Taking the lead from Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir, a church choir from New Jersey is putting together their own technology-driven choral music this Christmas: Liquid Church of New Jersey is inviting people around the world to participate in the first virtual Christmas choir, utilizing webcams and YouTube. Singers from around the world will be united […]
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Church Creates First Virtual Christmas Choir
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Going to church to rehearse Christmas Carols or the latest Christmas tunes has become a routine part of the Christmas season. Those unable to physically make it to rehearsal usually miss out, but this year a New Jersey-based church is making it possible for anyone with a computer to be part of […]
World Choir Games Tickets
November 29, 2011 Dear 2012 World Choir Games Supporter: Today we are sharing publicly another exciting announcement on the progress of 2012 World Choir Games planning and we want to share it with you first. We are excited to announce that tickets for the 2012 World Choir Games will go on sale March 1, 2012. On that day, tickets for […]
Marty Burnett Earns Choir Director Award
Dr. Marty Wheeler Burnett earned the 2011 Nebraska Choral Directors Association (NCDA) Outstanding Choral Director Award on Friday, Nov. 18. Dr. Burnett is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Fine Arts at College of Saint Mary. She is also the Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. The NCDA Outstanding Choral Director Award is given annually since […]
Choir director shapes young voices despite losing hers
By Chris Chancellor PORT ORCHARD, WA — The first concern centered on her life. It then shifted to her livelihood. South Kitsap resident Stephanie Charbonneau began studying piano and singing in choirs at age 3. But a lifetime of honing her craft nearly came to an end when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which […]
Hampton University choir director dies
Royzell L. Dillard was a faculty member at Hampton for 25 years. He served as the Assistant Professor of Music, the Director of University Choirs and the Minister of Music at Hampton University’s Memorial Church. His cause of death was not released. His age was not included in the release. Dillard earned the Bachelor of […]