The Terra Community College Choral Society is soliciting nominations for the Distinguished Choral Leadership Award. The award is presented each spring to a person who has served as an influence and helped promote choral singing in Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties. Past recipients have included choir directors of high schools, churches, community music […]
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Pike County Choral Society gets new artistic director
MILFORD, PA — The Pike County Choral Society has named Charles David Osborne as its next artistic director. Osborne brings to the Choral Society a wealth of international experience as a conductor, performer and composer. A native of Suffern, N.Y., Osborne attended the Hartt College of Music, where he was assistant to the director of […]
Choir escapes injury as Liverpool Philharmonic Hall rubble falls from ceiling
By Ben Schofield LIVERPOOL, UK — CHORISTERS performing Handel’s Messiah escaped injury when a piece of rubble fell amongst them from the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall roof. It dropped from a duct in the ceiling after being dislodged from a vent in the art deco auditorium. But onlookers said the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir did not […]
Seraphic Fire spreads song through schools
By Howard Cohen Last year, Seraphic Fire created the Miami Choral Academy, a network of choirs in four of Miami’s inner-city schools. The kids are not only finding their voice, but doing better in school. Here, Director Shawn Crouch teaches students at North Miami’ Ashley Mobley loves Hannah Montana, but that was before she met […]
Choral director honored as Educator of the Year
By Carol Harris GILROY, CA — With holiday decorations setting the mood, festive foods and glorious singing by the Gilroy High School Chamber Choir Carolers, the Gilroy Arts Alliance presented its annual “Angel of the Year Awards” Dec. 7 at the Interim Center for the Arts. Honored at the event were Arline Silva and Allstate […]
Chorus a bridge to love for Oak Park couple
OAK PARK, IL — It’s unlikely that Yvonne and Rich Brode’s paths would have crossed outside of the Community Renewal Chorus. Just over 40 years ago, Oak Park/River Forest composer Harriet Zieganhals founded a unique vocal group, the Community Renewal Chorus and its companion children’s choir, All God’s Children. At a time of massive community […]