By Ashley Jefferey TAMPA — TAMPA — It’s a rarity to hear “Brahms’ Requiem” for four-hand piano performed, but the talents of the choral group “Seraphic Fire” and students in the Professional Choral Institute at the University of South Florida pulled it off. For their efforts on the challenging classical piece, the group has been rewarded with […]
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African Choral Festival Launched
ACCRA, GHANA — The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched the first ever African choral festival in Accra. The African Choral Festival under the theme,’’ Celebrating Culture through Choral Music’’ is slated for March 9-13, 2012 and will take place in the National Theatre in Accra and the Cape Coast Castle in the Central Region. Launching […]
THE MAESTRO SERIES: Interview with Julian Wachner today at 10 a.m.
Julian Wachner, Music Director of The Washington Chorus and Director of Music and Arts at Trinity Church Wall Street will appear on THE MAESTRO SERIES on BlogTalk Radio, with Patrick D. McCoy, The African American Voice in Classical Music. This interview serves as the anniversary show. Wachner was the inaugural guest last year and will […]
Play List for Great Sacred Music, Sunday, December 18, 2011
On the Sunday before Christmas we continue with our presentation of music for Advent. Great Sacred Music airs each Sunday from 8-11 eastern om 89.7 fm in central Nrth Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org Happy Holidays! Rob ———————————————— 08:00:20 Traditional: O come, o come Emmanuel; Up, awake and away! All and some; ‘Twas […]
Choir Gets a Surprise in the White House.
Congratulations to choral director Ms. Lisa Itkin and the Watkins Mill Chamber Singers on their outstanding performances at The White House on Tuesday, as part of the President’s 2011 Holiday Tours. But please read on, as there is much more to the story! Little did the students, Ms. Itkin, and Mr. Murphy (who was along […]
Braun saluted with Sask. Choral Federation award
REGINA, SK — Sheila Braun was presented with an award for “Outstanding community Service” by the Saskatchewan Choral Federation at the Saskatchewan Music Convention banquet held on Nov. 4 in Regina. She was nominated for this award by the members of the Swift Current Oratorio Choir which she has accompanied for 18 years. Accompanying the Oratorio […]