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Artistic Director for Salzburg International
He was involved in music from his early childhood on, his father, Josef Wolfgang Ziegler, a well-known Austrian composer and Choral director taught the first Musical steps to him. Singing and playing the violin became his passions.
In the USA he starte...
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10 things singers can do at home when there’s no choir to go to
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir.
How can you keep your Choral and Musical interests alive? Here are 1...
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Let's meet in music in Berlin in 2025
Around Europe meeting music organizes Choral festivals and competitions at numerous locations, in cooperation with fantastic Musical professionals to assure the events’ high standard and underline the idea of a familiar and common goal. We always lo...
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Choosing Choral repertoire
Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor. We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the Musical palette of the singers and of the audience me...
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Singing is about people, not Musical notes
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
There are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written Musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and...
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M'ANAM
M'ANAM is one of the most exciting new vocal ensembles to emerge in recent years, growing naturally from the ground-breaKing Choral group ANÚNA. Formed in 2017, the members come from the island of Ireland and beyond, encompassing a huge range of Musical e... moreM'ANAM is one of the most exciting new vocal ensembles to emerge in recent years, growing naturally from the ground-breaKing Choral group ANÚNA. Formed in 2017, the members come from the island of Ireland and beyond, encompassing a huge range of Musical experiences.
The Musical connection of the group to Ireland is deep and spans all the traditions present here. The songs and texts date back as far as the ViKing raids on Ireland in the 9th century, through to music created by the men themselves under the direction of their Artistic Director Michael McGlynn.
This year the group release their debut album, "M'ANAM" in the Autumn, and are featured artists on the opening track "Clarity" of the latest album by acclaimed Japanese jazz-rock ensemble Mouse on the Keys whose 3rd album "tres" was released this May to universal acclaim.
Their first digital single "Bandó Ribineann" is released this June. less
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VoiSingers
It's a choir whose aim is to combine modern Musical visions with choir music. Nowadays, classical Choral singing covers only a narrow social stratum. Over the last 20 years palette of music offered by the media has been watered down on an unprecedented sc... moreIt's a choir whose aim is to combine modern Musical visions with choir music. Nowadays, classical Choral singing covers only a narrow social stratum. Over the last 20 years palette of music offered by the media has been watered down on an unprecedented scale, and the frigthening fact is that human values can be found less and less in them. The Voisingers is a novel approach to each song by the newly born transcripts, a new community, a decision that evaluates and realizes - considering Musical needs of young people more than ever - the further development of the world-famous Hungarian Choral music less