[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] For the last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant Choir, Just Add People – which I cal...
All choir Ensembles, regardless of the members’ gender and age can apply for participation at the Festival. The limit of the chorister is maximum 35-37 per choir (including the conductor and the choir’s leader). The program of the choir Ensemble must be ... more
"TIMELES" Concert Philamlife Auditorium, Manila October 2007 Prof. Fidel Calalang, Jr., conductor
Whatcom Chorale is a mixed choir of approximately 90 Singers. We are headquartered in Bellingham, WA and have been singing since 1972. This year marks our 40th anniversary!
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Music and singing are auditory experiences. We don’t need to see the musicians or Singers to appreciate their music. So why bother going...
This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers' blog. I was reading an article posted to Facebook the other day. Esa-Pekka Salonen became a conductor when he filled in for an absent colleague. In the following sh...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]It’s that time of year again when you still have time to to pop to the local garage for last-minute presents. What on earth can you get for the choral...
Cappella Amsterdam is a professional chamber choir that was founded in 1970 by Jan Boeke. Over the past years the Ensemble, under the direction of Daniel Reuss, has occupied a prominent position in the fields of both early music and the modern and contemp... more
Monteverdi's madrigal from "Il Primo Libro de Madrigali a cinque voci" (1587). Live concert recording at Carmina Antiqva Cicle in Badajoz (Spain), 4 november 2016. www.a5vocalEnsemble.com
The moment before a concert begins, when Singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath.... more