By Dan England Julie Palagi planned to retire. She had directed choirs for 25 years, taught voice lessons for a decade and sang for more than 30 years. It was time to try something else. But she works in Denver, and that means a lot of time in the car commuting from Greeley, and that […]
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Choir members who escaped roof collapse grateful
EDMONTON, AB — Dozens of seniors have a better idea of just how lucky they were to escape a roof collapse in north Edmonton on Tuesday. It was just before 1:00 on Tuesday afternoon when a large portion of the roof at the Northgate Lions Seniors Recreation Centre came crashing to the ground. Nearly forty […]
Sri Lanka witnesses the largest Tamil music choir ever
BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA — History was created in Sri Lanka as 21,000 singers gathered together to sing the ‘Thevaram’, the richest Tamil devotional poetry sung over centuries. The event was organized by several hundred youth volunteers of the Art of Living in Sri Lanka. The grand event was attended by Art of Living founder, Sri […]
2012 World Choir Games: Statement from INTERKULTUR president regarding P&G sponsorship
POHLHEIM, GERMANY – Günter Titsch, president of INTERKULTUR and the World Choir Games, issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the Procter & Gamble Company has agreed to become the first Official Presenting Sponsor for the 2012 World Choir Games, to be held in Cincinnati USA from July 4-14, 2012. “We are delighted to […]
Vince Gill performs with Cherokee choir
TULSA – When Vince Gill returns to his home state today to perform in front of a sold-out crowd inside The Joint, the country star will be joined by the Cherokee National Youth Choir to perform “Go Rest High on That Mountain.” “Vince Gill’s ‘Go Rest High on That Mountain’ is one of the most […]
New repertoire for Boy Choirs
The National Youth Choir of Scotland commissioned two new cantatas from Tom Cunningham for the National Boys Choir. The Saga of the Seven Days consists of one song for each day: Sun, Moon, Tiu, Wodin, Thor, Freya and Saturn. Seven Planets and a Cosmic Rock has a song for each planet with Pluto […]