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A DIRECTOR working on the film version of a Welsh choir’s meteoric rise to stardom says shooting could begin on the movie this year. Writer and director Debbie Isitt said the film, telling the story of the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir’s overnight success, remains a major priority for production company Lion’s Gate. The group, with […]

  VAN Updated Posting       Schola Cantorum on Hudson (updated 9/2/2010 )   VAN Choir Directory listing Silver Sustaining Member *** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Jersey City, NJ   Come ‘road test’ Schola Cantorum on Hudson! Sing with us in our first rehearsal; then, stay for (or schedule) an audition afterwards, if […]

Norman Scribner was not yet 30 when he founded the Choral Arts Society of Washington in 1965. Since that time, the organization has grown from a community choir to a world-renowned chorus with a staff of 12 and an annual budget in excess of $2 million. It has worked with some of the most respected […]

The River Valley Harmonizers invite all men who like to sing and harmonize to join us in song at our Guest Night – Open House. Join us on Tuesday, September 15th and/or 22nd. Plan to attend one or both nights at the Knights of Columbus Clubhouse, 1024 South 1st Avenue, Wausau. Registration begins at 6:45 […]

Magen Solomon doesn’t think it’s all that tricky.   “I really feel everybody can sing,” said Solomon, who’s already making harmonious sounds with the Stockton Chorale. “A choral group is a perfect example of how the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You can take someone who’s not very experienced and do […]

The San Clemente Choral Society has appointed composer and conductor Stephen Sturk as its new artistic director.   Sturk also is the director of music at St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Temecula and composer in residence at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego. He also is co-founder and director of Cappella Gloriana, […]