RED BANK, NJ — Dr. Ryan Brandau will make his debut as Artistic Director and Conductor of the award-winning Monmouth Civic Chorus with the 2012-13 season, featuring Handel’s beloved Messiah at the historic Count Basie Theatre. Subscribers are guaranteed premium seating for all concerts. Ryan Brandau holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from […]
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Profile: Melva Graham, Toronto, ON
By Christina Blizzard TORONTO — Churchgoers at one of the Beach’s oldest churches have something new to sing about. St. John The Baptist Norway Anglican Church is refreshing its music program with the arrival of a well-known choir director. Melva Graham, renowned for her work with some of the city’s best known choirs, brings decades […]
Choral & Cello Solo Work
Greetings, I am happy to present you with my composition for SSAATB choir and cello solo and would be interested in your impressions on it. “Whom My Soul Loveth” was composed on the Hebrew Biblical text of Song of Songs 3, 1 and commissioned in 2009 by Kammerchor Aachen in Germany. In case you find this work fitting […]
Profile: Elvie Williams, Hoboken
By Alexander Santora HOBOKEN, NJ — Elvie Williams was singing in the Our Lady of Sorrows choir as an infant, according to Dominican Sister Elise Redmerski, pastoral minister. Williams’ mom, Maria, would bring him to choir practice and she recalled how he would cry in whatever pitch the choir was singing. She shared this story […]
Profile: Steven Morgan, Tokyo
By Louise George Kittaka TOKYO — Steven Morgan creates instant harmony with the wave of his hand. For 15 years, he has been conducting some of Tokyo’s leading English choirs, bringing the pleasure of choral music performances to both singers and audiences alike. Since 2009, Morgan has served as assistant professor of chapel music at […]
Group celebrates 25 years
ISLE OF MAN, UK — POPULAR Manx singing group Musicalé are marking their silver jubilee with a series of special events including concerts, social and fund-raising events. The 22-strong ensemble performed for the very first time on July 29, 1987, and earlier this year made its 500th performance in concerts, festivals, services and charity events around the […]