The Victoria Choral Society is pleased to welcome Brian Wismath as Music Director for the 2012-13 season. Mr. Wismath holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Queen’s University, and a Master’s in Choral Conducting from the University of Arizona. He has a rich choral background and has served as director of the University of Victoria […]
News and Notices
Cultural diversity finds common voice with Australian choir
MELTON, AUS — A new community choir is helping refugee women settle into Australian life. Founder Dianne Simboro says the choir has attracted women of Sudanese, Burmese, Korean and Saudi Arabian backgrounds from Melton, Sunshine and Werribee. The choir rehearses from 6.30pm on Thursdays at Melton’s St Dominic’s Little Catholic Church. Ms Simboro says she […]
May Fest extends Porco
By Janelle Gelfand CINCINNATI — Robert Porco has signed with the Cincinnati May Festival as Director of Choruses for an additional three years, through the 2015 season. Porco, who concluded his 22rd May Festival season last weekend, has provided the artistic choral leadership for more May Festivals than any other chorus director in the history […]
British show choir euphoric at call to perform at Olympics
A BACKWELL choir has been asked to perform at the Olympics. Reaching higher notes than ever before, Euphoria Show Choir, pictured, has been chosen from thousands to perform in the stadium and Olympic Village. The news comes after the choir was also invited to perform in The Royal Albert Hall. Euphoria, a singing and dancing […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, May 27, 2012
We observe Pentecost and Memorial Day on Great Sacred Music this week. The show airs each Sunday on http://theclassicalstation.org from 8 – 11 a.m. eastern. Your host is Rob Kennedy. ————————- 08:00:20 Gregorian chant: Veni sancte spiritus (Sequence, mode I) Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos, Francisco Lara 08:04:26 T. Tertius Noble: Souls of […]
North Dakota State University receives gold medal at Zadar International Choral Competition
The NDSU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Jo Ann Miller, received the Abbess Cika’s Golden Cross as the 1st place winner in the mixed choir category at the 8th Biannual Zadar International Choral Competition held in Zadar, Croatia on May 19, 2012. Choirs participating in the competition came from Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, […]