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...

the music is now sorted for our #Haworth Sing Day! We've added Stanford's 'Te Deum in Bb' to the list which also features Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens (SATB edition), Wesley's 'Lead me Lord', Stainer's 'God so loved the world', Liddle's 'Abide with me' ...

Everyone knows that going to Rome once in a lifetime is a must. With us it’s mixed with all Day long choral music… We are very happy to announce the 14th Musica Eterna Roma – International Choir Festival and Competition, July 16-20...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 singers. One Day it dawned on me that my job was to make myself redundant.     I researched,...

Founded in 2006, the Sessions Voices are one of the most renowned vocal ensembles of Italy. they take their name after Bruce Springsteen’s album the Seeger Sessions, since their first concert took Place at a lecture on American Folk Music when Springstee...  moreFounded in 2006, the Sessions Voices are one of the most renowned vocal ensembles of Italy. they take their name after Bruce Springsteen’s album the Seeger Sessions, since their first concert took Place at a lecture on American Folk Music when Springsteen was touring Italy in 2006. In 2011 they published their first CD, Songs of Freedom, a collection of protest songs with a strong connection to the Civil Rights Movement. In 2015 TSV published their first original single, “Graces (Dropping Again)” written by ZogaroS. In 2017 TSV will release a concept album of 16 songs and vocal interludes composed and produced by all the girls. “Broken Dream”, written by Chiara Cortez and Emanuele Jorma Gasperi, is the first single published to launch the record.  less

the Tsuru University Choral Society is a Japanese university choir founded in 1963. It is based in Tsuru City, located at the foot of Mt.Fuji. Under the our conductor, Prof. Masahiko Shimizu, we always practice in this Place, blessed in nature, with m...  morethe Tsuru University Choral Society is a Japanese university choir founded in 1963. It is based in Tsuru City, located at the foot of Mt.Fuji. Under the our conductor, Prof. Masahiko Shimizu, we always practice in this Place, blessed in nature, with many friends who get together at Tsuru University. Including the annual concert held on "World Chorus Day" on the second SunDay of December every year, we perform at elementary and junior high schools, social welfare facilities, etc., and sing at chorus festivals, giving the "TSURUBUN SOUND" in a variety of venues. We have also awarded at the All Japan Chorus Competition in many times and often won top prizes in the largest chorus competition in Japan.  less

the Lassus Scholars, named after the great Renaissance composer Orlande de Lassus, seek to achieve excellence in expression and interpretation in all musical styles from the 16th century to the present Day.

As part of my 2017 www.communtiesinharmony.com blog project.  I'm featuring one choir from each of the 50 states and highlighting the ways in which community choruses are changing the world one community at a time.  This week, I'm feat...

International Christmas Contest, December 2018, Saint Petersburg. Winners of the First Place. Special prize for the best performance of sacred piece by Sergey Khvoshchinsky

CHORALEVENTS will organize the Choral Contest & Festival NEW YORK. the Concerts will take Place at the amazing "Peter Jay Sharp theatre at the SYMPHONY SPACE NEW YORK".   Festival date: TuesDay, the 16th of October 2018 Contest date: WesnesDay, ...