By Yadira Betances NORTH ANDOVER, MA — Brinn Kingsley grew up surrounded by music as her father was choir director at St. Michael Church and her mother sang in the choir. In September, Brinn, 25, will follow in her father Brian’s footsteps as she leads the children’s and adult choirs. “I’m a little nervous, but […]
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music from the Eton Choirbook (printed performing edition from 1equalmusic – to accompany the TONUS PEREGRINUS CD on Naxos 8.572840)
http://1equalmusic.com/Details/621?Title=music-from-the-eton-choirbook Music from the Eton Choirbook – a giant 500 year-old manuscript from Eton College Chapel, and one of the greatest surviving glories of pre-Reformation England. This volume of selected performing editions by Antony Pitts is designed for competent choirs and vocal ensembles and is published to accompany the TONUS PEREGRINUS recording on Naxos […]
music from the Eton Choirbook (TONUS PEREGRINUS CD on Naxos 8.572840)
http://tonusperegrinus.1equalmusic.com/Details/618?Title=music-from-the-eton-choirbook ALLMUSIC August 2012 on music from the Eton Choirbook: “This exemplary album by the British chamber choir TONUS PEREGRINUS, led by its founder Antony Pitts, includes seven works of Renaissance polyphony and plainchant from the surviving 64 pieces from the Eton Choirbook, which dates from around 1500. It’s a mixed ensemble rather than the choir of men […]
Atlanta area HS choirs dropped from ASO programming
By Carl Willis ATLANTA — Two Cobb County high school choruses will not be performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra this year, because the symphony said their groups are not racially diverse enough. Video of the Walton and Lassiter High School choruses performing can be found all over YouTube, but they will not […]
Milwaukee Children’s Choir names Melendez new artistic director
By Jackie Loohauis-Bennett MILWAUKEE — Marco Melendez will take over as the new artistic director for the Milwaukee Children’s Choir in September and lead the 2012-13 season. Melendez, 27, began his career as a member of the American Boychoir, performing in Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. At age 15 he was named the music […]
Bach Choir wins international award
By Kathy Lauer-Williams BETHLEHEM, PA — The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has received a prestigious international award that could bring $30,000 to the organization that is the oldest Bach choir in America. The J.S. Bach Foundation in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is honoring the choir with the award given annually to a group that has […]