The situation: 1. An incoming student, passionate about choral music, wasn't scheduled to attend orientation until the day before school started in August. 2. Auditions were scheduled to be completed at the end of June. The solution: a skype audition It worked very well! I had heard about voice teachers using […]
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Singing with choir for the homeless inspired my recovery, says rugby star
By David Cohen LONDON – A rugby player tipped as a future England star tells today how he was inspired by singing in a choir for homeless people after being devastated by a serious injury. This Saturday, when Saracens take on Leicester in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham, they will be without Sam Stanley […]
Choir helps Parkinson sufferers regain their voices
By Jodie Sinnema EDMONTON, AB – Donna Bradley used to have an authoritative teacher’s voice. Now, eight years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, her voice is so quiet that when she phoned her ex-husband after five years, he didn’t recognize her. “I guess it’s just losing a little bit of yourself,” said Bradley, as […]
School choir surprises parents of fallen Ind. soldier
WAKARUSA, Ind. — The parents of a northern Indiana soldier killed in Afghanistan got an emotional, surprise honor of their son’s sacrifice when a school choir ended a performance with a song dedicated to his memory. As Tuesday night’s spring concert at NorthWood High School ended, a uniformed Marine presented a plaque with the song’s […]
Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director of Elektra Women’s Choir, Wins Women of Distinction Award
Morna Edmundson, one of Canada’s best-known choral conductors with a strong reputation for excellence, has received a 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the arts, culture and design category in recognition of her work with Elektra Women’s Choir. Passionate since childhood about choral singing, Morna obtained degrees and diplomas in vocal music in […]
Choir gets reprieve from tornado stress
By Bernie Delinski MUSCLE SHOALS – Standing alongside a piano inside FAME Recording Studios, Hackleburg High School choir director Judy Miller reached over and pressed a key. With that, her students, who had formed a semicircle Thursday facing a pair of microphones, made sure their voices were in harmony. Miller then signaled to them and […]