WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – Choir students at Walsingham Academy have been honored to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The Madrigals, a select group of choral singers in tenth through twelfth grade, were invited to perform four times in seven days during the trip, a news release from Walsingham Academy’s Upper School […]
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First Responders Form 9/11 Tribute Choir
By Mike McCormick SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC — Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and investigators in Spartanburg County are using their voices to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. They formed a first responders choir to sing during the Heroes & Legends Tribute Concert put on by the Music Foundation of Spartanburg and the Spartanburg […]
Former Amarillo choir director returns one last time
By Jon Mark Belue AMARILLO, TX — Two years ago, Frank and Jan Frisbie cried together and shared memories of nearly 25 years of marriage. They were in the critical care unit at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital after Frank had suffered a massive heart attack. A doctor was blunt. Frisbie may not live. It […]
Hurricane Irene can’t silence Fron Choir
By Emily Davies NEW YORK – A CHIRK member of the Froncysytlle Male Voice Choir has described how the singers found themselves stranded along with thousands of others in New York last week, as it was battered by the worst storm to hit the city in over 20 years. The group had been touring […]
Welsh World Cup Rugby Team Forms Choir
By Jon Doel WELLINGTON, NZ — The Wales rugby squad are hoping to sing their way to glory in New Zealand after forming a Rugby World Cup choir. Team manager Alan Phillips today revealed the Welsh squad has formed the vocal group as part of their team bonding in New Zealand. And, while Welsh players like […]
Sing us a song, you’re the choir, man
By Josh O’Kane TORONTO — Nobu Adilman is trying to please the hundred people in front of him, but it’s not easy. “Choir’s tough,” he tells a woman at the back of the bar. She wants to sing the highest part of the Eurythmics’ Here Comes the Rain, but Mr. Adilman has just […]