Mistango Choir Festival
  • Chris Rowbury

    When audiences applaud – or not

    Added February 26, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1358 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There are times when it’s not been appropriate for an audience to clap. Funerals and weddings are the obvious ones.   photo by Linda Thomas   But not getting applause can throw singers. Maybe it mea... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Melbourne International Singers Festival and Melbourne Eisteddfod, June 4 – 9, 2014

    Added February 25, 2014 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 696 views - 0 comments

    School of Hard Knocks Institute presents Melbourne International Singers Festival and Melbourne Eisteddfod, June 4 – 9, 2014   Australia’s most exciting Singers Festival & Choral Eisteddfod!! World Class Venues Outstanding Vocal, Arranging & Conducting Workshops Performance Opportunities Intern... read more

  • MWCT

    We are looking for a Guest Choir Director! volunteer position in Mozambique

    Added February 24, 2014 by MWCT - 1285 views - 0 comments

            Guest Choir Director, Volunteer Position Manda Wilderness Community Trust Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique   Description of the Position: The primary purpose of this position is to help plan and run the Manda Wilderness Choir Festival. In its fifth year, the festival... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    The pleasures of the untrained voice

    Added February 19, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1381 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2010 artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize  for "a sound piece consisting of her own frail beautiful voice singing a Scottish lament over the black waters of the Clyde". When her nomination was discussed on ... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    Come and sing with Albion

    Added February 15, 2014 by Andrew Throssell - 526 views - 0 comments

    At our Next Concert in Sheffield - Come and sing with Albion!                                          After the lov... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

    Added February 12, 2014 by Chris Rowbury - 1030 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “Where do you think the music resides? Is it in the written score?... read more

  • Lisa Wong

    Searching for Choral Repertoire?

    Added February 12, 2014 by Lisa Wong - 897 views - 0 comments

    http://choosingchoralrepertoire.blogspot.com/

  • Yin-Chu Jou

    Last Few Places: 2014 Directors' Familiarization Trip "Jump into Ireland"

    Added February 8, 2014 by Yin-Chu Jou - 756 views - 0 comments

    Few places left. Apply today by sending an email to Artistic Director Yin-Chu Jou: yinchu@faf.org 1-800-526-2908 Apply for FAF’s 2014 Familiarization Travel Grant: a complimentary 5-night Familiarization Trip to Ireland! (Land-Only Offer; Airfare refunded upon choir's contract signing for Festiv... read more

  • A Valentine from Jane Monheit

    Added February 6, 2014 by Met Museum Presents - 572 views - 0 comments

    Beloved Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit performs a special program in celebration of Valentine's Day.   The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10028 212 570 3949 for tickets or visit  http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/a-valentine-from-jane... read more

  • Karen Boyce

    Children's Choir Welcomes all (Upper Hutt New Zealand- published in Upper Hutt Leader Wednesday 29 January 2014)

    Added February 6, 2014 by Karen Boyce - 767 views - 0 comments

      Singing in a choir can develop children’s listening and cooperative skills, give them confidence and show them how music expresses feelings and ideas. It can also be a lot of fun. Upper Hutt’s Major Minors Children’s Choir meets again on Sunday, February 2, and the two volunteer tutors are inv... read more