News and Notices

By John Laurenson   PARIS — France may be the most militantly secular country in Europe, but Paris’s gospel scene is flourishing. The choir sways and their orange robes sway with them. The conductor, packed in an ice-cream-white suit, urging them on, while out front the Reverend Jean Carpenter – moving quite possibly like nobody has […]

By Derek Clouthier   COCHRANE, AB, CANADA — The Cochrane Children’s Choir is welcoming a new director to lead their musical endeavours into the future following the departure of past director and founder Sarah Drew. Moving to Cochrane in 2010 from Montreal, where she worked as a choral conductor for 22 years, Erica Phare-Bergh has accepted […]

The Westchester Oratorio Society begins preparations for its 2012-2013 season with rehearsals resuming on Tuesday evenings beginning September 4, at the Katonah United Methodist Church (NY-a walk from the MTA station) From 7:30 to 10 PM.   The season, which will be the group’s 16th and its sixth under the baton of artistic director Benjamin […]

By Micah Ling   INDIANAPOLIS — It's easy to forget – and sometimes difficult to admit – that the human animal is still very much an animal, with basic, core, even primal needs. We might argue that music is one of them; not as essential as water or air, perhaps, but certainly a necessary component for […]

By John Darling   ASHLAND, OR — Celebrating a decade of singing songs about peace, social justice and the environment, the Rogue Valley Peace Choir is welcoming a new director, Rob Lowry, who comes with a long background in jazz, piano and vocal music in the region. The Peace Choir has members age 17 to 90 […]

By Don Ratzlaff   HILLSBORO, KS — For nearly three decades, Bradley Vogel has drawn upon the music of other composers to showcase the talents of his choral groups.  Now, with the recent release of his first original piece, the Tabor College professor of choral music has something unique to offer his fellow directors. The title, […]