First, a Hanukkah piece from our own Paul Carey – so beautiful: Next, the airport security guys have formed a choir! Although it seems a bit questionable to me, I can't ever complain about a group of people bonding together to sing. This article from the LA Times gives a few more […]
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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive
Chris Rowbury points to a familiar experience of choral directors: Things are going swimmingly, the choir are eating up the new, complex song you’re teaching them, even though it was a bit of a risk introducing it. They sound great, they’ve mastered the tricky rhythms and are clearly having fun. Then you see the one […]
Play List for Lullabies and Carols, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Please join me for an hour of Lullabies and Carols on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 9 p.m. eastern. The program airs on 89.7 FM in central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org Happy Holidays! Rob Kennedy ————————– Traditional French arr. WIllcocks: Quelle est cette odeur agreable? Traditional Polish arr. Hancock: Infant Holy, […]
Join a Consortium Commission of Award-Winning Young Composer Jake Runestad
Dreams of the Fallen A Consortium Commission Opportunity for the 2013-2014 Concert Season Watch a video about the project: See here for more information: http://jakerunestad.com/home/DreamsOfTheFallen.html About the work: Led by new music enthusiast and respected pianist Jeffrey Biegel, a consortium of choirs and orchestras is being assembled […]
Chor Leoni’s Video Holiday Greeting
Wishing all of our singing friends and colleagues the warmest Holiday Season, Merriest of Christmases, and a Happy and song-filled New Year! (the link above will take you to YouTube.) Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Diane Loomer, C.M., Artistic Director
Choral music on the fly
By Molly Cormier FREDERICTON, NB — The conductor’s hands fly as the choir members watch intently. Each hand gesture – two fingers stabbing the air, a palm facing upward – symbolizes a different type of sound, which the choir then creates with their voices. This is the Overtime Improv Choir, a Fredericton-based improvising choir […]