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With all the publicity for the chorus from PS22 in Staten Island singing at the Oscars tonight, I was wondering, given how excited these youngsters are to be part of their choral experience in school, which is always a great thing, what kind of instructional program is there that leads up to the performances we […]

Friends – I am seeking two or three more gems for my 18-voice youth choir for this year’s Tenebrae Service. We can do SATB rep, though our three tenors are more or less in the cambiata category. Generally untrained singers, median age is about 9th grade, with lighter voices.  But a pretty capable group.   […]

What do you do when you have an intonation problem with your ensemble? Quick fixes? Long-term solutions? What have you found works best?   Thanks.

The general assembly of the Philippine Choral Directors Association elected members of its board of directors and coordinators of its regional sectors last November at the First PCDA National Convention held in Davao City.   Serving as board members from November 2010 until the next national convention in 2013 are: Jonathan M. Velasco, president Ma. […]

2011.02.26  Velasco premieres Pamintuan works with Asia Pacific Youth Choir 2011.02.25  Soliman elected to NCCA national music committee2011.02.24  Velasco attends Asia Pacific Choral Summit in Macau 2011.02.23  NCCA Ani ng Dangal honors 2010 victories of 3 choirs 2011.02.20  Madz alum represents Philippines in first Asia Pacific Youth Choir2011.02.19  Santos wins Pampanga tilt 2011.02.15  Varna confirms […]

I’d like to start an after-school ensemble focusing on contemporary a cappella or pop music. We are a small school and I expect this ensemble might have 10-12 members ranging from grades 7-12; I also anticipate a 2:1 ratio of girls to guys. Like the other current forum about “cool” and easy men’s a cappella, […]

By: Sharon Chisvin WINNIPEG, ON — Lina Streltsov arrived in Winnipeg in 2007 and has already contributed to a rich musical legacy. It has been 100 years since Cantor Moses Jacob created the Winnipeg Jewish Folk Choir. Composed of as many as 80 community members — both children and adults — the choir performed at […]

By Stuart MacDonald WEST LOTHIAN, UK — A CLASSICAL musician is teaching some of the country’s toughest convicts to sing after setting up the UK’s first prison choir. Shona Brown, 27, is working with inmates at Addiewell prison in West Lothian to keep them in tune. The flautist and singer, a finalist in the BBC […]

Our group, the Unicorn Singers, Margo Euler, director, will be performing an obscure late mass by Gounod this spring, the “Messe Chorale” (1888) in G minor for choir and organ (no soloists). We are wondering if ours is possibly the first U.S. performance. If anyone has knowledge of U.S. performances of this piece, please reply. […]

Hello!   My middle school choirs will be performing a concert in May with the them of “Aloha!”. I would like to do pieces that are somewhat educational involving the Hawaiian language and culture, but I do not know much about the topic.   Some pieces that are on the program are: He Mele No […]