ABERYSTWYTH, WALES, UK — An innovative theatre production will involve the audience walking the streets of Aberystwyth. Armed with iPods and headsets, a dozen theatregoers will trace the journeys of members of a local choir to their rehearsal through the town. The Outdoors experience will take place every Tuesday night for a year. It is […]
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Choir will rock you!
MILTON KEYNES, UK — IF you like singing then the Milton Keynes Rock Choir could be for you. The group was started in Surrey in 2005 and since then has grown across the country to areas including Milton Keynes, Bedford and Luton. Now dozens of people meet in the city to sing in the contemporary […]
Welsh male voice choirs: a vocal minority
By Jude Rogers A school canteen after-hours, the shutters closed and the chairs stacked, makes for a peculiar music venue. But this is home to the oldest amateur male-voice choir in Wales, which I’m watching rehearse on a quiet Monday evening in the village of Dunvant, near Swansea. The room is a sea of white […]
Researchers prescribe choir rehearsals for Parkinson’s patients
Everyone knows singing makes you feel good. Now researchers are trying to provide scientific evidence to support this claim in the treatment of serious illnesses like Parkinson’s and respiratory diseases. Monica was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease almost nine years ago and she has been a member of the Sing for Joy choir ever since. The […]
Brymbo Male Choir in desperate need of musical director
by Steve Bagnallt A CHOIR with a history stretching back more than 50 years is in desperate need of a new musical director. If Brymbo Male Choir don’t get one soon, they fear for their existence. The latest conductor Glyn Hughes has retired after 45 years in the post. Yesterday the Brymbo choristers put an […]
Tulare/Kings Counties Mass Choir celebrates 20 years
VISALIA, CA — When Charles Parker started the annual choir concert 20 years ago, he never imagined the concert would be around two decades later. “I didn’t look at this as something I’d do for this long, but now I can’t imagine not doing the performance every year,” said Parker, an English instructor at the […]