Singers invited to sing Verdi Requiem with the CT Choral Society(hamlethub.com)

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Singers are invited to join the Connecticut Choral Society for our spring season, with two concerts of Verdi’s Requiem, performed with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. Don’t miss this opportunity to sing a great masterpiece!

The Connecticut Choral Society (CCS), under Artistic Director Eric Knapp, invites singers (high school and above) to … continue reading

Singers invited to sing Verdi Requiem with the CT Choral Society(hamlethub.com)

Erevan Choral Society a Gift(The Armenian Weekly)

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—If you were at Holy Trinity Church on Dec. 14 and heard the Erevan Choral Society in concert, you probably walked away with a Christmas songfest in your heart.

I know I did, and could not have received a better gift from anyone, let alone St. Nick. This was everything Christmas was intended to be and more: a musical extravaganza that sent your spirits soaring.

So much so that I wanted to … continue reading

Erevan Choral Society a Gift(The Armenian Weekly)

Jefferson State Choral Coalition plans seasonal show(Mail Tribune)

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Jefferson State Choral Coalition will perform seasonal songs at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon University campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.

The jazz and popular music ensemble, directed by Kirby Shaw, features more than 60 singers and a rhythm section of piano, bass, drums and flute. The “Reason for the Season” concert will include … continue reading

Jefferson State Choral Coalition plans seasonal show(Mail Tribune)

Get in tune for exciting year with town choral society(Market Rasen Mail)

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A community music project, which earlier this year received a Big Lottery grant of almost £8,000, gets under way next week.

A free open rehearsal will take place in Market Rasen Primary School next Tuesday, January 6, at 7.30pm.

And Market Rasen & District Choral Society is … continue reading

Get in tune for exciting year with town choral society(Market Rasen Mail)

The Choral Society Of The Hamptons Presents Debut Of 2015 Program(hamptons.com)

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The Choral Society of the Hamptons is kicking off its 2015 season with two programs which highlight the traditional sounds of iconic tunes.

On Sunday, March 22, 2015, the Society will start their season by presenting Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes with returning guest conductor Jennifer Scott Miceli, chair of the music department at Long Island University Post. The performance will take place at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church (120 Main Street, East Hampton), and begin at 5 p.m.

The program continues at 7 p.m. on … continue reading

The Choral Society Of The Hamptons Presents Debut Of 2015 Program(hamptons.com)

Trowbridge Choral Society looks ahead to spring(Wiltshire Times)

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FOLLOWING a very successful Christmas concert Trowbridge Philharmonic Choral Society will begin rehearsing on Monday for their spring concert on May 16.

The programme will feature the Fauré Requiem Mass and include music by Lauridsen and Britten.

New members are always welcome, particularly men.

The choir meet at Holbrook Primary School, Holbrook Lane, Trowbridge, on Mondays from … continue reading

Trowbridge Choral Society looks ahead to spring(Wiltshire Times)

St. Aloysius Catholic Church annual choral festival(thebaynet.com)

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Welcome 2015! Let us rejoice as we embark on a journey of promise for all the blessings of the new year!  The St. Aloysius Catholic Church Music Ministry invites individuals and families of all religious denominations to join them on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 3:00PM in the worship space in Leonardtown for their 3rd annual New Year’s Choral Festival entitled: … continue reading

St. Aloysius Catholic Church annual choral festival(thebaynet.com)

Do you have the choir factor?

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Auditions Next 2 Sundays By Chattanooga Bach Choir And Orchestra For Performance In April(The Chattanoogan)

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Children’s Choirs lays foundation for achieving dreams(The Advocate)

Children’s Choirs lays foundation for achieving dreams(The Advocate) http://choralarena.com/2015/01/02/childrens-choirs-lays-foundation-for-achieving-dreamsthe-advocate/

Tip night for show choir Jan. 6 at Culver's(The Tomah Journal)

Tip night for show choir Jan. 6 at Culver's(The Tomah Journal) http://choralarena.com/2015/01/02/tip-night-for-show-choir-jan-6-at-culversthe-tomah-journal/

MGHS Show Choir rocks the house(morrowcountysentinel.com)

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£1,000 raised for British Legion at choir's concert(Derby Telegraph)

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Auditions for town’s choir(Portsmouth News)

Auditions for town’s choir(Portsmouth News) http://choralarena.com/2015/01/02/auditions-for-towns-choirportsmouth-news/

Choir members fight cancer with a song in their heart(Montreal Gazette)

Choir members fight cancer with a song in their heart(Montreal Gazette) http://choralarena.com/2015/01/01/choir-members-fight-cancer-with-a-song-in-their-heartmontreal-gazette/

Why singing in a choir is so good for you (scmp.com)

Creative self-expression is an innate desire and a reason why performing arts are an important part of a well-rounded education. In the case of choir practice, there are also physical benefits.

Jane Engelmann, head of performing arts at The Peak School, grew up in a musical family. "It was a noisy household. I was in the church choir, the school choir, the school orchestra, drama group. Any chance to get on stage, I'd be there."

She says the benefits of singing are ... continue reading

Mt. Zion Gospel Choir brings 'gospel carols' to Madison (madison.com)

They’re called “gospel carols” – traditional Christmas carols with an infusion of soul.

This unique blend of genre and seasonal sounds is the brainchild of Leotha Stanley, the director of the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir in Madison. Stanley says the tunes were some of the first things he wrote when he started writing music. And they’ve served to introduce the decades-old gospel choir to many new fans in recent years.

The Mt. Zion Gospel Choir began performing with the ... continue reading

Oncology to encore-logy: cancer patients' choir demonstrates musical therapy with Christmas carols (scmp.com)

A group of cancer survivors have taken to song, celebrating Christmas with a choral performance at the Gold Coast Hotel in Tuen Mun.

Forty choir members from Maggie's Cancer Centre in Tuen Mun sang carols in the lobby of the resort hotel at the invitation of Sino Group, the hotel owner and a supporter of the centre's music therapy services for cancer patients.

Originating in Britain, the centre began operating in Hong Kong in 2008 to help people "live through and beyond the illness".

"We are delighted to ... continue reading

Watch: Northern Quarter Boys Choir sing Jingle Bells (Manchester Evening News)

Everyone loves singing at Christmas. A Perfect way to feel jolly and forget about your cares for a few minutes.

So, why not enjoy some Christmas music courtesy of the Northern Quarter Boys Choir - and help them raise money for charity.

They've recorded a ... continue reading

Choir keeps it in family as little Emily makes it a quartet of songbirds ( Belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

It's a talent that runs through four generations of the one family.

Rosaleen O'Hagan (79) will be bursting with pride when she leads her daughter, granddaughter and great-grandaughter in the same choir at a Christmas carol service to raise charity funds.

And while she has sung for VIP guests in the past, she says nothing will beat performing with her family.

The family of singers are believed to be ... continue reading

The Bach Choir proves itself Britain's brainiest cultural institution (independent.co.uk)

The Bach Choir, one of the world’s leading choruses, has sung in prestigious venues around the UK, collaborated with the Rolling Stones, and worked on blockbuster films including Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.

Now the choir, whose history includes such notable names as Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Ralph Vaughan Williams, can also add the title of the brainiest cultural institution in Britain to its honours board.

The 140-year-old institution was ... continue reading

Christmas Carols by Andrew Gant review – surprising stories of how seasonal songs came to be (The Guardian)

In the middle of this year’s carol service you may find yourself ambushed by one of the following random thoughts.

a) “Good my page” (“Good King Wenceslas”). Why isn’t it just “my good page”? Oh, hang on, maybe that’s how it was in the original ... Czechoslovak?

b) “G-l-o-o-o-o-o-r-i-a” (“Ding Dong Merrily on High”). I can’t hold my breath much longer. Actually, I think I might be hyperventilating. I’m definitely feeling weird. I need to hang on to the pew in front.

c) “I Saw Three Ships”. But Bethlehem is landlocked! Isn’t it? If I keep my phone in my handbag, I can Google it during the next reading.

Carols inspire untidy thoughts because ... continue reading

A Cornucopia of Choral Christmas Carols (the cherry creek news)

Call me a glutton if you wish, but I can’t seem to stay away from the glorious music that re-emerges each December. No, not all those silly ditties about Santa and his reindeer. It’s songs of the True Meaning of the season that never fail to touch me. There is a gentleness and simplicity in so many of the choral works, new and old, that eloquently remind us of a long-ago story about an infant in a manger who would one day change the world. That event, so rudely converted into an excuse for a year-end buying spree, is still observed by amateur and professional choirs in churches visited by those who embrace the sanctity of the season and the wondrous beauty of the music celebrating it. There are oodles of such events – I caught three of them in one weekend recently – and it’s not too ... continue reading

Vienna Boys' Choir visits patients at CHOP (6abc.com)

UNIVERSITY CITY (WPVI) --

An internationally recognized choir made a special stop in University City on Tuesday. They sang for some of the young patients receiving treatment at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The sound of 23 young voices filled the atrium of the hospital. The world renowned Vienna Boys' Choir made a stop here on their U.S. tour, and with each note they sang, the holiday cheer swelled.

Madeline Bell, President and CEO of CHOP, tells us, "It's just a way to get away from bedside and feel a little more normal like kid and enjoy some of the holiday festivities."

Patients and ... continue reading

St. Henry choir will perform for Pope Francis (cincinnati.com)

ERLANGER – Members of the St. Henry District High School Chamber Choir will sing for Pope Francis on New Years Eve at St. Peter's Square for the blessing of the Vatican Creche.

Twenty choir members and 32 adults will make the pilgrimage to Italy the day after Christmas. The trip will begin in Venice when the choir sings for Mass at the Basilica of St. Mark. The group will also tour the churches and holy places of Padua, Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Assisi and Rome.

Following the blessing with Pope Francis, the choir will ... continue reading

St. Paul's Choir School releases debut Christmas album (cbsnews.com)

The boys of St. Paul's Choir School are in the holiday spirit, and these boys have plenty of reasons to sing. The school's choir recently released a debut album, "Christmas in Harvard Square," reports CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers.

From the rehearsal rooms to the church, music bellows through the Cambridge, Massachusetts, middle school where only 12 new students are accepted each year.

Thomas Potts, a 7th grader, said the audition was "very friendly."

"It was ... continue reading

The Choir: New Military Wives, BBC2 - TV review (independent.co.uk)

Choirmaster Gareth Malone is back!" announced the voiceover for The Choir: New Military Wives (BBC2)– a valiant attempt to introduce a sense of occasion, but in vain. It's been barely six weeks since Malone was last on telly in The Choir's Children in Need special.

That project produced his second hit record, but the first came in 2011, when he organised the first Military Wives choir, and their single "Wherever You Are" reached the Christmas No 1 spot. There are now more than ... continue reading

New York Choral Society and Orchestra to Play Rarely Heard 'St. Paul' by Felix Mendelssohn at Carnegie Hall, David Haynes Music Director (THE CLASSICALITE)

The New York Choral Society and Orchestra with Music Director David Hayes will present the rarely heard "St. Paul" by Felix Mendelssohn at Carnegie Hall.

The performance will be sung in original German with English subtitles. Soloist will include
soprano Sarah Shafer, mezzo-soprano Haejung Shin, tenor Vale Rideout, baritone Mark Delavan and the Princeton Girlchoir.

The New York Choral Society, founded in 1958, has become known by audiences and critics for the quality of its performances and the diversity of its repertoire, which encompasses well-known choral masterworks as well as many compositions rarely heard in concert halls

The story of St. Paul is filled with ... continue reading

Letter: Choral Society's 50th thrills audience (southcoasttoday.com)

Anyone lucky enough to enter New Bedford’s First Unitarian Church on Sunday afternoon was treated to a musical delight: the Greater New Bedford Choral Society’s 50th anniversary Winter Concert.

Led by director Gerald P. Dyck, the chorus presented a wide-ranging program featuring nostalgic winter ballads, gems of the Classic period and original compositions by Mr. Dyck. The Choral Society is known for tackling difficult material, and this concert was no exception; the choristers handled even the most challenging pieces with fluidity and vigor. Even the uncharacteristic “Binary Fifty,” Mr. Dyck’s demanding rhythmic composition, was delivered with precision and energy.

To this listener, the ... continue reading

County's oldest choral group to host holiday concert (Orange County Register)

The Master Chorale of Saddleback Valley, the county’s longest-standing choral performing group, will host A Merry Little Christmas concert on Sunday in Mission Viejo.

The concert features classic holiday favorites as well as other songs by the group’s nearly 50 vocal musicians.

The Master Chorale of Saddleback Valley began in ... continue reading