By Anne Cloonan NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA — A new foundation, Expressions in Harmony, continues the efforts of Norwin High School students and alumni to provide for child victims of domestic violence. Cheryl Walter, who worked for 19 years as director of choirs and music department chairwoman at the high school, said she was at a […]
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Georgetown High School alumni revive chorus
By Suzanne Ulbrich GEORGETOWN, NC — Getting into the Georgetown High School Glee Club was a big deal when Calvinette Sheperd attended the school in the 1960s. Now, through her participation in the newly formed Georgetown High School Alumni Choir, she is able to relive her Glee Club memories with friends from way back when. […]
Playlist for Great Sacred Music, Sunday, January 22, 2012
A weekly feature of Great Sacred Music is the Bach cantata which airs at approximately 9 a.m. eastern time. My aim is to program every cantata the master wrote. Most of the time the cantata which I have programmed is the one Bach wrote for that particular Sunday in the church year. Great Sacred […]
IN composer, music teacher David N. Davenport remembered
By Rachel E Sheele and Bill Engle RICHMOND, IN — David Davenport’s love for his country and his music writing talents came together when he composed “Patriot, Look to the Flag” in the days after the United States suffered a series of terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The Richmond man’s composition was performed by the […]
Colwall Singers calls it a day
WORCESTER, UK — A COMMUNITY choir has called it a day after more than 40 years due to a lack of younger voices. Colwall Singers bowed out with their A Village Christmas concert last month. The group, which was formed by Sylvia Jarvis in January 1968, went on to raise more than £11,000 for a variety […]
ACDA 4 U: MS/JHS Features Middle School Voices
One of the features of the Middle School/Junior High School Conference for Choral Music will be the opportunity to hear something seldom heard on ACDA conferences: MS/JHS choirs. Includede on this events are ensembles from A. Mario Loiederman MS, Beckendorf JHS, Rice MS, Blalack MS, Parkhill JHS, Briarhill MS, W.E. Greiner Academy, Arbor Creek MS, […]