by Tom McKee CINCINNATI — Members of the Atlanta Young Singers boarded a Queen City Metro shuttle Tuesday and immediately broke into songs like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “Bicycle” and “Yellow Submarine.” The lunchtime crowd on Fountain Square was thoroughly entertained by the voices and choreography of the Tygerberg Children’s Choir from Capetown, South […]
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Cincinnati Children’s Choir Wins Gold!
CINCINNATI (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) – On Saturday, July 7, 2012, the Cincinnati Children’s Choir won a Gold Medal in the Champions Category of Youth Choirs of Equal Voices in the World Choir Games with a total score of 84.13 points. They were the top US choir in this category and placed 5th in the world. […]
Voices of Unity choir wins gold
CINCINNATI — Fort Wayne’s Voices of Unity choir has taken a gold medal in the Popular Choral Music category in Cincinnati as part of the 2012 World Choir Games. The choir competed Sunday evening, and the award ceremony took place Monday morning. The competition is based upon points. The choir with the most points in a […]
Community choir going for glory with cheesy song
By Dominic Sutton WANSTEAD, UK — AN ODE to cheddar set to the strains of Land of Hope and Glory is set to go viral. The cheesy number performed by the Wanstead based community choir ‘Upbeat’ has made it to the final of a British Cheese Board competition. The group, who meet every week at […]
Profile: State House Girls School Choir, Kenya
By George Orido NAIROBI — Kenya’s choral music is rising fast. It is taking on the international scene and this time, State House Girls’ School will represent the country at the competitive biennial International Choral Kathuamixw to be held in Vancouver Canada next week. Last Sunday, the choir staged an enchanting farewell concert attended by […]
High heat doesn’t deter World Choir Games visitors
By Cliff Peale CINCINNATI — Kevin Arey remembers Cincinnati’s big events from his lifetime. “I’m 39, and I still talk about when I was 15 and the (baseball) All-Star Game, chasing those guys through the Hyatt,” said Arey, of Wilder. So Saturday’s scorching heat didn’t deter Arey and his wife, Missi, from bringing their two […]