PEIKING UNIVERSITY, CHINA — On April 30 and May 1, Jean-Marie Puissant, deputy chairman of European Choral Association and conductor of French National Youth Choir, provided a two-day chorus guidance for Peking University (PKU) Student Choir at Yiyuan. Mr. Puissant heaped praise on the professional chorus quality and high singing standard of these student singers, […]
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Nepali choir tells of UK ordeal
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: Members of a Nepali choir, which was accused of absconding from Heathrow Airport, England, on April 27, today recounted their bitter experience. The 10-member choir returned home on May 5 after successfully participating in the Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival. According to Bimal Sherchan, one of the members, they had […]
AR high school choir library restored
By Jessica Rogers SHERWOOD, AR — In the storm of 2008 many parts of Sylvan Hills were destroyed. Those of which include the Choir room. The choir room has a library of all of the music the school has to offer. Some of these pieces of music date back to when the school was first […]
Musicians have better brains
New research shows that musicians’ brains are highly developed in a way that makes the musicians alert, interested in learning, disposed to see the whole picture, calm, and playful. The same traits have previously been found among world-class athletes, top-level managers, and individuals who practice transcendental meditation.
Call for Papers: National Symposium on American Choral Music
The American Choral Directors Association Research and Publications Committee is inviting research papers to be presented at the National Symposium on American Choral Music, June 29-30, 2012, to be held in Washington, DC. This event will showcase the American Choral Music website hosted by the Library of Congress, built as a result of a five-year collaboration […]
McKinley choir director passes the baton
By Lisa Reicosky CANTON, OH — Standing on the stage at Umstattd Hall on Friday night, McKinley choir director Kirk Hofmeister expected to see a handful of his former students join him and his seniors for a traditional final song in which they are asked to participate. Following his bows after the first of two […]