By Maru Smith Students are buzzing with nervous chatter in the dimly-lit auditorium at Choir Academy of Harlem’s rehearsal for its holiday concert on Friday. “They’re excited and they get more anxious as we get closer to the actual performance,” says Elizabeth Greene, instrumental director of the middle and high school band. While the kids […]
TSA choir has holiday spirit down pat at LAX
By William M. Welch, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — Travelers passing through Los Angeles International Airport are finding that security officers have more than a scan or pat-down for them this holiday season. They’re offering musical entertainment, too. The LAX TSA Choir, a group of 17 singers and musicians, all of them officers of the […]
Video: Choirs of Jesus College Cambridge Sing “Jingle Bells” (arr. Ralph Allwood)
Congratulations to the Choirs of Jesus College Cambridge on their successful US tour, stopping in CT, NYC, PA, DE, VA and DC! In case you weren’t able to come see a show or service, check out a video of their performance at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. It is available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkxw8HPmFLg […]
Choir emphasizes teens’ ability to sing
At New Trier, High Five welcomes singers of all abilities and disabilities By Tara Malone, Tribune reporter A slight boy with glasses, Chris Choe walked to the front of the choir room and raised his hand to signal for attention. The 16-year-old junior needed silence and support to rehearse the lines he would repeat in […]
John Alldis, 1929-2010
John Alldis, who died on December 20 aged 81, was a distinguished choral conductor. Through his eponymous choir, Alldis was responsible for introducing the British public to some of the more eclectic contemporary music of the last century; he also worked with Pink Floyd and Duke Ellington, established a permanent chorus for the London Symphony […]
Elmer Thomas honored
By Janelle Gelfand • jgelfand(a)enquirer.com • December 10, 2010 Elmer Thomas, 80, founder of the Vocal Arts Ensemble and professor emeritus at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, arrived in Cincinnati in 1966 and became a powerful force in Cincinnati’s choral arts community. As founding director of the Vocal Arts Ensemble (1978-88), he launched […]