[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The Natural Voice Network (NVN) has done a great deal to dispel the myth that you have to be able to read music to be in a choir.   photo by...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs use written notation to learn and perform songs. Over time Singers can come to depend on having the dots in front of them.   pho...

Formed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is an elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal and its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as North-American co...  moreFormed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is an elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal and its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as North-American composers. Music by composers such as Mäntyjärvi, Daniel-Lesur, Rautavaara, Martin and Pärt are ideal showcases for the choir’s lush and full sound. Members of the group are dedicated to excellence in rehearsing and performing. With a repertoire consisting of 8 to 16-part music, the twenty Singers are mostly performing as soloists. Now in its fifth season, voces boreales has already performed in a number of prestigious concert series, such as the National Arts Centre eXpres- sion series, Musique Chez Nous at Bishop's University, Mondial Choral Laval and the Montreal International Bach-Academy. The ensemble voces boreales is produced by the Montreal Choral Institute and appears in its various educational events, such as the Montreal Choral Masterclass.  less

Founded in 2010 by Burak Onur Erdem, Rezonans has become one of the prominent choirs of Turkey within a few seasons. The choir performs regularly in leading choral festivals of Europe and sings under the baton of world-renowned conductors. The choir w...  moreFounded in 2010 by Burak Onur Erdem, Rezonans has become one of the prominent choirs of Turkey within a few seasons. The choir performs regularly in leading choral festivals of Europe and sings under the baton of world-renowned conductors. The choir worked with Grammy© award winning composer Eric Whitacre, Nigel Short, former member of the famous British a capella band King’s Singers, Jo-Micheal Scheibe, the president of American Choral Directors Association and Volker Hempfling, among the most important living conductors of Germany. Rezonans performed with significant choirs of the world within 6 seasons by hosting them in Istanbul: Yale Schola Cantorum (conducted by Simon Carrington), Salt Lake Vocal Artists (conducted by Brady Allred) and Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (conducted by Klaus-Jürgen Etzold). The choir gave concerts in prominent music festivals of Turkey like IKSV Music Festival, Bogazici University KoroFest, SANSEV Choral Festival, Çanakkale Choral Festival and Ankara Choral Festival....    less

This is originally published in the Embro Thistle Singers blog.    There was a very interesting article in the Telegraph U.K. talking about audience responses & behaviour during a concert.  Click here to ready the full article.  ...

We are a group of amateur Singers in the Northern Virginia area who have been singing together for over 30 years. The Chorale performs at a number of retirement communities in the Fairfax County area at Christmas time and in the spring. We also give pu...  moreWe are a group of amateur Singers in the Northern Virginia area who have been singing together for over 30 years. The Chorale performs at a number of retirement communities in the Fairfax County area at Christmas time and in the spring. We also give public concerts up to twice a year.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lots of mixed choirs don’t have enough male Singers, and many established male voice choirs are not managing to find younger recruits (see my series of ...

ENCORE! is a small, auditioned group of Twin Cities Women’s Choir. Members bring their gift of song to the larger community by performing at venues or events too small for the entire choir.

天主在天受光榮 韋瓦第應用整首音樂的中心調性──D大調，巧妙地開始了首段，先是弦樂的八度大跳及連 續不斷的快速音群配合燦爛的小喇叭二重奏，為經典式的教會慶典音樂的代表；而合唱團以 和聲式的方式呈現，一開始即以強而有力的"Gloria"一詞，讚揚上帝的榮耀與偉大 ，不但充滿催眠似的力量，更使聽者有觸電般的感受。 指揮: 翁佳芬 伴奏: 巴洛克獨奏家樂團 時間: 2007/12/11 地點: 高雄市文化中心至德堂

  Northern Lights: An Evening with Noctis   Noctis are delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed pianist, Maria Garcia, for their Summer concert exploring the works of several prominent figures in the contemporary choral music scene, inc...