By Carol Lindsay CLEARFIELD, UT — Music has always been a part of Don Wood’s life. As a child, he sang and played piano, and even learned to play pipe organ at the Tabernacle in Temple Square. Wood kept his love of music as he became a father of seven, but while he saw […]
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With One Voice choir creates a harmony across society
By Carleen Frost SYDNEY, AUS — It's the community choir that stands CEOs shoulder to shoulder with refugees and stay-at-home mums. After becoming hugely popular in Victoria, the With One Voice program is coming to Sydney. Run by the non-for-profit group Creativity Australia, the choir program aims to foster relationships between people from all walks of […]
‘Kitchens’ important to Columbus Girlchoir
By George Hazard COLUMBUS, OH — Two kinds of kitchens are important to the Columbus Girlchoir this spring. This first was the choir’s recent Saturday clinic, a kind of “test kitchen” that helped them prepare their menus for five upcoming concerts and the 2012-2013 season. The second kind comes April 21, when three actual, top-of-the-line […]
Mark Petersen talks about his work as General Manager of the Portland Symphonic Choir
By James Bash PORTLAND, OR — Behind every arts organizations are folks who make things happen. For the Portland Symphonic Choir, a lot of the behind the scenes work falls on the shoulders of Mark Petersen, who is the General Manager of the organization. Right now, Petersen is especially busy, preparing the logistics for the choir’s […]
Amazing choir fundraiser happening in Chicago
Wicker Park Choral Singers are holding their first fundraiser and it is going to be FUN! Watch the promo video HERE and get your tickets HERE! If you’re in the Chicago area, we’d love to have you there! Join the members of Wicker Park Choral Singers for their first foray into fundraising. This interactive evening will […]
Boys choir director retiring after 54 years
By Jonathan Turner MOLINE, IL — The annual Moline Boys Choir spring concert later this month will be extra special — not only because the April 29 program will inaugurate the new auditorium at John Deere Middle School, but that the choir, alumni and community will bid farewell to its longtime director, Kermit Wells. After […]