News and Notices

By Mary Beth McCauley, Chester, Pa. — Even if they don’t sing a single note of music as adults, the performers in the Chester Children’s Chorus will make a difference in the world. Of that much their founding director is convinced. After all, his own participation in the Newark (N.J.) Boys Chorus opened a new […]

By MIKE AVERILL TULSA — Stormy Morton always wanted to sing in a choir. She just never thought it would take being homeless to find her voice. Morton is a member of Voices of Hope, a choir consisting of people staying at The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope and a couple of its employees and […]

By Richard Duckett WORCESTER, MA — When Graeme McCullough became interim music director of All Saints Church on Pleasant and Irving streets in November, he noticed that “All Saints has a perfect acoustic for choirs.” One of Mr. McCullough's first services was the kind where you hope that everything will go perfectly. The occasion was […]

By Anna Sudar NEWARK– The first time Bob Ewing heard Anthony Brown sing, he knew he was listening to something special. Ewing was a music teacher at Central Christian High School in Kidron, working with dozens of students every day, when Brown auditioned for his choir in 1965. Something about the 16-year-old’s voice made him […]

University of Iowa students, faculty and community volunteers are partnering with residents and staff at the Shelter House in Iowa City to share a mutual love of singing. Participants of a newly created Shelter House Choir are gathering from 5 to 6 p.m. Fridays now through the end of April as part of a pilot […]

By Steve Hendry GARETH MALONE is not someone who is used to failure. He has picked up a clutch of awards thanks to his efforts in bringing together people who don’t sing and turning them into first-class choirs. He has brought his particular brand of magic to schools and council estates and picked up two […]