By Kate Goodacre Gareth Malone will work with military families on a new series of The Choir. BBC Two has confirmed that the choirmaster will return with a further three episodes of his BAFTA and RTS award-winning show this autumn. He will spend six months at the Chivenor barracks in Devon, home to Royal Marines, […]
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What can choir learn from gaming?
Daniel Pink posted a link to this article that I think might have some ramifications for choir directors and choirs. See what you think about these points and then follow the link to the whole article: 1. Know who’s playing – design for their social style. There are a lot of different ways to entertainment […]
Inaugural ACDA National Youth Choir
The American Choral Directors Association proudly announces the inaugural ACDA National Youth Choir, a distinctive choir to be formed for international performance touring every even year. ACDA has chosen London for the location of the 2012 National Youth Choir debut in order to celebrate the Olympic Games being staged less than one month after the […]
Homeless choir inspired by music
By MIKE AVERILL TULSA — Stormy Morton always wanted to sing in a choir. She just never thought it would take being homeless to find her voice. Morton is a member of Voices of Hope, a choir consisting of people staying at The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope and a couple of its employees and […]
Shelter House, U of Iowa professor Mary Cohen create new choir
University of Iowa students, faculty and community volunteers are partnering with residents and staff at the Shelter House in Iowa City to share a mutual love of singing. Participants of a newly created Shelter House Choir are gathering from 5 to 6 p.m. Fridays now through the end of April as part of a pilot […]
Choir master Gareth Malone set challenge of turning top chefs into choral experts for Comic Relief
By Steve Hendry GARETH MALONE is not someone who is used to failure. He has picked up a clutch of awards thanks to his efforts in bringing together people who don’t sing and turning them into first-class choirs. He has brought his particular brand of magic to schools and council estates and picked up two […]