By Celia R. Baker It’s difficult to say which choir in Salt Lake City is best — they are numerous, and each has a unique personality and mission. It is easy to say which choral group is the most prolific. Since its inception six years ago, the Salt Lake Choral Artists (SLCA) community choir has […]
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Vaughan Williams choral work to premiere next year
An unperformed choral work composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams more than 100 years ago will be premiered next year. The 45-minute piece, called A Cambridge Mass, was discovered during an exhibition at the Cambridge University Library. Conductor Alan Tongue, who found the piece, said: “I knew immediately that here was a significant work.” […]
Singer Joan Sutherland dies at 83
Joan Sutherland, the Australian soprano, died at her home in Switzerland, near Montreux at the age of 83. She was one of the most acclaimed sopranos of the 20th century. Marilyn Horne, a close friend of Ms. Sutherland confirmed her death. After her Italian debut in Venice, in 1960, Ms. Sutherland was called […]
Jewish Choral Participation Survey Yields Interesting Results
‘Idol’ Worship October 07, 2010 – Deborah Hirsch, Staff Writer If not for a friend in a secular choir who referred him to a Jewish choral gig, Robert Ross might still be singing Christian requiems instead of Jewish psalms. He’d always identified as Jewish, but hardly had any experience with the religion while growing up, […]
Classical choral group performs at Rundgren rock concert
Princeton Pro Musica responded to this ChoralNet advertisement and performed at the Todd Rundgren concert in Morristown, NJ on Sept. 15, 2010. It was a very positive and interesting experience, and one we'd like to share with the choral community through this website.
Choir Offers a Respite from Cancer
Coquitlam, BC, Canada – A new choir of courage shares more than melodious music. The story behind the songs is composed of one common note: cancer. All members of the Songcology choir are currently battling cancer or are survivors of the illness. But when they arrive at their weekly Wednesday practices, they leave their disease […]