This piece was composed in memory of the victims of the March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. MCA travels takes us to the haunting sounds of Eastern Europe, India, and Asia, with folk and classical music. The Milwaukee Choral Artists will be you...  moreThis piece was composed in memory of the victims of the March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. MCA travels takes us to the haunting sounds of Eastern Europe, India, and Asia, with folk and classical music. The Milwaukee Choral Artists will be your guide in this rare musical trip. "Eastern Voyages" concert was held on April 14, 2012 at Fox Point Lutheran Church, Fox Point, WI. Neil Bubke, Piano. Dr. Sharon A. Hansen; Founder and Music Director.  

Our next concert will be : Handel : Israel in Egypt On 16 November 2025 at 7.30 All Saints Church Kingston will become the stage for intensely powerful musical drama as Kingston Choral Society opens their 75th season with a truly remarkable work. Han...  moreOur next concert will be : Handel : Israel in Egypt On 16 November 2025 at 7.30 All Saints Church Kingston will become the stage for intensely powerful musical drama as Kingston Choral Society opens their 75th season with a truly remarkable work. Handel’s Israel in Egypt is one of Handel’s most lavish and dramatic oratorios. Unusually, the soloists’ contributions are secondary as the choir is given the starring role in the turbulent narrative, relating the story of the Biblical plagues, the Israelites’ flight from Egypt via the parting of the Red Sea, and their triumph over the Pharaoh’s army. The plot unfolds in a series of thrilling and startlingly inventive choruses. It is fitting that KCS should introduce their 75th Anniversary season with a Handel oratorio. The formation of what was originally the Surbiton Oratorio Society was inspired by the desire of the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston to stage a monumental performance of Handel’s Messiah in the borough by bringing together Church and other c...    less

"The Call" Special Concert with MCA and NLC at Concordia University, Mequon, WI. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, 7:30 PM The Chapel at Concordia University 12800 North Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, WI The Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, conductor, joi...  more"The Call" Special Concert with MCA and NLC at Concordia University, Mequon, WI. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, 7:30 PM The Chapel at Concordia University 12800 North Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, WI The Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, conductor, joins the National Lutheran Choir (Minneapolis, Minnesota), David Cherwein, conductor, for this very special, collaborative performance. Paul Rudoi, winner of MCA's 2011 "Young Composer's Composition Competition" and member of Cantus (also based in Minneapolis), has written a special composition for the combined ensembles that will be premiered in Milwaukee, then repeated in two performances when MCA travels to Minneapolis to perform with the National Lutheran Choir on their All Saints' programs November 3 and 4, 2012. For Tickets and more information: milwaukeeChoralartists.org  less

Kitsch in Sync is London's most fun loving a-cappella choir. We specialise in performing hit songs mainly from the 1980s as you've never heard them before. Why? Because the majority of our songs are arranged specially for us by our ridiculously talented i...  moreKitsch in Sync is London's most fun loving a-cappella choir. We specialise in performing hit songs mainly from the 1980s as you've never heard them before. Why? Because the majority of our songs are arranged specially for us by our ridiculously talented in house music team. We perform all over London in clubs and pubs and can be relied upon to bring a sparkle to any occasion, as Musical Director Kat Yates explains: "In KiS (as we're known to our friends) we've really put the emphasis on fun - and our audiences relate to this. As a result we've performed at festivals, events and celebrations all over London and people always ask us back for more. Plus we sing all your favourite 80s songs - what more could you want ?"  less

Barcarolle Choir together with their Musical Director, Sam Evans, is delighted to present their next season concert.Come and join them on December 12th, 2019 at 7:30pmAt St Stephen's Church, Southwell garden, Off Gloucester Road Kensington, London SW7 4RL...

Carlow Choral Society Carlow Choral Society is a mixed-voice choir of over 60 members (SATB) directed by Blánaid Murphy, Musical Director of the Palestrina Choir, St. Mary’s ProCathedral Girls Choir, Dublin Bach Singers and RIAM Choir. We Annually we p...  moreCarlow Choral Society Carlow Choral Society is a mixed-voice choir of over 60 members (SATB) directed by Blánaid Murphy, Musical Director of the Palestrina Choir, St. Mary’s ProCathedral Girls Choir, Dublin Bach Singers and RIAM Choir. We Annually we perform two large concerts with professional soloists and orchestral musicians in Carlow, ‘Glory of Christmas’ in the National Concert Hall and annual ‘Christmas Crackers’ family concert in the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow. We have a remarkable repertoire of many Choral works such as Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St. Mathews & St. John Passion, Verdi’s Requiem, Haydn’s The Creation & Seasons, Brahm’s Requiem & many more. We sing at home & abroad. In November 2011 the choir recorded a Christmas CD. New members are welcome. We rehearse in St. Patrick’s College, Carlow Monday nights from 7.45-10pm. We are a very friendly, musical and sociable choir. You will find us also Facebook, ...    less

Famine Song, arr. Matthew Culloton, from the concert "Light Out of Shadow," June 2010 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis. Performed by The Choral Project.

The Milwaukee Choral Artists sing in concert on October 23, 2010 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI "A Prayer for Peace" by Paula Foley Tillen. Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, Music Director. The text, by Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh,...  moreThe Milwaukee Choral Artists sing in concert on October 23, 2010 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI "A Prayer for Peace" by Paula Foley Tillen. Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, Music Director. The text, by Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, was written as a peace chant in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In beauty, sitting on a lotus flower, Lord Buddha, quiet and solid. Your humble disciple, calm and pure of heart, Forms a lotus flower with the hands, and offers this heartfelt prayer: Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions. Because of your love for all people, have compassion on us. Help us to remember we are just one family, North and South. Help us rekindle our compassion and brotherhood. May your compassion help us to overcome our hatred. Humbly we open our hearts to you: Water the flowers of our spirits with your deep understanding. Humbly we open our hearts to you: Help our hearts grow light. Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions. Because of your love for all p...    less

The Classic Choral Society, established in 1959, is a non-for-profit arts organization, community chorus of adult singers dedicated to the study and performance of great Choral works. Since 1992, it is under the direction of Janiece Kohler. Classic Chora...  moreThe Classic Choral Society, established in 1959, is a non-for-profit arts organization, community chorus of adult singers dedicated to the study and performance of great Choral works. Since 1992, it is under the direction of Janiece Kohler. Classic Choral Society membership is open to any adult with experience singing in a church, school or community choir. For more information, call 845-713-4543 or 914-456-3385 or visit www.classicChoralsociety.org. Like us on facebook: Choral-Society/184763761538974" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Choral-Society/184763761538974 ExtremeSoprano: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtwWW_Xp8yj9oSmGgUZNow  less

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...