Sunday 29 September 2013

The Gospel Musicians at it again! M.E.G.A [music & entertainment gospel awards]

With no doubt, Nigeria has witnessed a lot of hard work, investment, and strong participation from the gospel music industry. We are glad to bring to your notice, as much is been put into and anticipation very high, that the Gospel musician's Association of Nigeria(GOMAN) has endorsed Music & Entertainment Awards,M.E.G.A.
  The arrival of MEGA is certified to leave all Nigerians, both here and in Diaspora, a memory to commemorate with as MEGAwards [M.E.G.A] is the first institutionalized award ceremony in Nigeria's Gospel music industry. Launched to recognize and celebrate outstanding performances and exemplary talents in Nigerian gospel music community, involving Nigerians both within the country and outside.
      The MEGAwards is being designed to attract icons, top professional and amateur artistes,administrators, leading industry operators and celebrities from both Nigeria and across the world. These activities present excellent opportunities for sponsors and venture-supporters to be associated with Nigeria’s high profile and mass driven entertainment celebrities and events.
    The event has also been scheduled for a tentative date [November 9]. Entries are eligible to be submitted for adjudication
    M.E.G.A promises to be exciting, inspiring and most definite,God will be exulted.
Music Performers will be up for honours in categories such as: Instrumental Gospel Album Of The Year, Traditional Choir Of
The Year, Artwork (Cover) Of The Year and a lot of other usual categories.

For more information, visit www.Facebook.com/MEGA awards

Friday 20 September 2013

"Songs Of Africa: Beautiful Music With A Violent History - KUOW News and Information" http://feedly.com/k/14o20Fs

Thursday 19 September 2013

"A big-name musician, a big choir and one impressive building - St. George Daily Spectrum (blog)" http://feedly.com/k/16cGzdH
"Rockers forever young at heart - Nelson Mail" http://feedly.com/k/16cGqXI
"George Ranch High School choir wins radio contest to sing with Foreigner - Houston Chronicle" http://feedly.com/k/16cGhUn
"Charlottetown Royal Canadian Legion Choir celebrates 50 years - Journal Pioneer" http://feedly.com/k/16cGc2Q
"Prince Albert Children's Choir kicks off season with new group - Prince Albert Daily Herald" http://feedly.com/k/16cFToX
"Prince Albert Children's Choir kicks off season with new group - Prince Albert Daily Herald" http://feedly.com/k/16cFToX
"'Joyful' choir goers benefit physically and mentally - Science Network Western Australia" http://feedly.com/k/16cFKBS
"BHS A Cappella Choir invited to perform 'Gloria' with HPU University Singers Ensemble - Community News - BrownwoodTX" http://feedly.com/k/16cFvGT
"PAPERMAG: Happy Monday, Here's a Boys Choir Singing like Cats" http://feedly.com/k/16cF7YM
"Rock Creek's first choir tour scheduled for June 2014 in San Francisco" http://feedly.com/k/16cEOgT
"Ghana Business News » OLA Cathedral Choir wins choral f" http://feedly.com/k/16cECho
"Video of Interest: THE MIAMI ALUMNI CHOIR – Henai Ma Tov" http://feedly.com/k/16cEb6M
"Time to Tune Up! Choir, Handbells & Praise Team Welcome Members" http://goodshep.com/insidegoodshepherd/time-to-tune-up-choir-handbells-praise-team-welcome-members.html
"Griffith News | Bella voce! Italian students in tune for choir" http://app.griffith.edu.au/news/2013/09/06/bella-voce-italian-students-in-tune-for-choir/
"Acquiring the numbers for Mullingar’s six busy choirs - News - Roundup - Articles - Westmeath Examiner" http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/09/11/4017540-acquiring-the-numbers-for-mullingars-six-busy-choirs/
"Ovations for victorious student choir - Linköping University" http://feedly.com/k/19idR7u
"Choir to voice the words of Birmingham's 'unsung' - Washington Observer Reporter" http://feedly.com/k/19icFB7
"'Praise should be a lifestyle' - Nigerian Tribune" http://feedly.com/k/19icw0u
"African Children's Choir tours in South Walton - Walton Sun" http://feedly.com/k/19ibWzK
"Chorus of 100 voices to commemorate 50th anniversary of Birmingham bombing - SILive.com" http://feedly.com/k/1bsGsvD
"Choir to voice the words of Birmingham's 'unsung' - San Jose Mercury News" http://feedly.com/k/1bsGfst
"‘Praise should be a lifestyle’" http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/21432-%E2%80%98praise-should-be-a-lifestyle%E2%80%99.html

Friday 13 September 2013

Good Hope High School Choir

Video: 'TOKUNBO' by The Pearls Choir



Published to Youtube on 25th December 2012, 'Tokunbo' is a interesting and beautiful choral piece written by Dayo Oyedun and performed by The Pearls Choir conducted by Akinola Samson. 

It was performed at Africa Sings 3, the 2012 edition of the Annual Africa Sings that took place on 7th August 2012 at the University of Lagos. Africa Sings is an annual musical concert organized by the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria. An initiative of Albert Oikelome.

'Tokunbo' is a Yoruba(a Nigerian language) word literally meaning 'come from the sea'. It refers to anything that comes from overseas, that is, things imported to the Country especially used items. The piece admonishes Nigerians to stop patronising imported used goods.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Time for Melody from Heaven!

News Source: Choral Arena
News Location: Abuja, Nigeria



The Amazing Grace Musical Group(AGMG) once again bring her Annual Concert tagged 'Melody from Heaven' to lovers of fine gospel Choral music in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja and environs. Melody from Heaven 2013 has been themed 'Attitude of Gratitude' and it promises to be a time of soul thrilling and uplifting musical experience for all, young and old alike.

Birmingham Boys Choir to begin Collaborative Concert Series

News Source: All Alabama
News Location: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A

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The Birmingham Boys Choir will add to its usual concert routine in 2013-14 with its first Collaborative Concert Series.

An Indian dance troupe, an operatic soprano and a vocal jazz ensemble will partner with the boys at three events, all held at Samford University.

Read full story here: 

UJCM Choir, 5 other Choral groups to light the stage at M.A.S.S

News Source: Choral Arena
News Location: Oshogbo, Osun State, Nigeria



Osun State, Nigeria is set to ignite as KOINONIA Entertainment presents the first ever edition of M.A.S.S – Music According 2D Streets & Scriptures. M.A.S.S is a Faith Based Music/Entertainment initiative designed as an assemblage of music loving youths, students of higher institutions as well as upwardly mobile professionals and adults. 

It promises to be a soul lifting and thrilling experience for lovers of Choral Music as 6 Choral groups will be at the event to present best of choral music. They are: 

University Joint Christian Mission(UJCM) Choir, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Joint Campus Fellowship Choir, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State.
Joint Campus Fellowship Choir, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State.
Community Youth Mass Choir, Ilesa, Osun State.
Community Youth Mass Choir, Osogbo, Osun State.
Ife Township Youth Choir, Ile-Ife, Osun State.


The UJCM Choir, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

M.A.S.S will be a 10 Hour Captivating, Back to Back Praise & Worship Festival where thousands of youth will celebrate under this clean and family friendly, musical atmosphere of thanksgiving.
This first Leg of this Gospel Music Concert & Road jam will premiere on Friday 11th October, 2013 at the Technical College Field and Sports Pavilion, Osogbo, Osun State from 7pm till Dawn.

Apart from the Choral groups, It will also feature a MASSive representation of the Nigerian Gospel Music Industry across diverse genres: BigBolaji, Nathaniel Bassey, Nikki Laoye, Okiki Jesu Fuji, PITA, Provabs,
Psalmos, Segun Obe, Sola Allyson, TDEBS, TOLUccI,Vivien Stephens, Tolazee with other emerging minstrels in the terrain.

M.A.S.S is organized in strategic partnership with KingdomConnect MobileApp and X2D and its supported by PraiseworldOnline Radio, Trans-Audio Limited, OSBC TV, Gospogroove,Leisure Springs Hotels, Osun
Capital Hotels and Gospotainment. M.A.S.S Premiere Edition is Proudly Endorsed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism, State of Osun.

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Tuesday 10 September 2013

American Military Spouses Choir fail to win the $1 million prize.

News Source: Portland Herald Press
News Location: Maine, U.S.A


Abi Hodgson and 36 other members of the American Military Spouses Choir fail to win the $1 million prize.

Abi Hodgson has definitely got talent, but on Wednesday night the Lewiston native and her choir mates learned that their talent won't lead them to a $1 million prize.
        Abi Hodgson

Hodgson and the 36 other members of the American Military Spouses Choir were eliminated Wednesday night from the NBC reality TV show "America's Got Talent" after a vote by viewers.








Read full story here: http://www.pressherald.com/news/lewiston-native-choir-cut-from-show_2013-09-05.html

German’s ex-Chancellor underwrites a Girls Choir

News Source: Slipped Disc
News Location: Hannover, Germany

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Founded in 1952, the Mädchenchor Hannover (Hanover Girls Choir) is one of the best known youth choirs in Germany.
The ensemble has earned acclaim by winning such contests as the Deutscher Chorwettbewerb
(the German Choir Competition), “Let the Peoples Sing” (Competition of the European Broadcasting Union),
the International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf and more.

Gerhard Schroeder and his wife, Doris, have provided funds for a professorship in conducting at the Hannover Academy of Music and Dance. The post will secure the future of the Hannover Girls’ Choir, of which the Schroeders are great fans.

UJCM Choir and 5 other Choral groups to feature at M.A.S.S

Osun State, Nigeria is set to ignite as KOINONIA Entertainment presents the first ever edition of M.A.S.S – Music According 2D Streets & Scriptures. M.A.S.S is a Faith Based Music/Entertainment initiative designed as an assemblage of music loving youths, students of higher institutions as well as upwardly mobile professionals and adults. 

It promises to be a soul lifting and thrilling experience for lovers of Choral Music as 6 Choral groups will be at the event to present best of choral music. They are: 

University Joint Christian Mission(UJCM) Choir, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Joint Campus Fellowship Choir, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State.
Joint Campus Fellowship Choir, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State.
Community Youth Mass Choir, Ilesa, Osun State.
Community Youth Mass Choir, Osogbo, Osun State.
Ife Township Youth Choir, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

M.A.S.S will be a 10 Hour Captivating, Back to Back Praise & Worship Festival where thousands of youth will celebrate under this clean and family friendly, musical atmosphere of thanksgiving.
This first Leg of this Gospel Music Concert & Road jam will premiere on Friday 11th October, 2013 at the Technical College Field and Sports Pavilion, Osogbo, Osun State from 7pm till Dawn.

Apart from the Choral groups, It will also feature a MASSive representation of the Nigerian Gospel Music Industry across diverse genres: BigBolaji, Nathaniel Bassey, Nikki Laoye, Okiki Jesu Fuji, PITA, Provabs,
Psalmos, Segun Obe, Sola Allyson, TDEBS, TOLUccI,Vivien Stephens, Tolazee with other emerging minstrels in the terrain.

M.A.S.S is organized in strategic partnership with KingdomConnect MobileApp and X2D and its supported by PraiseworldOnline Radio, Trans-Audio Limited, OSBC TV, Gospogroove,Leisure Springs Hotels, Osun
Capital Hotels and Gospotainment. M.A.S.S Premiere Edition is Proudly Endorsed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism, State of Osun.

Connect with M.A.S.S Movement for more information at:
www.masscitytours.com
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facebook: mass city tours
"Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, performs 14th-century choral music" http://www.classical-music.com/free-download/choir-christ-church-cathedral-oxford-performs-14th-century-choral-music

Monday 9 September 2013

"Notice of Annual General Meeting" http://feedly.com/k/14z3wqw
"CHORAL CONCERT, with host Nick Halley Sunday September 8th, 2013 9:05 - 10:00 am, (9:35 - 10:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2" http://feedly.com/k/18JgpLG
"Tygerberg Children's Choir to perform master works at their annual Donor Concert :: Media Update" http://feedly.com/k/14z27A5

Haitian Boys Choir to Perform in D.C. Sept. 13 at Smithsonian

News Source: Afro
News Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Renowned Boys’ Choir of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Music School of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo/The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art (Courtesy Photo)
 
Thirty young ambassadors will remind a Washington, D.C. audience of the enduring spirit—and struggle—of the Haitian people three years after an earthquake devastated the impoverished country.
Les Petits Chanteurs, or The Little Singers, the renowned boys’ choir of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Music School of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will be featured in concert at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art on Sept. 13.


Read full story here: http://www.afro.com/sections/arts_entertainment/story.htm?storyid=79678

Friday 6 September 2013

Children’s Choir returns from European trip on a high note




Twenty-one gifted Pennsylvanian singers ventured over to central Europe over the summer to perform for locals and trace back to their roots.
For 10 days in July, members of the Bel Canto children’s choir performed shows throughout Germany and the Czech Republic. Singers also visited historical sites while working to connect them to their cultural backgrounds.
The Bel Canto children’s choir is made up of auditioned singers from five southeastern Pennsylvania counties who meet weekly in Trappe, Allentown, and Red Hill. The singers who recently explored abroad were members of the concert choir, which is limited to 5th- through 12th-graders.

Issa Rae Goes To Church For ‘The Choir’, Her Latest Web Series

News Source: Tubefilter



For her newest project, the Awkward Black Girl is stepping behind the camera. Issa Rae is the director in charge of The Choir, a web series about a church musical group that is, to say the least, untraditional.

The Choir lives on Alright TV, a multicultural, faith-friendly YouTube channel that has previously debuted series featuring notable figures like Glozell and Deion Sanders. While many of Alright’s other shows only relate to the church obtusely, The Choir‘s characters make up a young group of performers trying to liven up their congregation. The resulting spectacle is a satirical look at modern black churches.

Read full story here: http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/09/03/issa-rae-the-choir-alright-tv/





Issa Rae Goes To Church For ‘The Choir’, Her Latest Web Series

Jakarta’s resident choir hits high note at European Grand Prix

News Source: The Jarkata Post
News Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

For Indonesia: The Batavia Madrigal Choir, seen here before their departure, represented the nation for the first time at the European Grand Prix (EGP) for Choral Singing on Aug. 28 in Arezzo, Italy. Courtesy of the Batavia Madrigal Choir
For Indonesia: The Batavia Madrigal Choir, seen here before their departure, represented the nation for the first time at the European Grand Prix (EGP) for Choral Singing on Aug. 28 in Arezzo, Italy. Courtesy of the Batavia Madrigal Choir

Indonesia made its first appearance at the European Grand Prix (EGP) for Choral Singing on Aug. 28 in Arezzo, Italy, representing Asia in the prestigious annual competition.

Mita Jasmine, the choir’s spokeswoman, said that the grand prix had been a tough battle for all five competing choirs. “Being a finalist in the grand prix was already an acclaimed and hard-earned achievement, since it was a battle between the best of the best,” Mita told The Jakarta Post via text message.

The Batavia Madrigal Singers (BMS) became eligible to compete in the EGP after winning top honors at the Prof. Georgi Dimitrov International May Choir Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, in 2012, beating the winners of choral competitions held in Tolosa, Spain; Arezzo, Italy; Debrecen, Hungary; Maribo, Slovenia; and Tours, France.

Heritage Choir Celebrates Twenty Years, Announces International Concert Tour

News Source: KGSG Television
News Location: St. George, Utah, U.S.A

The Southern Utah Heritage Choir. Photo credit: Lynne Clark
The Southern Utah Heritage Choir. Photo credit: Lynne Clark
The Southern Utah Heritage Choir is proud to announce a special choral presentation entitled “Letters From Ireland” on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the St George Tabernacle. 
This will be the first concert during a year long celebration of 20 years of music making in St George and it will also be a bon voyage for the choir as they embark on a ten-day international concert tour to Ireland October 5, 2013.

Read full story here: KCSG Television - Heritage Choir Celebrates Twenty Years Announces International Concert Tour 

Fishwives' Choir Charity Fishing Song soars to iTunes Top Spot

News Source: This is Cornwall


The Fishwives' Choir have gone to the top of the iTunes Vocal Chart. From left, Jennie Ansell, Sue Hendriks and Hannah Pascoe
The Fishwives' Choir, which raises money for the Fishermen's Mission, released its single When The Boat Comes In/Eternal Father on Saturday.
After going straight in at No 2 on the music site's UK Vocal Chart it sneaked into pole position on Saturday evening, retaining its place into Sunday over the bank holiday weekend.
The maritime melody was nestled alongside the likes of Etta James and Frank Sinatra and was released after the choir, started by Jane Dolby after she lost her husband at sea, saw its popularity grow.


Divine Divas of Sunbury win Australian National Eisteddfod of Choirs Award

News Source: Herald Sun
News Location: Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

Winning choir is simply divine
The Divine Divas of Sunbury won a major choir award under the guidance of choir leader Adam Przwelocki. Source: News Limited
SUNBURY choirs were in tune and on song at last month's Australian National Eisteddfod of Choirs, with four groups trained by Adam Przewlocki wowing judges.
The Divine Divas of Sunbury won the Open Popular Choir award with their all-male contemporaries Voca coming second. Two other choirs, Sunvox Vocal Company and younger women's and girls choir Cantare, were highly commended.