“Väge täis lood” (could be translated as “Pieces full of power” or “Stories full of power”), released in Monday, August 27, 2012 in Estonia contains a choice of the works originally written or arranged for mixed choir – a cappella or with accompaniment. All the represented composers: Evald Kullerkupp, Enn Kivinurm, Neeme Plutus, Peep […]
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Sing while you work
By Paul Kendall LONDON, UK — First he made a star out of a heavily tattooed mother-of-two whose husband was fighting in Afghanistan. Now, Gareth Malone is to do it again – but this time with a shy speech therapist and a 50-year-old postman. The latest series of the inspirational choirmaster’s award-winning show will see […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, August 26, 2012
If you have never heard Darius Milhaud’s Sabbath Morning Service, you are in for a treat. It was commissioned in 1948 by Temple Emanuel, San Francisco. In addition to the Milhaud, Hour 1 features some plainsong sung for us by Anonymous 4, one of the Chandos Anthems by Handel and English composer John Tavener’s serene […]
Gareth Malone gets Britain’s workplaces singing
By Anita Singh LONDON, UK — Gareth Malone is returning to television with a new series encouraging the nation to set up workplace choirs. Sing While You Work is Malone’s first project since The Choir: Military Wives and begins on BBC Two this autumn. He has assembled groups of amateur singers in various workplaces, including a Royal Mail […]
Vocal teacher donates choral library
TERRACE, BC — HE REGION has been given a wonderful gift of a choral library housed here in Terrace. Katherine vanKampen, who is running a summer music theatre camp here this week, donated her choral library, which fills a filing cabinet plus three more drawers of hanging files after seeing a need for it here. “The […]
Q & A: Norman Scribner
By Patrick McCoy WASHINGTON, DC — What was your initial inspiration behind programming the Annual Holiday Gala concerts? Norman Scribner: People think of singing at Christmastime because of the carols. How many people do you know who maybe won’t get to a classical music concert, but they’ll sing Christmas carols at Christmastime? It helps us with […]