[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The Natural Voice Network (NVN) has done a great deal to dispel the myth that you have to be able to read music to be in a choir.   photo by...

Amazonia Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to the performance and preservation of Latin American choral music. Come experience the joy of Latin American music through choral singing! Amazonia Vocal Ensemble was founded in 2007 by Dr. Cristian Grases, and ...  moreAmazonia Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to the performance and preservation of Latin American choral music. Come experience the joy of Latin American music through choral singing! Amazonia Vocal Ensemble was founded in 2007 by Dr. Cristian Grases, and debuted on Nov. 30 of that year at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Miami. The ensemble rehearses weekly and is comprised of volunteer musicians, both professional and amateur. The ensemble has performed throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties, as well in Naples in 2009 & 2012, Puerto Rico in 2010, and most recently in washington DC in 2015. The repertoire performed by Amazonia Vocal Ensemble is typically in Spanish but also in other American languages and original dialects such us Portuguese (Brazil), Papiamento (Aruba-Curazao), Quechua (Perú) and Chiquitano (Bolivia) among others.  less

ChoirPlace is an online community-based center for choir members and vocal music lovers.We aim at being the ultimate place for easily finding information about choirs and vocal groups, for finding and watching videos of choral music that were added by the...

music for choir and orchestra for Christmas time. Sheet music available soon on the website ASTURIA music : www.asturiamusic.com. Keep tuned ! A version for treble choir SSA is coming in the next days. A version for mixed choir SAB is coming in the ne...  moremusic for choir and orchestra for Christmas time. Sheet music available soon on the website ASTURIA music : www.asturiamusic.com. Keep tuned ! A version for treble choir SSA is coming in the next days. A version for mixed choir SAB is coming in the next days. A version for piano beginners is already available on the same website. Keep tuned to my news on my facebook page : www.facebook.com/anthonysylvestre.composer Literal English translation : "1. Here is December, everything is white in the country. The flakes fly, the tops are snowy. It's the spirit of Christmas that fills our homes, and invites oneself into our hearts to fill us with happiness. 2. Christmas is coming, it's time to celebrate the Child-God Savior who was announced to us. It's the spirit of Christmas that fills our homes, and invites oneself into our hearts to fill us with happiness. and invites oneself into our hearts to fill us with happiness. It's the Christmas spirit!"  less

https://youtu.be/WpRok6AuNBk Words by Emma Lazarus music by Stanley M. Hoffman for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. music: © Copyright...  morehttps://youtu.be/WpRok6AuNBk Words by Emma Lazarus music by Stanley M. Hoffman for SATB Chorus and Harp (Piano), Trumpet, Horn in F, and Crash Cymbals NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. music: © Copyright 2021 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved Used by permission.. The sheet music is available from Canticle Distributing. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 8974A. --- TEXT Kindle the taper like the steadfast star ablaze on evening’s forehead o’er the earth, and add each night a luster till afar an eight-fold splendor shine above thy (your) hearth. Clash, Israel, the cymbals, touch the lyre, blow the brass trumpet and the harsh-tongued horn; chant psalms of victory till the heart take fire, the Maccabean spirit leap new-born. —Emma Lazarus Modernization by Stanley M. Hoffman  less

The Palace ''Isgodlo'' was established in January 2019. We are primarily aiming at worshipping God in vocal music. The Palace is committed to serve its own members and the wider society by upholding choral music principles and values in promoting social ...  moreThe Palace ''Isgodlo'' was established in January 2019. We are primarily aiming at worshipping God in vocal music. The Palace is committed to serve its own members and the wider society by upholding choral music principles and values in promoting social growth, justice, Unity and the Empowerment of its members and the larger community for the realization of their potential through timeous interventions, interactive and developmental participative programmes. We are currently looking for new energetic choir members. We are based in Pretoria. Contact us for audition dates. WhatsApp Ocean 0780396846 Email: isigodlothepalace@gmail.com  less

I thought you might be interested in a new venture of mine.     I’m about to publish a free, monthly roundup of music news delivered straight to your inbox. As those of you who follow my Facebook Page know, I regularly post interesti...

A very Swedish affair…Folk music plays a very important role in Sweden. Wherever people meet and celebrate, you will be surrounded by music, singing and dancing. The Swedish composer Mårten Jansson is deeply rooted in this tradition which ins...

On October, 18, 2010 The Belarus State Academy of music have present a master class with Ira Spaulding. Ira Spaulding, born in New York, studied with Robert Simpson at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey (Bachelor of music) and also ho...  moreOn October, 18, 2010 The Belarus State Academy of music have present a master class with Ira Spaulding. Ira Spaulding, born in New York, studied with Robert Simpson at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey (Bachelor of music) and also holds a Master of music in Voice and Choral Conducting from Eastern Kentucky University. He gave numerous recitals in America as well as having taught voice, conducting, vocal pedagogy and literature at several colleges and conducted various vocal ensembles (community oratorio choirs, church choirs, boys choirs and a jazz vocal ensemble). He currently serves on the faculty at City College of New York where he teaches voice, conducting and leads vocal ensembles and choirs.  less

Choral music is currently going through a renaissance with hundreds of professional and amateur choirs singing all across the world. But what makes the sound, and in particular the sound of a professional group, so appealing? In this essay, I look at the ...  moreChoral music is currently going through a renaissance with hundreds of professional and amateur choirs singing all across the world. But what makes the sound, and in particular the sound of a professional group, so appealing? In this essay, I look at the science behind the notes to find out why choral music sounds so good. ▶ Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/listeningin ▶ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2PlVaMS ____________________ ▶ Website: http://www.barnabymartin.com ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarnabyMartin FURTHER READING Choral Phonetics - when vowels control the intonation [Wolfgang Saus]: https://www.oberton.org/wp-content/uploads/ws-Choral-Phonetics-vh-2.pdf CHOIRS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO Tenebrae Choir: https://www.tenebrae-choir.com/ Voces8: https://voces8.com/ Illuminare Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnDCENlgvXo The Choir of Westminster Abbey: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/music/the-abbey-choir-and-musicians/the-choir The Kingdom Choir: https://ki...    less