By Sean McIntyre SALT SPRING ISLAND, CANADA — Students between the ages of eight and 13 have an opportunity to begin their school year with a song thanks to the formation of Viva Voce! Youth, a new choir organizers hope will spread a love of music and broader understanding of the world. “Developing […]
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Welsh male voice choirs struggle to attract young
By Chris Dearden CARDIFF, UK — Welsh male voice choirs say they are struggling to attract younger members despite the popularity of groups such as Only Boys Aloud and Only Men Aloud. Many say they are made up mainly of men in their sixties and seventies, with very few singers younger than retirement age. […]
Choir preserves the children’s songs of traditional Japan
By Hiroko Yamaguchi NARA, JAPAN — For 20 years, Atsuko Arai has been traveling around the countryside of Nara Prefecture rescuing traditional children’s songs. With falling populations in rural areas and changes in the way children interact with each other killing off many of the songs, it is a race against time for the 58-year-old. […]
Choir leader gets vocal for international water cause
By Miles O’Leary PORTSMOUTH, UK — Community-minded Janet Ayers is this week’s worthy We Can Do It T-shirt winner because she is leading a sing-a-thon in aid of a worthy cause. Janet, who runs Southsea Community Choir, will perform seven songs with her members at The Porter’s Garden in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Sunday, September […]
Ohio prison choir records album
By Corey Gibson LEBANON, OH — The UMO JA Men’s Chorus from Warren Correctional Institution recently released its third album, “Extend a Hand,” a 19-track recording written exclusively by the inmates. The album, which was released a month before the World Choir Games came to Cincinnati, was recorded within the walls of the correctional institution, […]
Choral Caffeine: Organist/Choir Director
With the passing of Labor Day two days ago, we can (sadly) close the book on the summer of 2012. Most schools are now in session, and a great many church choirs resume their regular rehearsal schedules this week. There seems to be an increase of churches seeking to fill a singular Organist/Choir Director […]