The Lutheran Youth Choir of North America announces the 2010 winner of its first annual International Choral Composition Contest: Ronald A. Nelson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, composer of the winning anthem, "Why Not the Earth?" This contest supports the compostion of excellent sacred music suitable for high-school-age choirs. Entries were received this year from Japan, Italy, Canada, […]
Simon Carrington Masterclass – 4 choruses from Handel’s Messiah
May I draw your attention to this masterclass on DVD given by Simon Carrington who is working with four young conductors on choruses from Handel’s Messiah? This was recorded in Gloucestershire, UK while Simon was here during the Three Choirs Festival in the summer. You might find his advice and interpretation of this very popular […]
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki dies, aged 76
Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the death of leading Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, who passed away aged 76 on 12 November 2010 in Katowice after a long illness. Górecki’s early output saw him as a leading composer of the Polish avant-garde in the 1950s and he reached a worldwide audience in […]
Warwickshire County Boys Choir Gives Conductor a New Lease on Life
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY, UK — It was a near-death experience that led to Garry Jones retiring from his high-powered job at Warwickshire County Council to start up one of the UK’s biggest boys choir. The 64-year-old from Warwick suffered heart failure while out jogging but, luckily, collapsed in front of an off-duty paramedic who rushed […]
Middle School Boys’ Festival Makes Local News
Pittsburgh, PA — Choral fest hits high note with ‘Mucho Macho’ teen boys http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_708468.html http://www.yournorthhills.com/northhillsnews/article/choral-festival-ross-township-provides-high-note-boys To hear the archival recording of the closing “informance”, visit: http://teachers.nhsd.net/cloonans/muchomachomusic.htm
Eric Whitacre’s World
Nov 5 2010 by Karen Price, Western Mail He’s the Facebook phenomenon and YouTube sensation who is taking classical music to the younger generations. But, as he prepares to make his Welsh debut, Eric Whitacre tells Karen Price how his own introduction to choral work was a fluke As a teenager, Eric Whitacre loved performing […]