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 […]
Where Are The World’s Best Choirs? Not In America
by Thomas Huizenga With an estimated 42.6 million people singing in American choirs today, there are bound to be a few voices raised in opposition to a new article in the magazine Gramophone that hits the U.S. newsstands this week. Titled "The 20 Greatest Choirs," the article ranks the world's best ensembles, and finds America […]
NZ choir spreads cheer at snowed-in Heathrow
LONDON, HEATHROW, UK — Kiwi kids have spread a little Christmas cheer to those stranded at Heathrow Airport in London. Choralation, the combined choir of Westlake Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools in Auckland have been touring Europe for three weeks. Brian Wilson’s daughter is on the trip, and he told Newstalk ZB the students had […]
free a cappella arrangements
Added SATB version of Crystal Spring. As far as I know, it is the unique SATB score of this beautiful traditional english song available on the web. You can find it on fabioalessi.webs.com Bye fabio
Album “Mane Nobiscum Domine”
Ancilla Domini expanded its services by publishing a booklet Devotion comes with a CD of spiritual songs titled ‘Mane Nobiscum Domine’. The more you hold yourself with God, with the assistance of Mary with us, Ancilla Domini Choir. Mane Nobiscum Domine form of a booklet containing reflections and articles that you can read to be […]
New Woodley Ensemble Recording
Woodley Ensemble, a professional chamber choir based in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce Arsis Audio’s release of their latest CD: O fragile human. The recording features an international array of music, including works by Christopher Marshall (New Zealand: O Fragile Human), Arvo Pärt (Estonia: …which was the son of…), Paul Schoenfield (US/Israel: Four Motets) […]