The Brussels Brecht-Eisler Choir is a solidarity community Choir from Brussels (Belgium).  We invite Choirs, large and small, ensembles or even individual singers to follow in the footsteps of the ancient and combative tradition of giving  ...

The Concordia Choir and The King's Singers collaborate on a performance and recording Project during their time on the Concordia College campus located in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Virtual Choir version of Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium (40-part SATB on 8 separate Choirs) Swara Vocal Ensemble Liza Dedapper, soprano Anna Nuytten, mezzo-soprano Ivan Yohan, tenor Laurent Fobelets, bass 1 Jan Moeyaert, bass 2 in cooperation with O...  moreVirtual Choir version of Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium (40-part SATB on 8 separate Choirs) Swara Vocal Ensemble Liza Dedapper, soprano Anna Nuytten, mezzo-soprano Ivan Yohan, tenor Laurent Fobelets, bass 1 Jan Moeyaert, bass 2 in cooperation with OPERAWERF113 vzw and supported by Vlaanderen/Verbeelding Werkt  

"My sweetheart ... ... is wearing a red fez ... has black eyes, and honey lips. Does he want to kiss me? I’d give all the czar’s treasure for it." This concert was the culmination of a six-week Project which creates a Choir from scratch for one ni...  more"My sweetheart ... ... is wearing a red fez ... has black eyes, and honey lips. Does he want to kiss me? I’d give all the czar’s treasure for it." This concert was the culmination of a six-week Project which creates a Choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the winter are performed at St. Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com  less

The Blackheath Conservatoire’s chamber Choir is aimed at experienced choral singers and works on a Project basis. Singers are therefore welcome to apply at any point, since the group will be fixed from a central pool for each concert. Repertoire is wide-r...  moreThe Blackheath Conservatoire’s chamber Choir is aimed at experienced choral singers and works on a Project basis. Singers are therefore welcome to apply at any point, since the group will be fixed from a central pool for each concert. Repertoire is wide-ranging, from Renaissance polyphony to commissions from established and emerging British composers. The group is directed by Hilary Campbell and welcomes interest from experienced and enthusiastic choral singers of all ages.  

Children's Choir ,,The Stars” (“Zvezdice”- eng. little stars) was formed in 2002 as a Project with the support of UNDP - United Nations Development Programme for the development and improvement of cultural activities among the youngest population. The cho...  moreChildren's Choir ,,The Stars” (“Zvezdice”- eng. little stars) was formed in 2002 as a Project with the support of UNDP - United Nations Development Programme for the development and improvement of cultural activities among the youngest population. The Choir, which operates in the far south of Serbia for years, despite all the social and economic circumstances, represents a qualitative benchmark of children's Choir singing in Serbia. The very existence and successful work is the largest Choir incentive and support talented children to build and improve their talent, and through further education and training contribute to the cultural and any other development of their region. Music as a separate and clear illustration of the atmosphere, geography, traditions and cultural code, this Choir with special kind of social engagement symbolizes the socio-political background of which is aimed at awakening cultural awareness and human self-consciousness. Choir brings together 50 members, children aged from 7 to 17, affi...    less

There might be readers of this blog who want to mount a really big work with a relatively small Choir. In which case I thought I’d share some thoughts on our current Project to perform Verdi’s Messa di Requiem in Guildford on November 24th 201...

This October, as part of Queensland Mental Health Week 2017, the School of Hard Knocks is excited to head to the Sunshine Coast, and we invite you to join our un-auditioned Project Choir—the inaugural ‘Absolutely Everybody’ Sunshine Coas...

 [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Back in 2012 The Guardian started a Project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...

I. A WATER WHEEL TURNS Inside water, a water wheel turns. The star circulates with the moon. We live in the night Ocean wondering, What are these lights? Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. ...  moreI. A WATER WHEEL TURNS Inside water, a water wheel turns. The star circulates with the moon. We live in the night Ocean wondering, What are these lights? Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by the Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College Choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from the Persian by Coleman Barks, for double Choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, the giddiness of spring and rolling seas, and the Ocean's gifts and singing. Its images, from 800 years ago, speak to us with both vivid immediacy and transcendence. The idea for the piece originated with the Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative, which proposed funding activities that would involve students in ar...    less