News and Notices

Great Sacred Music is 4 hours this Sunday! It’s the final day of WCPE’s December Membership Drive. Anyway, lots of shortish selections as a result. The show airs Sunday mornings from 8-11 a.m. eastern on 89.7 fm in Central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org   Happy Holidays!   Rob   …………………………………………………………. 08:04:19a Gordon Slater: […]

By Jamshid Ghaszi Askar SALT LAKE CITY — When Syndy Lambert was 10 years old, her mother joined the ranks of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Thanks in no small measure to the choir’s annual Christmas concerts, daughter couldn’t have been more enamored with her mom’s decision. “I looked forward to those (Christmas concerts) every year — […]

The newest singing opportunity for children in Northeast Indiana now has a home on the web! The VIVACE YOUTH SINGERS operates under the philosophy that all singers can learn from each other, with older members actively participating in the education of the younger members. Formed only a month ago, the VIVACE YOUTH SINGERS is off […]

For my friends and colleagues on ChoralNet, some of whom have already emailed me:   The reports we’ve been getting all afternoon have been somewhat ambiguous and conflicting, but some things have been confirmed.  After reports of gunshots on campus earlier this afternoon the campus was locked down.  Public schools in town and perhaps in […]

By Josie Huang PORTLAND, ME — When the girls in the Pihcintu Multicultural Children’s Chorus sing about peace, the tunes have special meaning for them. Many are refugees who fled their homes in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, seeking refuge from war, persecution and famine.  In their performances – and a new CD – they bring […]

It’s one of the oldest forms of musical expression and despite an era of iPods, mixing programs and home recording, choral singing is still alive and well. By Christopher Poon WHISTLER, BC — Case in point: The B.C. Boys Choir, a group of singers from around greater Vancouver that was founded 43 years ago in […]