Buy Sarah Colburn ST CLOUD, MN — Two Central Minnesota women return to their roots this weekend when the Concordia Choir makes its St. Cloud debut. The local stop is the second of a 16-city, two-week national tour for the choir, which has been touted as one of the premiere college choirs in the country. […]
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Virtual Choir and Vertical Articulation
In the summer of 2011, choral directors Lori Lovell (Maitland Middle School), Matthew Swope (Winter Park High School), and David Brunner (University of Central Florida) came together with the idea to collaborate on a joint recording and performance project that would involve middle, high school and college singers in a virtual choir environment, similar to […]
Grammy for Best Choral Performance
By Anastasia Tsioulcas Best Choral Performance: Whitacre, Light & Gold This album of choral selections, all written by Eric Whitacre (of “Virtual Choir” fame), was an obvious front-runner for this category, in terms of broadest-level name recognition and most widespread programmatic appeal. To wit: Fellow nominees included not one but two albums of music by contemporary […]
‘Addiction’ Choir Gets Royal Visit
By Tom Bateman LONDON, UK — A group of 30 men and women, many recovering from serious and life-threatening addiction to drugs and alcohol, stand in a semi-circle – the stress drawn from their conditions visible on some of their faces.And then, in unison, they begin to sing. “If I had the wings […]
Univ KY Men’s Choir Reaches New Heights
By Travis Leffew LEXINGTON, KY — UK isn’t just home to a winning basketball team, but also a nationally respected choir. In recent years the UK Men’s Chorus has found its place on the map in the choral world. Director Jeff Johnson holds his team to the highest standard. “The UK men’s basketball […]
World Choir Games Poster and Trophy Unveiled
By Janelle Gelfand CINNCINNATI — The official poster of the 2012 World Choir Games, designed by award-winning illustrator and Cincinnati native C.F. Payne, and the champions trophy, created by The Rookwood Pottery Co., were unveiled today at the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Annual Meeting at Duke Energy Convention Center. Payne, whose illustrations have […]