By Angel Carpenter EUGENE, OR – Louise Kienzle, music teacher at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City, has won a state music education award. She received a plaque for the 2011 Excellence in Elementary Music Education Award on Jan. 15, at the Oregon Music Educators Association State Conference in Eugene. Kienzle teaches music to grades […]
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René Clausen interviewed on Blog Talk Radio!
Rene Clausen, celebrated composer and conductor of the famed Concordia Choir recently dropped in on “The African-American Voice of Classical Music” host Patrick D. McCoy on Blog Talk Radio in February 9th to discuss the choir’s upcoming concert tour, beginning in Washington, D. C. on February 19th with a concert at the National Presbyterian Church. Repertoire […]
UVM conductor, music professor Chapman dies
By Mike Donoghue James G. Chapman, retired University of Vermont Choral Union conductor and longtime music professor, has died. He was 83. Chapman of Underhill had been in failing health and died Tuesday morning at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, UVM music professor David Neiweem said. In 1968, Chapman was the founder and director […]
And the Oscar goes to . . . PS 22!
By SABRINA FORD and IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON Members of a Staten Island fifth-grade chorus that has earned widespread acclaim for its heartfelt renditions of popular hits are getting the reward of a lifetime — they’ll be singing at the Oscars this winter. The kids of the PS 22 Chorus got the stunning news Thursday night from […]
Sri Lanka witnesses the largest Tamil music choir ever
BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA — History was created in Sri Lanka as 21,000 singers gathered together to sing the ‘Thevaram’, the richest Tamil devotional poetry sung over centuries. The event was organized by several hundred youth volunteers of the Art of Living in Sri Lanka. The grand event was attended by Art of Living founder, Sri […]
2012 World Choir Games: Statement from INTERKULTUR president regarding P&G sponsorship
POHLHEIM, GERMANY – Günter Titsch, president of INTERKULTUR and the World Choir Games, issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the Procter & Gamble Company has agreed to become the first Official Presenting Sponsor for the 2012 World Choir Games, to be held in Cincinnati USA from July 4-14, 2012. “We are delighted to […]