By Kelsey Fletcher AUKLAND, NZ — A stroke caused by prescribed medication left Tony Wiseman semi-paralysed and unable to speak with his wife. But the 72-year-old found solace in the CeleBRation Choir. He found out singing uses a different part of the brain. The choir was created in 2009 by the Auckland University Centre for […]
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Turtle Creek Chorale Promotes Trey Jacobs
By Mark Lowry DALLAS — The Turtle Creek Chorale has appointed Trey Jacobs as its new artistic director. Jacobs became the interim artistic director six months ago after Jonathan Palant resigned last year. Before Dallas, Jacobs was Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities for four years at Eastern Michigan University. While at Eastern Michigan University his choirs performed […]
Fantastic opportunity for young male singers
Attending the Southwestern ACDA division conference last week, I learned of a need and an opportunity for young men that have sung in a national or divisional ACDA honor choir over the past two years, or were selected to sing at the 2011 ACDA National Conference. Simon Carrington, one of the original King Singers, […]
Students learn from tour experience
By Joan Hellyer FAIRLESS HILLS, PA — Pennsbury sophomore Jackie Moruzzi found herself doing some double-takes during her choral group’s recent trip to Europe. “We were very much alike,” Jackie, 16, said of the musicians that the Pennsbury choir performed with in Leipzig, Germany. The German musicians are members of the Leipzig Youth Orchestra and […]
O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM
Hello conductors, this is your last chance to get my “O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM” for free, before being “eaten” by a publisher. I have an SATB a cappella version and an SA / piano / Cello setting. ECU CHAMBER SINGERS – SATB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXb-0gkSqGM Vancouver Chamber Choir – SATB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2RvZjrabqk Elektra Women’s Choir […]
African choral composers receive honors
By Patience Bambalele DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA — Phelelani Mnomiya and Qinisela Sibisi have contributed greatly to the growth of choral music. Ali Mpofu of Ukhamba Productions, the brains behind the Sing Africa Sing concept, says it is important to honour outstanding choral music talent such as composers, musicians and legends. “We honour them because they […]