Howard Meharg knows how to catch more than salmon when he has a fishing rod in his hands. Meharg, the conductor and music director of Chor Anno, went fishing last year with Tim Sharp and ended up with a commitment from the composer for a new piece of sacred music, which Meharg’s Vancouver-based choir will […]
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Scotland: Milngavie Choir now directed by Romanian Razvan Luculescu
MILNGAVIE Choir’s singers have started their new session after resting their vocal chords over the summer. They are full of anticipation and excited about being under the baton of their new conductor, professional musician Razvan Luculescu. Razvan (33) was born in Bucharest, where he studied piano and double bass at music high school and then […]
NYC Young People’s Chorus founder awarded MacArthur “genius grant”
(AP) CHICAGO — A Chicago skyscraper architect, a New York City children’s choir founder and a North Carolina scientist who studies how to prevent sports-related concussions are among the latest 22 recipients of the no-strings-attached MacArthur Foundation “genius grants.” The $500,000 fellowships for 2011 were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. […]
Presbyterian Musicians Appoint McConnell
LOUISVILLE, KY — The Executive Board of Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM) is pleased to announce the call and appointment of Dr. William McConnell as Executive Director. He begins his service to the organization and its members on January 1, 2012. He follows Alan Barthel, who is retiring from the organization after 11 years as […]
Morgan Executive Fits a Choir Robe Beneath Her Pinstripes
Wall Street banks are not known as particularly religious workplaces. But Carla A. Harris, a managing director at Morgan Stanley and a part-time gospel singer, has found a way to blend profits with piety. Ms. Harris, one of the most senior African-American female executives on Wall Street, began her career in mergers and acquisitions, then worked her […]
On The Classical Station’s Great Sacred Music
The Huelgas Ensemble, The King’s Consort, the Moscow Chamber Choir and theTallis Scholars will be featured in the first hour of Great Sacred Music this Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. eastern. They will sing music by Matthaeus Pipelare, Andrea Gabrieli, Franz Joseph Haydn, Sergei Rachmaninov and Thomas Tallis. At 9 a.m. you can enjoy the […]