Choral Union Explores Eclectic Songbook in Fall Concert

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Large choirs don't get many opportunities to climb the music charts, but Juniata College's Choral Union will perform what has to be described as the greatest hits of choir music at its fall concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Rosenberger Auditorium in the Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts on the Juniata campus.

The concert is free and open to the public. The artistic director and conductor of the Choral Union is Russell Shelley, Elma Stine Heckler Professor of Music.

The repertoire for the upcoming concert will cover some of the ... continue reading

Journey to Christmas with the Crescent Choral Society (New Jersey Monthly Magazine)

Date: November 15, 2014
Time: 8:00 pm
Cost: $20 General, $15 Seniors, $5 Students
Ticket Info: General admission is $20, seniors are $15, and students are $5. Call 908-756-2468 or visit www.crescentconcerts.org for more information about this and upcoming concerts.Concert Information:Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 PMCrescent Avenue Presbyterian Church Sanctuary716 Watchung Avenue, PlainfieldAmple free, secure parking in Church lot (Entrance on 1ST Place - connected to church by walkway)About Crescent Concerts:Since 1980, Crescent Concerts at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church has brought world-class musical events to ... continue reading

Capel Choral Society celebrates 110 years (Ian Moir)

After their appearance on the BBC’s Countryfile on October 12, the choir were surprised and delighted by the messages received from former singers and long-lost friends, and would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their good wishes.

And what was next? Well, its birthday – the choir was ... continue reading

Prince of Wales at Kindertransport choral premiere ( jewishnews)

The Prince of Wales joined a capacity audience at the Roundhouse for the premiere of a choral work composed in tribute to the Kindertransport.

The heir to the throne met some of those given refuge in Britain before the Shoah before attending the second half of a performance of The Last Train to Tomorrow after personally intervening to accept an invitation from the Association of Jewish Refugees.

Commissioned by the Halle Orchestra, The Last Train to Tomorrow tells the story of the rescue mission through a sequence of ten songs that was composed and conducted by the ... continue reading

Carol concert How choirs give us all a voice (The Bristol Post)

HE is a flamboyant father of five and he is the leader of Gurt Lush, Bristol's biggest community choir. And Sam Burns is preparing to direct his 200-strong choir on stage at the Bristol Post and Radio Bristol Carol Concert.

Sam, 44, launched the choir five years ago after returning to his native Bristol from France where he had lived for 15 years.

It was there he became a ... continue reading

Blazing brass and high drama in Romsey Abbey

Saturday's audience in Romsey Abbey enjoyed an unusual and moving programme, two sections of which were conducted with commitment and flair by Jamie W Hall.

At the start of the concert, Dorothy Baverstock told the audience about the Romsey War Horse Memorial Project. A magnificent bronze resin sculpture has been commissioned from Amy Goodman. It will be placed in the Romsey Memorial Park in the new year.

The concert opened with the ... continue reading

Hear Parsippany Hills’ choir with The Morris Choral Society ( NorthJersey.com)

The Morris Choral Society (MCS) has been invited to return to the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum for Holiday Spectacular Eleven. The chorus has a history of collaborating with local school music teachers to provide an opportunity for students to take part in major performances with MCS.

In keeping with that tradition, Musical Director R. Wayne Walters has invited the ... continue reading

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the tone-deaf have a lot in common (Jason F. Wright)

Years ago while attending church far from home, I arrived earlier than expected and sat down next to an early-bird elderly woman sitting alone. She had a big handshake, a huge smile and we snacked on some friendly chatter before the meeting started.

When a less commonly known opening hymn began, she shared her hymnal by sliding it in the air between us and energetically starting to sing. But it didn’t take long to realize that she ... continue reading

Five Nixa students selected to participate at All State Choir (Claudette Riley)

On Nov. 1, a record 47 students from the Nixa High School choral program participated in the All District Honor Choir clinic and concert at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar.

During the event, 20 Nixa juniors and seniors auditioned for the Missouri All State Choir. The following students were selected: ... continue reading

Waking hours with Harlem Gospel Choir's Allen Bailey (Ciara Dwyer)

I live on the East Side of Manhattan. I've lived here for 40 years. When I wake up in the morning, it's noisy. You can hear the garbage trucks on the street and people hammering upstairs. My dog, Max, gets me up. He has been with me for 12 years, and the routine never changes. Some days he might get up earlier than the usual 6.30am, but the first thing we have to do is go for a walk. He's a husky dog, and ... continue reading

Choral group goes festive (Tony Potter)

A local choral group will be hosting a pair of concerts to get everyone in the community in the holiday spirit.

The East Range Choral Society (ERCS) will be bringing ... continue reading

New head leads VAE in an American journey (Janelle Gelfand)

The Vocal Arts Ensemble's survey of American music on Saturday night was a journey of pristine singing and expressive beauty. But it was the final group of spirituals – when the chorus whooped it up in "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel" and "Battle of Jericho" – that galvanized listeners, and let them know the range of possibilities under new director Craig Hella Johnson.

The first concert of the 28-member ensemble's 35th season, which honored founding music director Elmer Thomas, drew a large crowd to Memorial Hall.

"When I came here two years ago, I felt ... continue reading

Goal of choir at Russell church is to lead in worship (MARK MAYNARD)

RUSSELL Jim Wilcox says church choirs shouldn’t be about bringing people to their feet but bringing them to their knees.

The worship leader at First Baptist Church in Russell leads one of the biggest and talented choirs in the Tri-State area.

It has grown from a small core of 20 wearing green robes when he came 13 years ago to a 120-member powerhouse choir with a “calling to lead the congregation into the presence of Christ,” Wilcox said.

It has been a ... continue reading

Frankston choir gives voice to disadvantaged and homeless (Christian Tatman )

A NEW Frankston choir to support the disadvantaged and homeless has found a powerful voice.

Famed Choir of Hard Knocks founder Jonathon Welch has thrown his weight behind the Voices of Frankston group.

“It’s exciting to be here and I wanted to come to this beautiful part of the world to create more community through singing,” he told the Leader.

“The inclusion factor (provided by the choir) is very important.’’

Mr Welch said singing and being a member of a choir built confidence and ... continue reading

African Children's Choir to perform at First United Methodist ( ALBANYHERALD.COM)

ALBANY — The internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir will be performing at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Nov. 30 at First United Methodist Church, 307 Flint Ave. in Albany. ##The African Children’s Choir features lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children’s songs, traditional Spirituals and Gospel favorites. Concerts are free, but church officials say a free-will offering is to be taken at the performance to support African Children’s Choir programs in areas such as education, care and ... continue reading

DHS senior performs with National Honor Choir (Belinda Larsen)

Brody Caster, Douglass High senior, just returned from performing at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., as part of the National Association for Music Education’s National Honor Choir. He was selected with three others from Kansas to be a part of the performance that was held on Oct. 29 with 670 of the nation’s most elite high school vocalists and musicians.

“We are very proud of his many talents and ... continue reading

African Children’s Choir performs Nov. 9 in Kennewick (Dori O’Neal)

The African Children’s Choir has sung its way into the hearts of millions of people around the globe since 1984. And on Nov. 9, a new crop of youthful voices will make a stop in the Tri-Cities for a concert at 7 p.m. in the Art Fuller Auditorium at Kennewick High School, on Dayton Street .

“We have sponsored the choir on their (American) tour stops in the ... continue reading

Fulbright Scholar Leads SDSU Women’s Choir (Jack Haworth)

By Jack Haworth

Ibis Betancourt is making the most of the opportunity granted to her by a Fulbright award.

Originally from Mexico, she received a Fulbright to study in the United States and chose to attend San Diego State University in fall 2013.

Betancourt is a graduate student studying choral directing under Patrick Walders. The mentorship has led to great things for Betancourt and beginning this semester, she has ... continue reading

Sudbury Choral Society Autumn Concert, 8th November (Sudbury Choral Society)

It will be held at 7.30pm, 8th November in St Peter's Chruch, Sudbury


This concert will highlight the wide range of choral sounds from the pens of the most famous of English composers from Delius to Taverner.

About the choir

Sudbury Choral Society are a very friendly group of about 60 members of varying abilities and ... continue reading

Cumbria Choral Initiative to hold week of commemorative events ( Katie Dickinson)

CUMBRIA Choral Initiative (CCI) is commemorating the centenary of the First World War in South Lakeland with a series of events over the next week.

The centrepiece of the ‘Lest We Forget’ project will take place on Saturday night, when around 250 performers and a capacity audience will gather in Kendal Parish Church for a performance of Benjamin Britten’s ‘War Requiem’.

The iconic work was written in 1962 to celebrate the ... continue reading

Mountain Empire Children’s Choral Academy lets kids be kids (Jane DeLoach Morison)

We are engaged in our annual campaign for the Mountain Empire Children’s Choral Academy. Recently, someone from a charitable foundation told me in a letter that while our organization was worthwhile we did not fall into their mission.

So our administrator asked me, “Do they truly know who we are and what we do?”

I started thinking about what we truly do, and I realized it is simple: We help children.

We give them responsibility. We give them accountability. We give them leadership opportunities. We give them community service opportunities. Some of our kids are singing to raise money for a children’s hospital, yet their own parents can’t afford medical care. Some are singing to raise money for hunger charities, yet they go home to an empty refrigerator.

We believe kids have only a ... continue reading

Cast from 'Dream Girls' visits elementary choir class ( The Clackamas Review)

Cast members from the musical Dream Girls visited choir students at John Wetten Elementary this week. In town for performances at Portland Center Stage, the cast is based in New York City, where several have performed on Broadway.

“The cast members sang for us, our choir sang for them, and then we all sang together,” said music teacher Kelly Jacobs. Students were able to ask questions and ... continue reading

Joyful Sounds Choir Competition (New Era Publication Corporation)

WINDHOEK- After a pause of three weeks, the 4th and last knock-out stage in the Joyful Sounds Choir Competition is this Sunday at the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN).

Competing in this stage are The Mission Work Youth Choir, consisting of a vibrant group of young adults from various corners of Namibia. It was founded by the Mission Work Church in 2004 with the aim of preaching the word of God and drawing the youth towards Christ through music. Bella Voge is a relatively recent addition to the vast range of existing Namibian choirs. They consist of close to 20 members and ... continue reading

African Children’s Choir finds joy in song ( Joanne Viviano )

A group of youngsters from Uganda is traveling to Columbus this weekend to perform children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites to raise awareness about the plight of destitute and orphaned children in Africa.

The African Children’s Choir, a project of the Christian nonprofit Music for Life, will ... continue reading

Choral Arts Society performs Bach’s Mass in B Minor at Kennedy Center (Patrick Rucker)

The Choral Arts Society inaugurated its 50th-anniversary season Sunday afternoon at the Kennedy Center with a performance of Bach’s mighty Mass in B Minor, conducted by artistic director Scott Tucker. It was the fifth time since 1971 that the group has performed the work in Washington and offered further evidence that this Bach masterpiece is a crowning achievement of Western civilization.

Despite its considerable heft of some 170 voices, the Choral Arts chorus is a remarkably agile ensemble, boasting a wide dynamic range, sure intonation and clear enunciation. Its rhythmic precision and ... continue reading

Love is at the heart of choral group (Kate Coleman)

Hagerstown Choral Arts will open its 22nd season at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Hag-erstown Church of the Brethren, 15 S. Mulberry St.

The concert is titled “Love Changes Everything.” The central theme of the program’s 15 songs seems to be love, said Greg Shook, HCA’s founding artistic director. That includes God’s love, romantic love and love between people or even countries, he told me.Love — of music and singing — is the reason one of the choir’s youngest members and its oldest joined the organization.

Even over the phone, I could hear the richness of 22-year-old Branden Beard’s deep bass voice. He joined HCA because ... continue reading

New Sacred Choral Works to Receive Interfaith Premieres Nov. 21 and 23 in New York ()

Commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, Psalm settings by Paul Moravec and Victoria Bond to be heard for first time during worship services at Temple Emanu-El and Cathedral of St. John the Divine

New choral works by two prominent contemporary American composers, commissioned by nonprofit Soli Deo Gloria, Inc. (SDG), will receive their world premieres November in New York through a collaboration between the city’s Temple Emanu-El and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.

The classical sacred music foundation SDG has conceived and ... continue reading

From Nazi nightmare to heavenly pipe dreams (Rick Harmon)

Services will be held today for Harald E. Rohlig, 88, a musician whose pipe dreams transformed Montgomery music and musicians for more than half a century.

The pipes that captured Rohlig's dreams, imagination and passion were the pipes of an organ, and few musicians have shown more mastery over an instrument.

Rohlig served as organist and ... continue reading

Appeal for choristers for poignant Christmas memorial (Rhiannon McDowall)

Organisers of a festive remembrance event are appealing for choristers to provide some musical accompaniment to the event.

Every year the council holds a 'Tree of Light' ceremony at Macclesfield Cemetery to help families remember their loved ones at Christmas.

Bereaved relatives are invited to write a Christmas message to their loved ones on a star which is then hung on a 30ft tall yew tree at the cemetery.

The tree lights are ... continue reading

Lend us your voice, invites valley choir (Todmorden News)

If you love to belt out a Christmas carol in a crowd or just find you sing to yourself round the house and would like to join in with some others, you should think about joining the community choir in the Upper Calder Valley.

Calder Valley Voices is recruiting members this winter and would love to hear from you. You don’t have to be able to ... continue reading

Gareth's All Star Choir sees choirmaster Malone get tough with celebrity singers for Children In Need (Jennifer Rodger)

When he was tasked with creating this year’s Children In Need single with a group of stars, Gareth Malone admits he got his natty bow tie in a bit of a twist.

“I had to be quite stressy and strict at times,” recalls the charming 38-year-old choirmaster.

“They just wouldn’t shut up,” he adds about the recording of the song, which is captured in this two-hour documentary.

“I think they turned up thinking it was all going to be a bit of a jolly,” says Gareth, “and they were actually surprised by how difficult it is – and how rewarding.

“Nitin Ganatra from EastEnders [who plays Masood] had wanted to ... continue reading

Shorter University’s School of Fine and Performing Arts to present choral concert ( TownNews.com)

Rome, Ga. — Shorter University’s School of Fine and Performing Arts will present its fall choral concert, “Friendship and Faith,” on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Brookes Chapel. The Homecoming Weekend event is open to the public. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for senior adults and students. Tickets may be purchased by contacting the Shorter University Box Office at 706-233-7288 or emailing boxoffice@shorter.eduboxoffice@shorter.edu>.

Drawing on inspiration she has received during the past four years, Director of Choral Activities Dr. Stefanie Cash said the concert’s theme reflects the ... continue reading

New York Choral Society to Present CHRISTMAS AROUND NEW YORK ( Classical Music News Desk)

The New York Choral Society (NYCS), under the direction of Music Director David Hayes, is taking Christmas Around New York, a festive and unique Christmas program, to new audiences across New York City. The first performance, in Manhattan, is a "rush hour" concert on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm at Saint Peter's Church, Lexington Avenue at 54th Street; the second, in Staten Island, is a family-oriented matinee performance on Sunday, December 14, at 3:00 pm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden. The program, performed with ... continue reading

New Jersey Choral Society presents “Gloria,” a festive holiday concert ()

Experience festive music of the season as the New Jersey Choral Society presents “Gloria,” a concert of sacred and traditional holiday carols on Saturday, December 6 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 pm at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave., Montclair. A third performance will be presented on Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30 pm at the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St., Ridgewood.

The joyous and uplifting program features ... continue reading