FARMINGTON, NM — Virginia Nickels-Hircock, director of choral activities for Piedra Vista High School, was named the 2010 Music Educator of the Year by t4he New Mexico Music Educators Association. “I was stunned, elated and humbled to find out I had won this award,” Nickels-Hircock said. “I know many of the past recipients of this […]
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Grammy nominees for 2011 featuring choirs
Best choral performance Bach Cantata (Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt) Baltic Runes (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Paul Hillier) Haydn: The Creation (RIAS Kammerchoir; René Jacobs) Martin: Golgotha (Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Daniel Reuss) Verdi Requiem (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Riccardo Muti) Best Small Ensemble Performance Ceremony and Devotion (The Sixteen; Harry Christophers) La […]
Canadian high school concert choir to perform with Kenny Rogers
ST CATHERINE’S, ON — His music may not be on their iPod playlists, but excitement about Kenny Rogers may just reach fever pitch at Laura Secord Secondary School. That’s because, in a matter of weeks, members of the school’s concert choir will share the stage with the world-renowned country music legend. Conducted by their music […]
Royal Marine’s war diary inspires choral tribute
By Ian YoungsArts reporter, BBC News Lt John Thornton was described as a popular and formidable soldier When Lieutenant John Thornton wrote about “the numbers game” in his diary while serving in Afghanistan, he was expressing his fears about the chances of becoming a victim of a roadside bomb. Four months later, the Royal Marine […]
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Joshua Habermann as Chorus Director
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Joshua Habermann as Chorus Director DALLAS (December 1, 2010) – The Dallas Symphony Orchestra today announces the appointment of Joshua Habermann as Dallas Symphony Chorus Director, beginning in the summer of 2011. The 200-voice Dallas Symphony Chorus is the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Habermann, 42, the sixth […]
RIP: James C. Dearing, Director of IUP Choirs
I am sad to announce to the ChoralNet community that James Dearing, director of choral studies at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, passed away on November 26, 2010. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Music where he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller and Robert Fountain. Before coming to IUP, Dearing was assistant director of […]