Posted: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 4:10 pm On Sunday 21 November, the feast of Christ the King, the Choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral will celebrate their 50th anniversary. On the same feast day in 1960, they sang in the Lutyens Crypt under the direction of the Cathedral’s first Master of the Music, Christopher Symons. A […]
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Golden year for Singer in Treorchy Male Choir
SE WALES, UK — An 88-year-old retired Rhondda miner has been celebrating his half-century singing with Treorchy Male Choir. Reg Stephens from Ystrad was presented with an inscribed gold wristwatch during the choir’s annual concert at the Parc and Dare Theatre, Treorchy. Since joining Treorchy Male Choir in 1960 Reg has appeared in more than […]
World Choral Day December 12, 2010
Tim Sharp, ACDA Join thousands of choirs around the world as we join together in the celebration of World Choral Day on Sunday, December 12, 2010. Millions of singers across the globe have been involved in World Choral Day concerts, festivals, sing-alongs, choral seminars, Days of Friendship and other events that celebrate our unity in […]
Northwest Choral Society welcomes Alan Wellman as its new Music Director
After a yearlong search process, Northwest Choral Society welcomes Alan Wellman as its new Music Director Alan Wellman Mr. Wellman is pleased and proud to take the baton and conduct his inaugural concert as the newly appointed director of the Northwest Choral Society. Collaborative pianist Lori Lyn Mackie will accompany the chorus. The Northwest Choral […]
Italian Choral Conductor Commutes to England
LANCASHIRE, UK — A conductor who commutes from Bologna to Preston each week to lead a choir has said there are “more opportunities” for choral music in Lancashire. Marco Fanti, 34, became conductor and director of the Preston Cecilian Choral Society in September. He now makes a 2,000 mile (3,200km) round trip each […]
Celebrating half-century of musical inspiration
Organist, choir director at Belmont church has endowment established in her honor BOSTON — Like a lot of ambitious young New York musicians, Avery Griffin dabbles in a bit of everything, from singing during the holidays with the St. Thomas Fifth Avenue Choir to writing experimental music. If not for the choir director […]