By Adam Sweeting CARDIFF — According to conductor Valery Gergiev, “Mahler wanted to have the sound of children’s voices in the Eighth Symphony because through this symphony he embraced almost all processes in life. It is very much connected with the triumph of the human spirit. It seems to me that he could not manage […]
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Medal of Arts Recipient at World Choir Games
Shining Night on Site Celebrated composer and Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen will be at the 2012 World Choir Games. Lauridsen will collaborate with German conductor Nicol Matt for choral workshops and a highly anticipated evening Celebration Concert. The Celebration Concert “Music of the World” (July 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m, Aronoff […]
Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen
Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen Film screening — New York Premiere, followed by a Q&A with composer Morten Lauridsen, composer Eric Whitacre, and filmmaker Michael Stillwater About: Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen, a film by Michael Stillwater, celebrates the life and music of the artist named an “American Choral […]
Savannah Children’s Choir featured on Esperanza Spalding’s latest release
SAVANNAH, GA — This week, Grammy-award winning bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding released her latest album, titled “Radio Music Society”. The Savannah Children’s Choir is featured on the track “Black Gold”. In March, 2010, Spalding was selected to be SCC’s Artist in Residence because of her flexibility both as a singer and bassist. While in Savannah, […]
Scott Tucker to succeed Norman Scribner at Choral Arts Society
By Anne Midgette WASHINGTON, DC — The Choral Arts Societyhas announced the successor to Norman Scribner, who is retiring as planned at the end of this season from the chorus he founded 46 years ago. And he’s not anyone most people in Washington have heard of. Scott Tucker, the choral director at Cornell University since […]
Stephen Chambers advises young choristers
By Rosie Manins DUNEDIN, NZ — Choir singing may not be seen as “cool”, but it is rewarding for those who stick to it, former Dunedin tenor Stephen Chambers says. The international opera singer returned to his Otago roots yesterday to give secondary school choir members some advice and a demonstration of his vocal capability. […]