It has been a bastion of male dominance for more than 900 years – but an historic choir is now breaking with its well-worn tradition by letting a woman join its ranks for the first time. Lincoln Cathedral’s director of music said the recruitment of 22-year-old choral scholar Helen Vincent as alto would give the […]
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Scotland: Milngavie Choir now directed by Romanian Razvan Luculescu
MILNGAVIE Choir’s singers have started their new session after resting their vocal chords over the summer. They are full of anticipation and excited about being under the baton of their new conductor, professional musician Razvan Luculescu. Razvan (33) was born in Bucharest, where he studied piano and double bass at music high school and then […]
Children’s Choir Founder Wins “Genuis Grant”
A Chicago skyscraper architect, a New York City children's choir founder and a North Carolina scientist who studies how to prevent sports-related concussions are among the latest 22 recipients of the no-strings-attached MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The $500,000 fellowships for 2011 were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Recipients […]
Preaching About the Choir
This is part of a sermon that was originally preached by lay preacher Scott Tyra, whois a member of the choir at Desert Springs United Methodist Church in Las Vegas. A few excerpts from his sermon are below – you can read the entire sermon here. Nobody in a choir is that important. […]
Morgan Executive Fits a Choir Robe Beneath Her Pinstripes
Wall Street banks are not known as particularly religious workplaces. But Carla A. Harris, a managing director at Morgan Stanley and a part-time gospel singer, has found a way to blend profits with piety. Ms. Harris, one of the most senior African-American female executives on Wall Street, began her career in mergers and acquisitions, then worked her […]
Health choirs: let’s have singing on prescription
By Jo Carlowe LONDON, UK — Once the domain of the blue-rinse brigade, choirs are certainly on-trend. The Choir of the Year competition, the UK’s largest amateur choral contest, last year saw entries increase by a third, while the TV show Glee (series 3 starts next week) has even made singing cool for teens. There […]