A SEASON TO SING A Season To Sing is a brand new 40-minute work for choir and organ or piano, by British composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.   A Season To Sing will be published by the Royal Scho...

Info | Πληροφορίες: info@choirs.gr Στίχοι & Μουσική: Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος Πρώτη εκτέλεση Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος-Σωτηρία Μπέλου στο δίσκο "Βρώμικο Ψωμί" (http://www.savvopoulos.net) Zeibekiko by Dionysis Savvopoulos (Music & Lyrics) First Performanc...  moreInfo | Πληροφορίες: info@choirs.gr Στίχοι & Μουσική: Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος Πρώτη εκτέλεση Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος-Σωτηρία Μπέλου στο δίσκο "Βρώμικο Ψωμί" (http://www.savvopoulos.net) Zeibekiko by Dionysis Savvopoulos (Music & Lyrics) First Performance by Dionysis Savvopoulos and Sotiria Mpellou in the alboum "Dirty Bread" ["Bromiko Psomi"] (http://www.savvopoulos.net) Από τη συμμετοχή της Μελισσάνθης στο Διεθνή Χορωδιακό Διαγωνισμού του Ρίμινι, το 2011, στην κατηγογία Γ, Παραδοσιακών και Γκόσπελ Χορωδιών με τα τραγούδια*: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------------------- From Melissanthi's participation to the Rimini International Choral Competition 2011, for Category D: Folk & Gospel choirs with the songs*: ****************************************************** *****************Disclaimer************************* Apart from the performance, the choirs do not have and do not claim any of the other copyrights on the music works in the...    less

Founded in 1992, Cadenza is now considered to be one of Scotland’s finest and most exciting amateur mixed voice choirs, with members from a wide area of central Scotland. The choir has performed throughout Scotland and beyond, with music covering all per...  moreFounded in 1992, Cadenza is now considered to be one of Scotland’s finest and most exciting amateur mixed voice choirs, with members from a wide area of central Scotland. The choir has performed throughout Scotland and beyond, with music covering all periods and most styles. Critically acclaimed, and attracting capacity audiences, at the Edinburgh Fringe and elsewhere, the choir is regularly invited to perform at prominent events and has been broadcast on BBC Radio (3, 4 and Scotland) and Classic FM. Cadenza’s most recent CD - Bright Star: Cadenza at Christmas – was reviewed in Classical Music Magazine and included in Breakfast on 3’s Advent Calendar in December 2013. Jenny Sumerling became Musical Director in 2000 and under her direction Cadenza has gone from strength to strength. Ben Parry, Director of the National Youth choirs of Great Britain has been Cadenza’s Patron since 2003. Charity concerts are a regular an important part of Cadenza’s annual programme, raising thousands of pounds for a wide range...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some choirs and singing groups meet frequently, often once a week, requiring a high level of commitment. Others meet less frequently and work on a dr...

Under the auspices of the African Confederation for Choral Music, the African Youth Choir (AYC) was established on 8 April 2012 in Libreville, at the initiative of choir directors and officers of African choirs associations. (Www.africanyouthchoir.org) T...  moreUnder the auspices of the African Confederation for Choral Music, the African Youth Choir (AYC) was established on 8 April 2012 in Libreville, at the initiative of choir directors and officers of African choirs associations. (Www.africanyouthchoir.org) This biennial project is organizing a technical course with cultural exchange during a Summer camp for two weeks in an African country. Then the choir is prepared to perform in major events in Africa, or to represent Africa in major festivals included in the global agenda of choral singing. The desire is to gather young singers from around Africa for integration through song, to enrich their cultural diversity, to to become messengers of peace on the continent and throughout the world, but also a model of multiculturalism. 40 singers from 10 african countries are selected after testing (16 to 26 years old) and work with an experienced conductor. Cultural association, non-profit, the African Youth Choir is an answer the needs of a cultural and artistic education...    less

The Choral Project, founded by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes in 1996, has been hailed by San José Mercury News as “a Bay Area jewel,” stating that “there is nothing subtle about why this is one of the best choirs you will ever hear.” This group of multi...  moreThe Choral Project, founded by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes in 1996, has been hailed by San José Mercury News as “a Bay Area jewel,” stating that “there is nothing subtle about why this is one of the best choirs you will ever hear.” This group of multi-talented singers has earned an outstanding reputation for performing high-level choral literature and bridging the gap between text and music, singer and spectator. The 54-voice ensemble has performed throughout the world in concert performances and choral festivals to great acclaim. They are widely recognized for presenting and preserving great works of choral literature from a wide range of traditions from around the world that express the region’s diversity. The group is equally committed to innovative and dramatic presentations, as well as promoting the choral art through the premieres of new works by Stephen Schwartz, Richard Burchard, Eric William Barnum, and Joshua Shank, to name a few. Bachtrack.com described The Choral Project’s recent concert with ...    less

This EXTREMELY catchy blue-grassy choir tune will be the favorite of your students.  Great concert closer, Perfect for small groups, large groups, massed choruses, can be easily rearranged for SSA, SA, TTB, etc...  and with a little analysis, ad...

A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Being in a choir is great (see The pleasures of being a choir member), but most mixed choirs never seem to have enough men.     photo by Robert...

Hi   My name is Valerie and I am one of the events organisers for the Cape Town International Choir Festival. My role is to create awareness of the Festival and to facilitate the registration of choirs and the booking of any accomodation required b...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Certain people are rather dismissive of “Singing for fun” choirs. If it’s for fun then it can’t possibly be of any quality. ...