By Janelle Gelfand CINCINNATI — It’s Monday morning, and 55 members of the Winton Woods High School Varsity Ensemble are rocking and finger-snapping a little too boisterously through “Ghostbusters.” “This is not about you having a party. This is about you performing for them,” says director David Bell, pointing to their invisible audience. Winton Woods […]
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Random Act of Culture in Philadelphia
On Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation’s “Random Acts of Culture” at Macy’s in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ – the world’s largest pipe organ – the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers […]
Cruise Blaster to Sing in Church Choir to Avoid Jail
PAINESVILLE, OH — Victor Murillo was facing his third conviction Tuesday morning for playing music too loudly in his car. The 20-year-old from Painesville had been charged once in October, once in June and once when he was a minor. Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti could have sent Murillo to jail for as much […]
New Web Site – Kurt Erickson, Composer
Greetings Choral Friends! I’m pleased to announce the launch of my new web site www.kurterickson.com At this new site you will be able to purchase scores, download recordings, find out about upcoming concerts, and read about other assorted news and upcoming projects. As a San Francisco Bay Area based composer, I’ve written new […]
Belfast Boy Choir Makes TV Documentary
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 […]
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 […]