Mr. B’ impacted the lives of many in music and more By PAT FRIDGEN, Echo Pilot GREENCASTLE, PA — Richard Besecker, long time vocal instructor in the Greencastle-Antrim School District, died Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the age of 77. Beloved by students who passed his way during a 34-year career, “Mr. B” is being mourned […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — WGBY will celebrate the living choral tradition of our area by showcasing up to 50 non-professional choral ensembles in the new 10-week TV series “Together in Song: A Celebration of Choral Music in Western New England.” “Together in Song” will premiere in the spring of 2011, and air on Saturday evenings. Each […]

We invite all graduates of the Arizona State University choral program, at all degree levels, to join our Facebook page: ASU (Arizona State University) Choral Alumni There is no better time to reconnect with old friends and new colleagues than now!   Tom Bookhout ASU DMA 1995 Camelback Bible Church

MAJOR £120,000 three-year arts project across North Wales is set to be unveiled by Welsh National Opera. Based in Wrexham, which in 2011 celebrates a Year of Culture, it will include a new opera inspired by Welsh Bible translator Bishop William Morgan. “This is the first time WNO has offered up such a focused plan […]

AFTER launching its name on a high note with a collaboration with American singer Robert Kelly, international invitations are pouring in for a Soweto choir. By Patience Bambalele SOWETO, S AFRICA — The Soweto Spiritual Singers performed their Sign Of A Victory at the Fifa World Cup Concert and wooed many local and international promoters. […]

BY KIRSTEN LEIMINGER 22 Nov, 2010 01:00 AM DANDENONG, AUSTRALIA — YESTERDAY marked a sad day in local history as the Dandenong Choral Society held its final concert. The society, which held its first concert in 1896, has been forced to wind up because of declining membership and increasing costs. President Glenys Cecil, who has […]