By Bob Karlovits PITTSBURGH — Thomas Wesley Douglas is taking “The Passion According to St. John” away from the holiday to which it is connected and the churches in which it often is presented. “I think if you take it away from Easter, you have more of a chance to think about the human side […]
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Grandfather raises voice for choir
BUNDABERG, AUS — ERIC Elvery has always enjoyed singing, but knows it will be an interesting experience when he joins a choir of more than 500 other men this weekend. The 79-year-old will be taking part in Pemulwuy! National Male Voice Festival in Brisbane from tomorrow to Monday which will see boys and men from […]
Denmark’s royal choir on first India visit
New Delhi — Joyful music heralding the spring and summer seasons after a biting cold European winter forms part of the repertoire that the elite Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir brings on its first visit to India this May.The visiting choir in cooperation with the Danish Embassy is set to perform here on May 10. […]
The Wachner Project
By Patrick McCoy WASHINGTON, DC — The life of a conductor is sometimes perceived to be uneventful, conservative and perhaps by some even boring. For Julian Wachner, life is anything but boring. Between conducting The Washington Chorus, teaching at McGill University in Montreal and directing the Trinity Church Wall Street Choir and Baroque Orchestra, Wachner […]
The Wachner Project: McCoy documents 29hrs in the life of noted conductor
Take a glimpse into the life of the brilliant young conductor, Julian Wachner (b. 1969) music director of The Washington Chorus and Director of Music and the Arts at Trinity Church-Wall Street in New York City. Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to NYC, documenting 29hrs in the life of Wachner, as he was […]
Church choirs in metro Detroit rock services on Easter and every day
By Cassandra Spratling DETROIT — As soon as Sunday service begins, the congregation is on its feet, clapping and swaying to the soul-stirring songs that usher them into a joy-filled worship experience. No matter how you felt coming to church, it’s difficult not to feel good once the choir takes command. Welcome to church — […]