By Janelle Gelfand CINCINNATI — In one month, the world converges on Cincinnati for the 2012 World Choir Games. It’s the sprint to the finish line, and a zillion details are still being firmed. Downtown will be the epicenter of what is considered the “Olympics” of choral music, expected to draw 15,000 participants from more […]
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American choir flies in to sing at Huddersfield
By Val Javin HUDDERSFIELD, UK — When a talented young American choir was looking for concert partners in the UK, one Huddersfield group was quick to respond. The result is that early next month, the Kingwood Chorale from Houston will sing in concert with the Huddersfield U3A mixed voice choir. Eric Cooper, co-director of the […]
Will.i.am. helps UK school choir after BBC debut
By Ruth McKee ENFIELD, UK — A SCHOOL choir has been catapulted into the limelight after performing live on prime time BBC series The Voice. And its young members are now hoping for chart success after recording a single with one of the reality show’s semi-finalists. The choir from Oasis Academy Hadley are the protégées […]
Country star works with Nashville high school choir
By Brad Schmitt NASHVILLE — David Nail has grabbed a Nashville students choir to help him sing “The Sound of a Million Dreams” Thursday night (June 7) at Nashville’s LP Field as part of this year’s CMA Music Festival. And rehearsals proved to be so powerful that David almost lost it, The Tennessean reports. “I don’t […]
Morph Choir
I know some choirs have less-than-beautiful members in them, but this seems like an extreme way to handle them. For the embedded-impaired: http://youtu.be/C9zf_ImNa5w
World Choir Games Update
Hitting the ‘High Notes’ An insider’s look at 2012 World Choir Games event progressSPECIAL EDITION Dear 2012 World Choir Games Supporter: We are extremely excited to announce that Tony Award-winning star Idina Menzel will headline the 2012 World Choir Games Closing Ceremony on July 14. You may know Menzel as the first-ever Elphaba in Wicked, as Shelby in FOX’s television […]