By Kelsey Fletcher AUKLAND, NZ — A stroke caused by prescribed medication left Tony Wiseman semi-paralysed and unable to speak with his wife. But the 72-year-old found solace in the CeleBRation Choir. He found out singing uses a different part of the brain. The choir was created in 2009 by the Auckland University Centre for […]
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Turtle Creek Chorale Promotes Trey Jacobs
By Mark Lowry DALLAS — The Turtle Creek Chorale has appointed Trey Jacobs as its new artistic director. Jacobs became the interim artistic director six months ago after Jonathan Palant resigned last year. Before Dallas, Jacobs was Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities for four years at Eastern Michigan University. While at Eastern Michigan University his choirs performed […]
OH high school choir director receives honor
PICKERINGTON, OH — A Pickerington resident has been honored with the Columbus Symphony’s 2012 Music Educator Award. The award honors individuals who make a difference in the community through a dedication to music education and their efforts to promote a greater understanding and appreciation for music education. Three nominees were selected to receive a 2012 Music […]
2014 World Choir Games in Latvia
Riga designated as host city The European Capital of Culture 2014 welcomes choirs from all over the world to Latvia. After China in 2010 and the United States of America this year, the world’s largest choral competition will be back in Europe. This has officially been announced at a press conference held in Riga last […]
Augustana Choir premiers “Across a Border” at Nobel Peace Prize Forum
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Forum was held on the campuses of Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School for Public Affairs in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1-3. Augustana joins Augsburg College, Concordia College (Moorhead), Luther College and St. Olaf College in celebrating the Nobel Prize for Peace granted annually by the Nobel Committee […]
Choir director named a Top 25 nominee
By Lauren Kramer VANCOUVER, BC — At 88, Elizabeth Wolak has done time in a Russian forced labour camp, acted as assistant conductor at the Krakow State Philharmonic, emigrated from her home in Poland to Australia and later to Canada and led countless students through piano lessons. She has put her musical skills to work […]