By Greg di Cresce WINNEPEG — Several young boys do their best to stand still before a Sunday congregation at the Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. Then they open their mouths. Out comes a bell-like sound, silvery and steely and shiny. The Winnipeg Boys’ Choir is singing Rainbow Connection and the audience is enthralled. “It […]
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CJ Replay: Laziness in Big Choirs
(From the Choral Journal article “The Large Ensemble and Social Loafing,” by David Socker) It has been one of the prima facia assumptions of choral conductors that one of the benefits accruing to our ensembles is the greater aesthetic experience which results from singers working in a group, A part of this […]
CJ Replay: Grading Choir Members
(From the Choral Journal article “Grading the Choral Ensemble: No More Excuses!” by Peggy Dettwiler) Assessment of choral ensembles is often a challenging task for directors. Because much rehearsal time is spent with group activities that are difficult to measure objectively as individual contributions, many directors choose to grade their students on attendance alone. […]
Month of the World Choir Games
Resolution of the U.S. Senate German Organization exited about support by U.S. senators, Rob Portman (Republicans) und Sherrod Brown (Democrats). The resolution states the global importance of the World Choir Games for the U.S. city of Cincinnati. From July 4-14, 2012 Cincinnati will be the first U.S. city to host the World Choir Games, INTERKULTUR’s […]
Interview: Gerald Wirth, Vienna Boys Choir
By Tim Cheung HONG KONG — Founded in 1498, the Vienna Boys Choir has worked with some of the most well-known classical composers and musicians of our time, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biberis and Antonio Salieri in the past. On that note, we are thrilled to learn about the Choir’s rare visit […]