Two types of tweets are burning up my “choral” twitter feed this morning and both feature videos. One is the Capital Children’s Choir singing Lady Gaga’s “Judas” and the other is news of the UPLB victory in a Chinese choral competition. Congrats to both these choirs and their directors. Videos of both below.
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Sempervirens
New SATB composition for a cappella choir by composer, John Beeman. Available in PDF format, with affordable licensing available for performance. Poetic text about Sequoia sempervirens, the California redwood tree. Duration 5:10, moderate difficulty. Also, available for choir and orchestra. Previously performed by Schola Cantorum of San Francisco and the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra.
O, say can you write an anthem?
By Marcia Adair LOS ANGELES — In a game of word association, Abbey Road equals the Beatles and nothing else. But the Fab Four are but one part of this illustrious studio’s history. For the first 20 years of its life, Abbey Road Studios was home to classical music recordings made by EMI. The first […]
Singers of all ages have a single voice
by Hilarie Stelfox HUDDERSFIELD, UK — It’s said there are more choirs in this country than fish and chip shops – and numbers are growing all the time. HILARIE STELFOX reports on the choral phenomenon and meets the members of Huddersfield’s latest all-ages vocal ensemble WHEN music teacher Alison North advertised for members of a […]
John Daker gets it done
Imagine this at your choir audition:
Boniface Mganga: Update on services and memorials
The international choral community lost a dear friend and colleague with the death last week of Boniface Mganga, founder and conductor of the Muungano National Choir of Kenya. Mr. Mganga was killed in a car accident on the Mombassa highway as he was heading to his home in Voi. Funeral services will be held this […]