On Christmas Eve morning 2017, I was approached by a member of our congregation who said he had been inspired by the Holy Ghost to write some words and that he would like me to set them to music. To begin with I wasn't sure, since they seemed somewhat re...  moreOn Christmas Eve morning 2017, I was approached by a member of our congregation who said he had been inspired by the Holy Ghost to write some words and that he would like me to set them to music. To begin with I wasn't sure, since they seemed somewhat repetitive, but as the day progressed to the early afternoon I found that I was also inspired (I even missed lunch!). The piece varies in mode from D Dorian to A Aeolian. The performance is by me (multi-tracking).  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church Choirs, Natural Voice Choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...

In 1987, composer Michael McGlynn founded the Choir in Dublin, Ireland, after many years of searching for a physical Voice for his compositions, many of which are influenced by the history and mythology of his homeland. ANÚNA, is a unique and beautiful...  moreIn 1987, composer Michael McGlynn founded the Choir in Dublin, Ireland, after many years of searching for a physical Voice for his compositions, many of which are influenced by the history and mythology of his homeland. ANÚNA, is a unique and beautiful instrument that explores the stories of ordinary people, saints and scholars Within the songs are universal stories that are told through the landscape, the philosophy and the mythology of Ireland and beyond. Anúna created the vocal ambience of Riverdance (1994-1996), achieved a Top 10 placing on the U.K. Singles Charts while remaining at Number 1 on the Irish singles charts for eighteen weeks. In 2012 they appeared as the "Voices of Hell"on the video game Diablo 3 [Blizzard] gaining a Game Audio Network Guild nomination for the Best Original Choral performance in February 2013. While curating the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank, Elvis Costello invited Anúna to perform as featured guests and in 2011 they featured on DVD ...    less

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The basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in C...  moreThe basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in Culemborg for the reestablished Ukrainian seminar. After the seminarians were graduated, they swarmed out to fulfill their priestly vocation for the Ukrainians all over the world. The now outside the monastery walls well-known seminarian Choir fell apart while applications for the singing of liturgies and concerts throughout the Netherlands, kept coming. On the initiative of Msgr. AG Smith, dr. Antonowycz founded the Utrecht Byzantine Choir on February 9, 1951, consisting of only Dutch men, who specialized in singing the liturgy according to the Slavic-Byzantine rite. In cooperation with the Apostolate of the Eastern Churches, the UBK initially only sang liturgies according to the Byzantine Rite. Hundreds of parishes in the Netherlands became familiar with ...    less

Manado Catholic Choir, known as MCC, was founded in 2009 by Kevin Bosco Wantalangi and 15 others Catholic youth of Manado Diocese, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The main interest of the Choir is to serve through music repertoires performances especially in M...  moreManado Catholic Choir, known as MCC, was founded in 2009 by Kevin Bosco Wantalangi and 15 others Catholic youth of Manado Diocese, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The main interest of the Choir is to serve through music repertoires performances especially in Manado Diocese which consists of catholic churches of the province. The Choir performs ordinarily music during Catholic Mass and other forms of Choir services in churches and events. The formation of this Catholic youth has agreed to give contribution to the church and the country as young generation through music. In 2014, Manado Catholic Choir had established its junior member, named Manado Catholic Youth Choir (MCYC). Consist of school age youngster and as part of Manado Catholic Choir has the same vision and mission. In 2017, Manado Catholic Choir expands its form of group interest by establishing its Male and feMale group of Choirs called Manado Catholic Male Choir (MCMC) and Manado Catholic FeMale Choir (MCFC) which has specification in terms of equal...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]As we saw last week, many singers struggle with finding (and keeping) their starting notes. photo by Albin Olsson What can make it even harder is if a man ...