We are a historic symphonic chorus that continues to play a vibrant role in the cultural life of the National Capital Region. With approximately 100-115 auditioned members and a professional core of 12 voices,the choir's repertoire spans 6+ centuries . In...  moreWe are a historic symphonic chorus that continues to play a vibrant role in the cultural life of the National Capital Region. With approximately 100-115 auditioned members and a professional core of 12 voices,the choir's repertoire spans 6+ centuries . In addition to our annual subscription series, we sing with both the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra . The choir has made five international tours to Italy, Spain, Germany and the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom and Ireland . Following an extensive search which attracted a roster of highly- accomplished choral directors, the impressive and charismatic young conductor and keyboard artist, Jordan de Souza, was appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in July, 2013. Chorus master, Kevin Reeves, Founding Director of Ottawa's Seventeen Voyces Chamber Choir, composer, caricaturist, and filmmaker, and Scott Richardson, Music Director at Orleans United Church and Director of Atlantic Voices and Musica Viva, complete the So...    less

Gregory Charles working with children choirs in the First Children's Choir Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece. 1ο Φεστιβάλ Παιδικών Χορωδιών Φωνές της πόλης ! ΠΑΡΑΛΛΗΛΕΣ ΔΡΑΣΕΙΣ Παιδική Χορωδία του Συλλόγου Φίλων Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης Διεύθυνση ...  moreGregory Charles working with children choirs in the First Children's Choir Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece. 1ο Φεστιβάλ Παιδικών Χορωδιών Φωνές της πόλης ! ΠΑΡΑΛΛΗΛΕΣ ΔΡΑΣΕΙΣ Παιδική Χορωδία του Συλλόγου Φίλων Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης Διεύθυνση Χορωδίας: Κωστής Παπάζογλου Παιδική Χορωδία Μουσικού Σχολείου Θεσσαλονίκης Παιδική Χορωδία του Δήμου Αλεξάνδρειας "Μελλισάνθη" Διεύθυνση Χορωδίας: Ε. Θεοδωρίδου Παιδική -- Νεανική Χορωδία Ι.Ν. Παναγίας Δέξιας Θεσσαλονίκης Χορωδία Ι. Ν. Αγίων Κυρίλλου και Μεθοδίου Θεσσαλονίκης Μουσική Διεύθυνση: Μαρία-Έμμα Μελιγκοπούλου Μουσική Διεύθυνση: Gregory Charles  less

  What is better than to celebrate with others? Singers and Choirs from all over the World, this event is for YOU! meeting music likes to offer the opportunity to discover a new dimension of celebrating choral music, come to BUDAPEST fro...

Calling singers from all choirs! The Really Big Chorus has a new Royal Albert Hall programme to share with keen choral singers: a bumper Handel concert with nine of the best choruses (all included in Novello's 'Great Handel Choruses') and some of his best...

According to the Big Choral Census, there are more than 2 million people in Britain that sing in a choir. However, over the past year, face-to-face choir rehearsals haven’t always been possible. Many choirs have rehearsed together using video c...

This is a very popular church song, but is a bit unusual in that it originated as a folk song about driving a car. Usually it is the church song which is incorporated into the folk culture. In the Sotho language: "I also like to see the angels on Moun...  moreThis is a very popular church song, but is a bit unusual in that it originated as a folk song about driving a car. Usually it is the church song which is incorporated into the folk culture. In the Sotho language: "I also like to see the angels on Mount Zion, with all the blessed people." This is from The OK Chorale's second public concert in March 2013 at St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most choirs rehearse for months to perfect their songs before they perform.   the Big Night Out Community Choir for BBC Children in Need 201...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   If I get 30 singers on one of my weekend workshops someone will say “Gosh, what a large group!” whilst another says “Quite low numb...

Commotio is one of Oxford's foremost chamber Choirs, formed in August 1999 to provide a refreshing alternative to the more readily available repertoire offered by most other choral groups, performing primarily lesser known material of the 20th and 21st ce...  moreCommotio is one of Oxford's foremost chamber Choirs, formed in August 1999 to provide a refreshing alternative to the more readily available repertoire offered by most other choral groups, performing primarily lesser known material of the 20th and 21st centuries. Matthew Berry, the founder and conductor of the choir, enthusiastically promotes the work of a younger generation of composers, as well as bringing to the fore little-known works of more established writers. In short, Commotio offers singers and audiences alike something a little different.  less

Marsilio Ficino (1433-1498), Florentine philosopher wrote a wonderful sentence: “Music is nothing more than a Decoration of Silence”. What a wonderful statement.  Shall we take it to the choir?   Undoubtedly silence is in many way...