By Stuart MacDonald WEST LOTHIAN, UK — A CLASSICAL musician is teaching some of the country’s toughest convicts to sing after setting up the UK’s first prison choir. Shona Brown, 27, is working with inmates at Addiewell prison in West Lothian to keep them in tune. The flautist and singer, a finalist in the BBC […]
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Choir captures Tahrir revolution’s Utopian vibe
By Mai El-Wakil Ever since Egyptians took to the streets on 25 January to overthrow the Hosni Mubarak regime, people have tried to document events and capture the dynamics among Tahrir Square’s protesters. Accounts from the square describe a mini “Utopian” community, united by a common cause despite differences in ideology as well as social, […]
Martin J. Gottlieb Day School choir backs up Barry Manilow
Singer Barry Manilow’s former publicist now lives in Jacksonville and has a daughter at Martin J. Gottlieb Day School in Mandarin. That meant that the fourth- and fifth-grade choir at the private Jewish school got to sing backup for the veteran performer when he appeared at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena last month. Manilow asked […]
Gig Harbor Y Seniors Share Talents Through New Choir
GIG HARBOR. WA — Jean Kopta has enjoyed a rich musical career. She has taught voice lessons, directed choirs and sang in the Seattle Opera Chorus. But it’s her musical involvement in Gig Harbor, now that she’s retired, that she says beats all those experiences. Kopta, who lives in Olalla, is the founder of the […]
BBC Radio Norfolk’s Choir of the Year contest backed
BBC Radio Norfolk’s new Choir of the Year competition has received backing from the Diocese of Norwich. Created by Sunday Breakfast presenter Emma Philpotts, it looks to uncover the best choral group in the county. The winner will perform at a Christmas carol concert in Norwich Cathedral on 5 December 2011, and at Norwich Theatre […]
GB Youth Choir celebrates 2nd anniversary, forms Jr. arm
By K. NANCOO-RUSSELL FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS — As the Grand Bahama Youth Choir gears up to celebrate its second anniversary, the organization announced that it will be launching a junior arm and will begin auditions today. Students ages 7-12 will have the chance to try out for one of 35-40 spots, director Kevin Tomlinson explained. […]