A transformation happens to the students of Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys whenever they open their mouths to sing. As soon as these feisty adolescents give themselves over to the Negro Spirituals that inspired their ancestors, the jousting, bickering and name-calling that have been dominating their extracurricular lives no longer seem all that important.
A similar change happens to Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama "Choir Boy" whenever these characters switch from speech to song. A play with a plot that could easily be incorporated into a season of "Glee" moves from prose to ... continue reading
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Sacred Music in a Sacred Space Begins 2014-15 Choral Season, 10/22 (Classical Music News Desk)
After a triumphant season debut in 2013 heralded as "broad, wide-ranging and powerful" by The New York Times, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space begins its 2014-15 Choral season on Wednesday, October 22 at 7pm with Mozart's Mass in C minor-a majestic setting featuring double chorus. The Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola and a phenomenal line-up of soloists (Martha Guth and Marguerite Krull, sopranos; Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor; Christopher Dylan Herbert, baritone) under the direction of K. Scott Warren offer this iconic work on a program that opens with Haydn's Symphony No. 97. Tickets are $25-$80; purchase by clicking here or call 212-288-2520.
An intensely personal, rule-breaking composition, Mozart's Great Mass in C minor is a riveting statement about the complex mixture of joy and pain in human relationships, one that transcended the proscribed Austrian Mass tradition at the time of its composition. The use of double chorus, according to .... continue reading
An intensely personal, rule-breaking composition, Mozart's Great Mass in C minor is a riveting statement about the complex mixture of joy and pain in human relationships, one that transcended the proscribed Austrian Mass tradition at the time of its composition. The use of double chorus, according to .... continue reading
Nantwich Choral society to stage World War One Concert
Nantwich Choral Society is staging a special concert to mark the anniversary of World War One.
The performance of Karl Jenkins ‘The Peacemakers’ will be at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on November 8.
The choir will be performing this with the Northern Concordia Orchestra. John Naylor will be the conductor.
“It’s a very special work which in ... continue reading
The performance of Karl Jenkins ‘The Peacemakers’ will be at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on November 8.
The choir will be performing this with the Northern Concordia Orchestra. John Naylor will be the conductor.
“It’s a very special work which in ... continue reading
Choral Chameleon Joins MYTHOS at 92Y, Set for 10/6
Singers from Choral Chameleon have joined the lineup of exciting guest performers in MYTHOS! Choral Chameleon presents a vocal experience like no other. Led by founder and artistic director Vince Peterson, this unique ensemble of the city's most versatile and adventurous professional singers performs vocal thematic journeys through kaleidoscopic elements of new works and uncovered gems, sitting shoulder to shoulder with revered classical works. Vince Peterson is the founder of Choral Chameleon, a ground-breaking vocal ensemble in New York City, which ... continue reading
U-E senior sings her way to state choral performance
ENDICOTT – K Morgan Prikazsky describes herself as a shy person who doesn’t try to flaunt her talents.
The 17-year-old Union-Endicott High School senior said she hopes to break her habit of keeping to herself during an opportunity to sing with hundreds of student musicians from across the state.
Prikazsky, of Endicott, was chosen as one of about a dozen students in the Southern Tier as a ... continue reading
The 17-year-old Union-Endicott High School senior said she hopes to break her habit of keeping to herself during an opportunity to sing with hundreds of student musicians from across the state.
Prikazsky, of Endicott, was chosen as one of about a dozen students in the Southern Tier as a ... continue reading
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Cootamundra Public School choir success -Cootamundra Herald
COOTAMUNDRA Public School choir students have achieved a first place and a highly commended at the Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod held at Charles Sturt University on Friday September 5.
The eisteddfod, held annually, attracts choirs from schools around our region to compete in various choral sections.
The infants Year Two choir performed two pieces, ‘Do you want to build a snowman?’ from the movie, Frozen, and a contrasting piece, ‘Pretty little ditty’.
The students were commended for ... continue reading
The eisteddfod, held annually, attracts choirs from schools around our region to compete in various choral sections.
The infants Year Two choir performed two pieces, ‘Do you want to build a snowman?’ from the movie, Frozen, and a contrasting piece, ‘Pretty little ditty’.
The students were commended for ... continue reading
Choral society plea for men with passion -Henley Standard
Henley Choral Society is seeking new singers to join them to sing the Bach St John Passion in German on March 14 in 2015.
There are no auditions and new members will be performing with Tenor Nicolas Mulroy, who has gained international recognition for his performances as The Evangelist.
Music director Benjamin Goodson, 23, explains: “I am so thrilled to have the privilege of performing this magnificent piece of music in Henley.
“For me, this sublime work is ... continue reading
There are no auditions and new members will be performing with Tenor Nicolas Mulroy, who has gained international recognition for his performances as The Evangelist.
Music director Benjamin Goodson, 23, explains: “I am so thrilled to have the privilege of performing this magnificent piece of music in Henley.
“For me, this sublime work is ... continue reading
Oklahoma City's Canterbury Choral Society season aims to be extraordinary -NewsOK
With programming ranging from “Gloria Cubed” to the “Defiant Requiem,” Canterbury Choral Society’s 2014-15 season promises to be anything but ordinary. It’s also a season that features several composers with alliterative names, from Vivaldi and Vaughan Williams to Verdi.
The season kicks off Oct. 10 with “Gloria Cubed,” a program that combines three of the choral repertoire’s great Glorias. And while the three works employ similar texts, their musical settings couldn’t be more different.
Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” a Baroque masterwork that dates from around 1715, will be ... continue reading
...Choral Society conductor suspended ... after ..... accused of sex offences -The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Huddersfield Choral Society have suspended their chorus master Joseph Cullen over sex allegations.
One of Huddersfield’s most prolific musicians, Cullen has appeared in a Scottish court accused of sexual offences.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour, before going to ... continue reading
One of Huddersfield’s most prolific musicians, Cullen has appeared in a Scottish court accused of sexual offences.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour, before going to ... continue reading
Tuesday 16 September 2014
Pop up choir sing for hundreds of people in Caledonian Park -Islington Gazette
A pop-up choir sang for hundreds of their neighbours in Caledonian Park.
The group, made up of residents of the nearby Parkside Estate, in Holloway, were given a standing ovation last month as they ended their set with the crowd calling for an encore of Bobby McFerrin’s song Don’t worry, be happy.
Nina Temple of Clock View Crescent, who came up with the idea for the choir, said: “As a new estate resident I wanted to get involved in my new community, and thought it would be fun to start a choir and sing with my neighbours.
“I was lucky ...continue reading
The group, made up of residents of the nearby Parkside Estate, in Holloway, were given a standing ovation last month as they ended their set with the crowd calling for an encore of Bobby McFerrin’s song Don’t worry, be happy.
Nina Temple of Clock View Crescent, who came up with the idea for the choir, said: “As a new estate resident I wanted to get involved in my new community, and thought it would be fun to start a choir and sing with my neighbours.
“I was lucky ...continue reading
Two famous choirs set to lead special charity concert -The Voice Online
IF YOU like your gospel music performed with class, soul and panache then you should attend a charity concert taking place on September 27 featuring the Adventist Vocal Ensemble –comprising members of the world famous London Adventist Chorale (LAC) and Croydon SDA Gospel Choir - directed by the super talented Ken Burton.
The venue is All Saints, Haggerston, east London on September 27, where Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons serves as vicar. Funds raised will go to ...continue reading
The venue is All Saints, Haggerston, east London on September 27, where Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons serves as vicar. Funds raised will go to ...continue reading
Monday 15 September 2014
Singing in a Choir helps Men lost in transition (with video) -Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - High above the stacks of the Stanley A. Milner Library the harmonious sound of men singing drifts out an open door on the sixth floor.
It’s Saturday afternoon and the Edmonton Downtown Men’s Choir is giving voice to one of the members’ favourite songs, Petula Clark’s Downtown. If the group had a signature song this could be it. The lyrics speak to them of their own lives.
Since November 2012, ...continue reading
It’s Saturday afternoon and the Edmonton Downtown Men’s Choir is giving voice to one of the members’ favourite songs, Petula Clark’s Downtown. If the group had a signature song this could be it. The lyrics speak to them of their own lives.
Since November 2012, ...continue reading
Art Alert: Two Choirs join forces to sing works by Egyptian composers -Ahramonline
Conducted by Nayer Nagui, two Egyptian choirs — the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Choir and the Cairo Celebration Choir (CCC) — will join forces Saturday, 20 September, to perform works by Egyptian composers in an evening dubbed "Aghani Bel Arabi" (Songs in Arabic). The concert at the ...continue reading
Steeton Male Voice Choir musical director marks 20 years -Keighley News
ALAN CLARK has celebrated 20 years as musical director of Steeton Male Voice Choir.
He has conducted the Steeton singers at more than 570 concerts across the district, the country and on European tours.
He is only the fourth musical director the choir has had since it was founded in 1908.
Choir spokesman Eric Parker said ...continue reading
He has conducted the Steeton singers at more than 570 concerts across the district, the country and on European tours.
He is only the fourth musical director the choir has had since it was founded in 1908.
Choir spokesman Eric Parker said ...continue reading
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