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FRANKSTON, AUSTRALIA — IF you’ve been looking for an excuse to belt out a few tunes, City Life’s Heartsong singing group may be a fun option.   Singing leader Cherie Baxter said the group could benefit people’s wellbeing as well as their singing skills.   “There is nothing quite like singing in a group. It […]

THEY won the hearts of the nation when they were voted Britain’s favourite choir on a reality TV programme.   Now Only Men Aloud have landed their own prime-time series.   And as well as showcasing the musical talents of the Cardiff-based choir, it sounds like it includes plenty of capers too.   “I wanted […]

By KYLE MUNSON • November 7, 2010 Cedar Rapids, Ia. — Coe College senior Janet Stone’s mellifluous soprano rang out Thursday with the aria “Ah! I Want to Live” from Charles Gounod’s 19th century French opera version of “Romeo and Juliet.” The song’s youthful joy belies how we all know Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy ends: the […]

By NPR Staff November 7, 2010 A choral group known for its early-music repertoire and a saxophonist steeped in the art of improvisation may not be the most likely musical partners. But when the Hilliard Ensemble collaborated with Jan Garbarek for the first time in 1993, the result was Officium, a recording of hauntingly beautiful […]

      ChoralExpress is a great online source to find and post choral concerts.    The 2010 Holiday Concerts are now posted!   Check out the site at www.choralexpress.com.

EASTON, MD — The Easton Choral Arts Society has announced its interim artistic director and choral conductor to direct the fall season will be Wesley “Wes” Dean Lockfaw. A native of Pocomoke City, Lockfaw holds degrees in sacred music from Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. and Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and has done additional […]