FAIRFIELD, AUSTRAILIA — SINGING with Opera Australia’s Community Choir Project is not just a labour of love for Angelita Gomez – it allows her to connect with her ancestral roots. Mrs Gomez, of Fairfield, is a descendant of acclaimed Italian poet Giuseppe Giacosa, who wrote the librettos used by Giacomo Puccini in La boheme, Madame Butterfly […]
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Stroke choir is a big success
STOURBRIDGE, UK — A bourough therapy choir made up of members who have suffered a stroke is going from strength to strength. The singing group is part of Talkback, a support group launched by Dudley Stroke Association, for people who are struggling to communicate after a stroke. The charity is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and helps […]
Choir remains in tune with new members
VERNON, BC — People who love to sing probably know more about music than they think they do and they can probably surprise themselves with what they can do. They’re the kind of singers who are in the Halina Harmonix, an a cappella musical group directed by Devon Muhlert, and she wants more of them. “It’s […]
South Alabama Show Choir prepares for “Thriller”
By Rena Havner Philips MOBILE, AL — As the introduction to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” bellowed from a boom box, the student dancers rose from their graves. And in those jerky, now-famous monster moves, they came alive, singing. “It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark.” Two days into choreography sessions, the 25 […]
Family Guy Choir Video
I didn’t know a choir had made an appearance on Family Guy:
Pro Musica (ON) selects new choir leader
By James Reaney LONDON, CANADA — A Western music grad and acclaimed soloist is taking the helm at London Pro Musica. The long-running mixed-voice choir’s new conductor is Vicki St. Pierre, London Pro Musica says on its website. “(St. Pierre) brings 15 years’ choral conducting experience to London Pro Musica,” the announcement says. St. Pierre […]