David Scheidemantle, Chair of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost children’s choirs, announced the choir is conducting a nationwide search for a new executive director to replace outgoing director Rachel Fine, who, after four outstanding years of service, has accepted a position as executive director of Los Angeles […]

August 29, 2010 This fall, SJSU will be welcoming back a former choral director as the new acting director of choral activities. Charlene Archibeque said she has been retired from her position for four years. Prior to her retirement, she said she helped the SJSU Choir, once called the “Choraliers,” win seven international choral competitions. […]

An original piece of music inspired by Dylan Thomas’ play Under Milk Wood is to be performed for the first time. Female choir Côr Merched Canna commissioned the work by composer Gareth Glyn with the help of a BBC scheme for choirs. Canu’r Wenallt (Songs from Milk Wood) also features extracts from a Welsh language […]

Since this Community was established, the establisher (Leon Thurman) has been through an array of accidents, illnesses, unemployment, starting up a business (The Leon Thurman Voice Center, www.leonthurman.com) and other such malevolent and rewarding experiences.  But now, I’m back and would like to notify the 81 people who joined this community that I’d like us […]

When Pastor Mark Pluimer visited Uganda to help build a home for Watoto Villages, a community for children who need a safe and healthy place to live, the children’s faces lit up when he asked them about the Watoto Children’s Choir.   Teachers and social workers at Watoto Villages’ three sites help choose the youth […]

After the January earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Pearse Lyons went to Haiti to see how he could help. He decided to set up a factory in the north of the country. Along with that, he wanted to help the school, and hearing the children sing inspired him to bring in University […]