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Do altos quite often sing the tenor part if their voices are too low for alto.
I have just become musical director of a group of singers who wish to perform music from the shows. I have introduced them to part singing and developing technique. one member can not cope with singing the alto part. She has a very strong low voice and I have asked her to sing with […]
Choral repertory with texts by Dorothy Fields
Hi, folks. I need help. I want to do a program based on Dorothy Fields’ contribution to the Great American Songbook. Since she wrote over 500 song lyrics, I figured it would be a snap, but no, I am having a terrible time finding repertory. I may need to go to the Library of […]
Choral Shell cooperative
Hi there, I am wondering if there are any other choirs out there (school or community) who would like to purchase a travel choral shell cooperatively. They are WAY too expensive for us to consider (looking at $15,000 plus shipping if purchased from Wenger) but we could swing 1/3 of that cost, and then share […]
Welsh National Opera’s three-year arts plan for North Wales
MAJOR £120,000 three-year arts project across North Wales is set to be unveiled by Welsh National Opera. Based in Wrexham, which in 2011 celebrates a Year of Culture, it will include a new opera inspired by Welsh Bible translator Bishop William Morgan. “This is the first time WNO has offered up such a focused plan […]
Salieri: Coronation Te Deum
Fellow Choral Colleagues, I am soliciting your help in locating an edition of the Coronation Te Deum by Antonio Salieri (D Major, 1790). I am aware of the Peters Edition (ed. J. Wojciechowski 1977) but am interested in an alternative, preferably out-of-print edition to work from. Does anyone know where I would be […]
Choir’s World Cup legacy
AFTER launching its name on a high note with a collaboration with American singer Robert Kelly, international invitations are pouring in for a Soweto choir. By Patience Bambalele SOWETO, S AFRICA — The Soweto Spiritual Singers performed their Sign Of A Victory at the Fifa World Cup Concert and wooed many local and international promoters. […]
Tears for choir’s farewell note
BY KIRSTEN LEIMINGER 22 Nov, 2010 01:00 AM DANDENONG, AUSTRALIA — YESTERDAY marked a sad day in local history as the Dandenong Choral Society held its final concert. The society, which held its first concert in 1896, has been forced to wind up because of declining membership and increasing costs. President Glenys Cecil, who has […]
Patriotic choral music movement launched in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The Gatpuno Andres Bonifacio Music and Policy Research Foundation Inc. was formed recently to promote unity, love of country, patriotism and active volunteerism by building and maintaining choirs at the barangay level all over the land, starting with Quezon City. Using music and song and other cultural elements and events, the movement […]
New Community Choir in MT Kicks Off
New community choir to present concert Dec. 12 By Bill Vander Weele SIDNEY, MT — As the holiday season approached her for the first time in Sidney, Pastor Vicki Waddington felt something was missing. While in Forsyth, the way to kick off the holiday season was a community choir concert. It’s a tradition of 35 […]