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An original piece of music inspired by Dylan Thomas’ play Under Milk Wood is to be performed for the first time. Female choir Côr Merched Canna commissioned the work by composer Gareth Glyn with the help of a BBC scheme for choirs. Canu’r Wenallt (Songs from Milk Wood) also features extracts from a Welsh language […]

Since this Community was established, the establisher (Leon Thurman) has been through an array of accidents, illnesses, unemployment, starting up a business (The Leon Thurman Voice Center, www.leonthurman.com) and other such malevolent and rewarding experiences.  But now, I’m back and would like to notify the 81 people who joined this community that I’d like us […]

When Pastor Mark Pluimer visited Uganda to help build a home for Watoto Villages, a community for children who need a safe and healthy place to live, the children’s faces lit up when he asked them about the Watoto Children’s Choir.   Teachers and social workers at Watoto Villages’ three sites help choose the youth […]

After the January earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Pearse Lyons went to Haiti to see how he could help. He decided to set up a factory in the north of the country. Along with that, he wanted to help the school, and hearing the children sing inspired him to bring in University […]

Whether a confident or closet singer, breaking into song has more benefits than meets the ear. Aside from boosting your mood and confidence, music is clinically proven to reduce your brain’s perception of pain, reduce blood pressure, is extremely effective in memory recall and can regulate heart and respiratory rates, according to the Center for […]

Phoenix Boys Choir Auditions Status: pending moderation Date: September 22, 2010 by Greg Amerind Location: Arizona, USA Choir type: Children’s and Youth Choirs Voicing: Children 2010-11 Season Auditions Now Open! Auditions for the Phoenix Boys Choir are being scheduled for boys from 7 to 14 years for the 2010-11 season. Boys will be a part […]