News and Notices

The major work on this Sunday’s playlist is Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, his Opus 123, in a performance conducted by the late Herbert von Karajan. As is our custom the first hour includes several short works. Our Bach cantata airs at approximately 9 a.m. eastern. Thanks for your support of Great Sacred Music. I especially enjoy […]

By Marcos Cabrera   MONTEREY, CA —  Monterey County may not be sending a large number of athletes to the 2012 London Olympics, but it will be well represented thanks to the Monterey Peninsula Choral Society. The 113-member chorus will perform at several venues and events in conjunction with the Olympics, which are scheduled July […]

By Phyllis A. S. Boros   FAIRFIELD, CT — Following an 18-month search, the Fairfield County Chorale has chosen a new music director and conductor — in time for its gala 50th anniversary season that kicks off in December.  Tapped for the position is David Rosenmeyer, a conductor, vocal coach, pianist and accompanist who was born in Argentina, […]

By Shani Aviram   SAN FRANCISCO — Sacred harp singing is considered to be one of the oldest forms of American folk music.  It dates back to the 1700s, to a choral style that developed in the churches of colonial New England, but eventually took root in the rural south. It’s a participatory tradition, which means […]

By Janelle Gelfand   MILFORD — Elmer Robert Thomas, professor emeritus at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, arrived in Cincinnati in 1966 to found a choral department at CCM. He became a powerful force in Cincinnati’s choral arts community. Mr. Thomas died of respiratory failure on June 13 at University Hospital. He was 81. […]

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The 2011-2012 season was a special one for the New Jersey Youth Chorus as they celebrated their 20th Anniversary. Founded in 1992 by Artistic Director, Trish Joyce, the chorus is an auditioned choral program divided into five ensembles; First Steps in Music (grades one – two), Apprentice Chorus (grades three – four), Intermediate […]