The BIG Sing presents it's first ever Choir Festival in Chelmsford! We have a jammed packed Day of workshops in store from some of the UK's finest Choir Directors. We will uniting 500 singers from Choirs across Essex to fill the Civic Theatre with a mass ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I never sleep the Night before running a singing workshop and I always feel terribly nervous before a concert – whether I’m singing or conducti...

When Mimi Bornstein invited singers to participate in a performance of Paul Winter’s Missa Gaia in celebration of Earth Day in 2005, she was shocked that more than 130 singers showed up to sing.  The concert attracted an audience of 800 and rai...

Sneak peek at an Exaltation! Gospel Choir rehearsal. We meet the same Night as the bell ringers so please forgive the background sounds!

The Virtual Festival Voces en la Selva, from Parque del Conocimiento doing an interview with the choral composer Santiago Veros. He tells us how his first steps were, what he currently does and how he uses his social networks.

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  The other Day, there was a question about whether or not a choir director should sing while directing.  This is an age old question but as usual I have my own ideas.  ...

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust ever child like, no cares could destroy, be there at out waking, and give us we pray, your bliss in our hearts Lord, at the break of the Day, Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose str...  moreLord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust ever child like, no cares could destroy, be there at out waking, and give us we pray, your bliss in our hearts Lord, at the break of the Day, Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose strong hands were skilled at, the plane and the lathe, be there at our labors, and give us we pray, your strength in our hearts Lord, at the noon of the Day, Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace, be there at our homing, and give us we pray, your love in our hearts Lord, at the eve of the Day.  less

Recorded at the Night of the Museums in the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest on the 26th of June, 2021 at our first concert after the 1.5-year-intermission caused by the covid-19 pandemic.

Now in its 12th year, Play It Forward is proud to present Melbourne International Singers Festival with an even bigger and more diverse program for schools and community choirs, singers, teachers, musicians & conductors. JOIN US FOR THIS UNIQUE Day OF MA...

【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 Nocturnes By Morten Lauridsen 夜曲 莫頓‧勞律森 莫頓‧勞律森（Morten Lauridsen，1943─）是美國重要的當代作曲家，曾於1994至2001年擔任美國洛杉磯大師合唱團（Los Angeles Master Chorale）駐團作曲家，也在南加大音樂學院（USC Thornton School of Music）教授作...  more【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 Nocturnes By Morten Lauridsen 夜曲 莫頓‧勞律森 莫頓‧勞律森（Morten Lauridsen，1943─）是美國重要的當代作曲家，曾於1994至2001年擔任美國洛杉磯大師合唱團（Los Angeles Master Chorale）駐團作曲家，也在南加大音樂學院（USC Thornton School of Music）教授作曲長達30餘年，並於2007年獲得美國國家藝術獎（National Medal of Arts）。他的音樂呈現出古典保守傳統的特質，以簡單的樂曲結構來表現合唱人聲之美，而且在此簡單與純淨的結構中，流露著歌詞豐富的內涵，與如詩如畫般的美感。 《夜曲》是一套四首的聯篇合唱作品，主體的前三個樂章完成於2005年，第四樂章則於2008年加上，其主題與第一樂章相呼應，是為跋。不同於一般的連篇歌曲，這套夜曲的歌詞並非出自同一位作者的同一套詩作，而是分別來自三個不同國籍作者的作品：第一樂章與第四樂章是德國詩人萊納．瑪利亞．里爾克(Rainer Maria Rilke，1875－1926)的法文詩，第二樂章是智利詩人巴勃魯．聶魯達(Pablo Neruda, 1904-1973)所寫之情詩，第三樂章則取材自美國作家詹姆斯．魯弗斯．艾吉 (James Rufus Agee; 1909- 1955)的詩作。作曲家勞律森精準而巧妙地掌握了它們共同的特點：夜晚、浪漫的愛情、以及神秘主義的語彙，藉著豐富的和聲色彩，使得這幾首不同來源的詩作完美地結合成為一個整體。 3. Sure on this Shining Night 在這閃亮的夜晚 美國作家艾吉(James Agee, 1909-1955)是美國四O年代重要的小說家、編劇、電影評論與詩人，在他去世後才出版的傳記小說《A Death in the Family》使他榮獲1958年的普立茲獎。此曲歌詞節錄自〈描述天堂〉(Description of Elysium)一詩，收錄在1934年出版的「允許我遠航」(Permit Me Voyage)詩集中。 勞律森將此詩譜寫成為混聲四部合唱曲，配合詩作藉著景物抒懷，在歌詞shining（閃亮）一字，運用花腔式（一字對多音）的...    less