News and Notices

WESTERLY, R.I. — George Kent, charismatic organist and conductor, is stepping down as head of the Chorus of Westerly, the 190-voice choir he founded more than a half-century ago. Kent, a musical institution in the Westerly area, will retire at the end of the next season, in June 2012. A Westerly native raised in neighboring […]

YORKSHIRE, UK — it may be a far cry from singing in church, but the rock choir is on the rise. Nicky Solloway takes a look a the growing phenomenon sweeping the country. Joining a choir used to mean singing madrigals in a draughty church hall, but how times have changed. Now a new style […]

HAMPSHIRE, UK — Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast is the inspiration behind a concert being performed by a Portsmouth choir. The well-known broadcast has been set to music to mark the 40th anniversary of the city’s 70-strong festival choir. Composer, Cecilia McDowall, said: “There is great beauty in the rhythm. It’s something that’s mesmerized me for […]

A NEW TV documentary will be music to the ears of Dunstablians who are part of a singing sensation nicknamed ‘the people’s choir’. They were among thousands of Rock Choir singers filmed giving an inspiring performance at Wembley Arena. And they sung their hearts out at the huge event, seen in The Choir That Rocks, […]

By Gale Fiege ARLINGTON, WA — How does one pack up after teaching 35 years — an entire career — in one school? Arlington High School vocal music teacher Lyle Forde doesn’t know yet. He looks around the choir room, smiles and apologetically shakes his head. There are piles of music all over the floor, […]

The University of Maryland  Chamber Singers recently won first place in the prestigious Florilege International Choral Competition in France, and presented concerts in some  of Europe’s most famous cathedrals, including Chartres, Eglise St. Eustache in Paris and the Musee des Beaux Arts in Orleans.