by Naomi Dunning, Chester Chronicle TATTENHALL, UK — A Tattenhall woman has conducted her way to a coveted position within the Hallé Orchestra. Frances Cooke, of Tattenhall Road, has been appointed associate choral conductor with the Hallé. The 54-year-old has spent the past decade working extensively with the Hallé Choir and says she was delighted […]
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Paul Warren Allen, 1913-2010
‘One of those jewels’ Music professor Paul Warren Allen could be moved to tears by the beautiful sounds created by students in his choir at North Central College. “I remember one Christmas, he was conducting the choir singing Handel’s ‘Messiah.’ The truth of the words gripped him and he had … tears running down his […]
YouTube enhancing choral music
I was recently reminded of this video the other day – an arrangement of “Abide with Me” by composer Greg Jasperse. It is a stunning piece and beautifully filmed by Riddle Films. I thought I would explore more videos by the Nathaniel Dett Chorale and found this one – a video that gives more […]
Nashville Singers Announces New Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nashville Singers Announces New Executive Director Bruce Cokeroft, outgoing Board President of The Nashville Singers, Inc. has announced that Todd Wilson has been appointed as the organization’s first Executive Director. “As one of our founders, musical leaders, and Vice-President of Marketing, Todd’s leadership and vision have served as the driving […]
Ecumenical singers celebrate the season
By Leanne Moore MONMOUTH, IL — In 1979 a group of 12 singers got together to form what would become a Monmouth tradition — the Ecumenical Singers, directed by Leo Ramer. “It’s never the same every year, but it grew to as many as 131,” Ramer said. Though the members have changed over the years […]
St. Paul, MN Church peforms orchestral masses
Tonight at St. Agnes Catholic Church in St. Paul, 60 singers will assemble in the choir loft for midnight mass. Violinists, oboists and trumpeters — many from the Minnesota Orchestra — will tune their instruments. Then, as Christmas arrives at the stroke of midnight, the glorious strains of Mozart’s monumental Coronation Mass will rise in […]