catches NBCs attention
By: Katrina Styx HASTINGS, MN — We know they’re good. Hastings High School’s top show choir, Riverside Company, already has two Grand Champion wins under its belt this season. Apparently, producers at NBC think they’re pretty good, too. After seeing some of Riverside Company’s performances from previous years on YouTube, they invited the choir to […]