By Sarah Freishtat EVANSTON, IL — In 2002 the Evanston Children’s Choir consisted of founder Gary Geiger sitting in a room with three kids who could not sing the same note at the same time. Today it has more than 100 members and performs with groups such as the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and Barry […]
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We Are One choir donates to school music programs
ST. LOUIS — The We Are One Community Choir has made its mission raising money to help vocal music programs at area schools. On Jan. 10, Cheyenne Huffman, a freshman and member of two choirs at Fox High School, as well as a charter member of the We Are One choir, presented Fox choral director […]
Stanwood Threshold Choir brings comfort through song
By Gale Fiege, Herald Writer STANWOOD — Female singing voices wanted. Big hearts a plus. The Stanwood Threshold Choir, which was formed in November, continues to look for more members. The women are training to sing in small groups at the bedsides of people who are dying or are seriously ill. When the choir’s directors […]
ACDA National Convention 2011 SJSU Alumni Event
ACDA National Convention 2011 SJSU Alumni Event Friends and Invited Guests are cordially invited to the SJSU Alumni and Friends Reception Friday Evening, March 11, 2011 5:00pm Cocktails, 6:00pm Dinner Berghoff Restaurant 17 West Adams Street Chicago, IL. 60606 rsvp before convention via email or at the […]
El compositor argentino Dante Andreo y el estadounidense Ross Bernhardt fueron los ganadores de la V edición del Concurso Amadeus de Composición Coral
Dante Andreo consigue el premio a la mejor obra compuesta sobre tema extremeño en la modalidad de “voces iguales” y dos declaraciones de interés; por su parte el compositor Ross Bernhardt de Texas (EE.UU.) resultó ganador del premio “Amadeus” en la modalidad de “voces mixtas”. Los autores Jordi Nus Garrell (Cataluña) y […]
May Festival honors choral director with – what else?
Written by Janelle Gelfand Robert Porco, May Festival choral director, rehearsing with the chorus last week. He is in his 20th year as director and on Friday will conduct music commissioned in his honor. When the members of the May Festival Chorus were brainstorming how to honor Robert Porco’s 20 years as director […]