Coastal Sound Children’s Choir Diana Clark, artistic director Barry Yamanouchi, accompanist Coastal Sound Children’s Choir aims to inspire each Young singer to be their best–as musicians and as contributing engaged citizens–through choral singing...  moreCoastal Sound Children’s Choir Diana Clark, artistic director Barry Yamanouchi, accompanist Coastal Sound Children’s Choir aims to inspire each Young singer to be their best–as musicians and as contributing engaged citizens–through choral singing. Under the direction of Diana Clark since 2009, Children’s Choir consists of caring Young musicians from diverse cultural heritages, ages 9-15 years old. Storytelling, joy of singing, connection and flexibility of performance are the core values of this group. the choir also loves to work with guest conductors and share with other choirs. they have recently been guest singers with Vancouver Chamber Choir. Since 1989, when Donna Otto founded the group, Coastal Sound Children’s Choir has performed at important cultural events in Greater Vancouver and Whistler, has toured extensively throughout the world, and has co-hosted the Coastal Sound International Choral Festival. coastalsoundmusic.com  less

12th International festival of choirs and orchestras in Venice and Jesolo (Italy)10.05. - 14.05.2023 VENICE – city of channels and gondolasSince 1987 Venice and its lagoon have been on the UNESCO-list of cultural heritage. For many people it is t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many people won’t consider joining a choir or going to a singing workshop because they believe they can’t ‘sing’. Yet ask them to s...

'Deus Ex Machina' is a piece composed by award-winning Polish composer of the Young generation, Jakub Neske. the text for the piece was written by Bartholomew Begley, a Dublin-based philosophy lecturer who works on philosophical translations of early mode...  more'Deus Ex Machina' is a piece composed by award-winning Polish composer of the Young generation, Jakub Neske. the text for the piece was written by Bartholomew Begley, a Dublin-based philosophy lecturer who works on philosophical translations of early modern Latin texts. the text 'Deus Ex Machina' tells the story of a suddenly and unexpectedly found God 'out of a machine.' the setting of the choir was very experimental – the aim was to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by the spatial, immersive sound. the choir sections were spread horizontally and vertically; therefore, the entire space around the listener was arranged. the visuals indicate the positions of the choir by points of light, whose brightness and movement were devised based on the sound energy of each of the choral sections.  less

Over 400 million people around the world regularly stream music. It's a quick, easy and accessible way of sharing your choir’s music with the community. You don’t need to invest in expensive equipment, however, to be able to make pro...

We are a Choir of very friendly people, with great musical experience, a great desire to make good music, with a very wide repertoire and many concerts offered. Come meet us!!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there are people out there desperate to find more songs for their choir.   photo by Victor Grigas   they record everything at singing...

We are a community of people who love to sing. there is a variety of ages and ability levels. Our goals are learning a variety of repertoire and connecting through music and singing together.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there’s always a strange sense of calm that descends on the choir before a concert.     People seem unusually relaxed and more peo...

the Singing Safari has been on the road for five weeks now collecting exotic songs from all over the world. Just 6 days to go before we arrive at Holywells Park in Ipswich to perform the songs we've gathered. Tired, dusty and a few less people in o...