VIVA!’s six choirs, for ages four through adult, offer members the opportunity to achieve artistic excellence in a singer-centered, collaborative choral community, featuring youth mentoring programs and the TD Bank Group inclusion Program. Founded in 2...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIVA!’s six choirs, for ages four through adult, offer members the opportunity to achieve artistic excellence in a singer-centered, collaborative choral community, featuring youth mentoring programs and the TD Bank Group inclusion Program. Founded in 2000 by Carol Woodward Ratzlaff in response to widespread cuts to public school arts programs, 2018-19 marks VIVA!’s 19th season as a downtown family of choirs. VIVA!’s choirs include: the Preparatory Chorus (ages 4-6); the Junior Choir (ages 6-10); the Main Chorus (ages 9-16); the SATB Chamber Choir (senior high school, university students and adults); and the non-auditioned VIVA! Community Choir (SATB) which incorporates Everyone Can Sing (ECS), an auditioned group for those aged 13 and up with disabilities. VIVA’s unique TD Bank Group inclusion Program provides support for all singers with disabilities. Also singular to VIVA! is the Choral Mentoring and Leadership Program, which forms an integral part of VIVA!’s structure. This Program provides young l...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Chantage is one of the UK's leading amateur choirs, formed in 1999 and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition in 2006, recorded live with Elbow at Abbey Road Studios in ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreChantage is one of the UK's leading amateur choirs, formed in 1999 and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition in 2006, recorded live with Elbow at Abbey Road Studios in 2009 and is frequently featured on Classic FM and BBC radio. Chantage performs a wide range of repertoire, programming works traditionally performed by English chamber choirs alongside lesser known works sourced from foreign choral cultures. Chantage was formed in 1999 by its Musical Director James Davey, and quickly established itself in London as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. It draws singers from all over the country and from all walks of life. Strong commitment from its members has helped forge a growing reputation as an outstanding amateur choir with a national reputation. Chantage performs a wide range of repertoire, programming works traditionally performed by English chamber choirs alongside lesser known works sourced from foreign ch...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over Time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

sing with delight! having a good Time together when singing the masterpieces of choirmusic from "every corner". feeling the music in our hearts. the audience will listen and see this in our performances and our faces. - if your feeling is well, ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moresing with delight! having a good Time together when singing the masterpieces of choirmusic from "every corner". feeling the music in our hearts. the audience will listen and see this in our performances and our faces. - if your feeling is well, your voice is well. some projects: f. mendelssohn bartholdy "elias", psalm 42, and a cappella-music g. f. händel "coronation anthems", "messias" (2013) f. schubert "messe es-dur", w. a. mozart "requiem", g. fauré "requiem", j. haydn "schöpfung", "missa in tempore belli", ... and a capellasongs  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Back for the second year running but hoping there will be no snow this Time, the OK Chorale are delighted to present their annual spring cOncert at St. Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk on Saturday 29 March at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (£2 und...

in 2013, having completed my university studies, my professional experience in composition was nil. My jobs until then had been as an ice cream seller and a brief stint at a bookstore making photocopies—part-Time jobs to support my university studie...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Time to look forward to the coming year.   with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson   Look back first to realise all the big mis...

Fulham Children's Choir is a new choir for South West London, directed by Christopher Wray and Hermione Ruck Keene. Open to boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 13, the choir rehearses on Tuesdays between 5.15 and 6.30 at St Peter's Church, Fulham. ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreFulham Children's Choir is a new choir for South West London, directed by Christopher Wray and Hermione Ruck Keene. Open to boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 13, the choir rehearses on Tuesdays between 5.15 and 6.30 at St Peter's Church, Fulham. Children learn to sing together, about vocal development and musicianship, and most importantly have fun! the choir will give regular performances in and around Fulham. Visit our website to find out more about joining the choir and our future events.  

www.keystoneacappella.com www.facebook.com/KeyStoneVocals Live from the kitchen at Sled Dog Studios, KeyStone takes a break from tracking their debut album with the Vocal Company to sing a Sara Barielles tune they just added to their repertoire. Mu...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morewww.keystoneacappella.com www.facebook.com/KeyStoneVocals Live from the kitchen at Sled Dog Studios, KeyStone takes a break from tracking their debut album with the Vocal Company to sing a Sara Barielles tune they just added to their repertoire. Music by Sara Barielles Arrangement by Tom West Lead Vocal: Jen Steinberg Shot live on an iPhone by our recording engineer and producer, Ted Trembinski. the music in this video is unedited and not mastered.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Nat started his choir four years ago. He has slowly built the numbers up to a fairly stable 35 or so, but thinks it’s Time for a change.   &n...