A new three-part documentary series following the Schola Cantorum of St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast began on BBC One on Monday. Producer/director Cara O’Doherty explains how the Choirboys series came about. Conscious of the old adage of “never work with children”, I first went to meet the 40 `choirboys’ of St. Peter’s Cathedral with more than […]
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Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles Produces Moving Anti-Bullying Music Video for “It Gets Better”
The critically acclaimed Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) – a leading artistic force, staunch advocate of civil and human rights, and the first gay men’s choir to perform for a sitting president (Bill Clinton) – has harnessed the power of music to create a moving anti-bullying music video message featuring Cyndi Lauper’s inspiring […]
Show goes on for choir- Even After Director’s Surgery
By JEROME P. CURRY HOLCOMB, KS — Rachel Massoth is focused. On Monday, the Holcomb High School choir director had gall bladder surgery at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. And then on Wednesday, she was back in her classroom guiding her 21-voice choir through its tonal paces. Several people in the high school office […]
How Cincinnati got the Games
By Janelle Gelfand • jgelfand(a)enquirer.com • October 20, 2010 Cincinnati was chosen over 20 competing cities to be the first North American host city for the 2012 World Choir Games, the world’s largest amateur choir competition, because of its variety of venues, its longstanding choral tradition and, just as importantly, its welcoming atmosphere, said Günter […]
Should women’s colleges have coed vocal ensembles?
Some may say Smith is losing its identity as a female college when such groups emerge. This isn’t true. Being a woman is still a requirement for admission. Estrogen is in the very air.
After surprise resignation, guest conductor for University of Utah choral studies program announced
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has named a guest conductor to lead its choral studies program after last week’s unexpected resignation of Brady Allred. The university had been using graduate students to fill in for Allred after he took a month’s personal leave and then resigned for “unexpected personal and family circumstances.” […]