The major work for this Sunday is Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. We have several versions in the library. The one we shall enjoy is interpreted by the late Carlo Maria Giulini with two top soloists of their day: Nicolai Gedda and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Hour 1 includes Herbert Howells ravishing setting of Psalm 42 “Like as the […]
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHORAL COMPANY WELCOMES NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ZANAIDA ROBLES (MONROVIA, CA)
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHORAL COMPANY Monrvoia, CA The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company is pleased to welcome Zanaida Robles as Artistic Director. Ms. Robles served for five years as director of classical choirs at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). Under her direction, the LACHSA classical choirs performed for numerous […]
Pro Musica (ON) selects new choir leader
By James Reaney LONDON, CANADA — A Western music grad and acclaimed soloist is taking the helm at London Pro Musica. The long-running mixed-voice choir’s new conductor is Vicki St. Pierre, London Pro Musica says on its website. “(St. Pierre) brings 15 years’ choral conducting experience to London Pro Musica,” the announcement says. St. Pierre […]
From NJ to Carnegie Hall: Conductor Beth Prins and the National High School Choral Festival
HAWTHORNE, NJ — Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute recently announced the four choruses selected for its 2013 National High School Choral Festival (NHSCF), a one-of-a-kind program culminating in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and world-renowned conductor John Nelson on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Below, conductor Beth […]
Essential Voices USA Needs Singers to Help Honor Marvin Hamlisch at Funeral
Dear NYC Singers, Our musical director and conductor, Judith Clurman, has been asked to assemble a large chorus of 600 singers for Marvin Hamlisch’s funeral. As you might imagine, Marvin’s passing is not only a great loss for the musical community at large, but is also deeply saddening for Judy and those […]
New youth choir strikes much-needed chord
By Sean McIntyre SALT SPRING ISLAND, CANADA — Students between the ages of eight and 13 have an opportunity to begin their school year with a song thanks to the formation of Viva Voce! Youth, a new choir organizers hope will spread a love of music and broader understanding of the world. “Developing […]