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VERNON, BC — People who love to sing probably know more about music than they think they do and they can probably surprise themselves with what they can do. They’re the kind of singers who are in the Halina Harmonix, an a cappella musical group directed by Devon Muhlert, and she wants more of them.  “It’s […]

By Karen Michelmore   SYDNEY, AUS — Joe Pigino loves opera. He's been known to break out in song in the car park of his local RSL.  But he never dreamed he'd be performing it in concert at the Sydney Opera House. The 74-year-old is an avid member of the Blacktown Seniors Choir – known as […]

By Glenn Burkins   ATLANTA — Tony McNeill, a longtime director of music ministry in the Charlotte area, has been named director of worship and arts at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the historic congregation once co-pastored by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his father. The church announced McNeill in the new role on […]

By Brian Miller   GRANVILLE, OH — Singing in some of England's most famous cathedrals would be enough of an adventure for Granville High School senior Maura Sharkey.  But for one of them — Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford — to be where the Harry Potter movies were filmed was an added plus. "That will […]

By Rena Havner Philips   MOBILE, AL  — As the introduction to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” bellowed from a boom box, the student dancers rose from their graves.  And in those jerky, now-famous monster moves, they came alive, singing. “It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark.”  Two days into choreography sessions, the 25 […]

WILMINGTON, MA — Former Wilmington High School teacher Chris Barletta, a 2000 Boston Conservatory graduate and professional performer, currently coming to Stoneham Theater in “Let’s Hang On! A Frankie Valli and Four Seasons Tribute Show,” is also a choral teacher at Gateway High School in Kissimmee, Florida.  “My first love is choral music,” Barletta said.  “I […]