In this clip The Open Arts community Choir famously make The judge, Sharon D.Clarke '..cry tears of musical Joy!' The Song 'Moon River' originally made famous in The film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's with Audrey Hepburn. The soloists in this Song are An...  moreIn this clip The Open Arts community Choir famously make The judge, Sharon D.Clarke '..cry tears of musical Joy!' The Song 'Moon River' originally made famous in The film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's with Audrey Hepburn. The soloists in this Song are Andrea Hope and Alan Beattie. Inclusive is The word which probably best describes Open Arts Community Choir. It features people with disabilites and those without, from every section of The community in NorThern Ireland. The age range is extensive, from seventeen to over seventy but most importantly members are united by Their love of singing. The choir is directed in Belfast NorThern Ireland by Beverley Whyte For more information visit: http://openarts.net  less

Cantores Celestes directed By Kelly Galbraith releases Their 7th CD April 21, 2018 in time to celebrate Their 30th Anniversary Year. It’s ALL Canadian and features some of The best award- winning musicians in The country: Anne Lindsay, Tony Quarrington, S...  moreCantores Celestes directed By Kelly Galbraith releases Their 7th CD April 21, 2018 in time to celebrate Their 30th Anniversary Year. It’s ALL Canadian and features some of The best award- winning musicians in The country: Anne Lindsay, Tony Quarrington, Stuart Laughton, Stephen Tam, Jordan O'Connor and Kate Carver. Cantores Celestes commissioned five of The pieces without grants of any kind (two by Tony Quarrington, two by Anne Lindsay and one by Clifford Ford). The music will make you happy and be The sound track for your day. The fiddle soars. The double bass grooves as The guitar and piano support The voices of Cantores Celestes. There is trumpet, flute, organ, mandolin and harmonica. There are love Songs and odes to The sea. A wildly different tune called Hauntings is based on a scary tale from New Brunswick. This recording promises to be a highlight in your collection. www.cantorescelestes.com  less

A little nostalgia for today: a beautiful performance by Choralia Chamber Choir from The United Kingdom, winner of The Grand Prize of Musica Eterna a Roma in 2018. https://fb.watch/CAtKuzW0Rt/   Have you applied for our festival next Year yet? You...

lyrics: Pere Ljubić A part of The choir's winning performance at The 58th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2015 in Varaždin. The Song depicts Procession "Za križen" ("Following The Cross") which takes place every Year in The night between M...  morelyrics: Pere Ljubić A part of The choir's winning performance at The 58th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2015 in Varaždin. The Song depicts Procession "Za križen" ("Following The Cross") which takes place every Year in The night between Maundy Thursday and Good Friday on The Croatian island of Hvar. The event has centuries of tradition and is included in The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Za_kri%C5%BEen www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com video recording: Bernard Kahle, Goran Sučić audio recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings b.kahle@yahoo.com  less

Budapest International Choir Festival and Competition - a milestone in The history of choral competitions. Since 1988, choirs are magnetized to join every second Year. With an experience of almost 30 Years meeting music has focused on improving its ev...

Female choir DZINTARS in The concert "Person through The cycle of Year" on 3. 12. 2011. performs Latgalian folk Song in arrangement of Latvian composer Ilona Rupaine "Moseņ` zeileit` viesti nesa". Artistic Director: Aira Birziņa Conductor: Krista Aude...  moreFemale choir DZINTARS in The concert "Person through The cycle of Year" on 3. 12. 2011. performs Latgalian folk Song in arrangement of Latvian composer Ilona Rupaine "Moseņ` zeileit` viesti nesa". Artistic Director: Aira Birziņa Conductor: Krista Audere Choir master: Inguna Broka Vocal teacher: Aina Bajāre Follow us on twitter.com: @korisDZINTARS :)  

Seeing The forest for The trees... Something on my mind today as I prepare young minds for a Year of learning and growing as human beings through The medium of Choral Music, is The value of an individual identity in a group setting.  So many people ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of Their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also The time of Year when choirs release New CDs...

A couple of Years ago, around this time of Year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with The details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at The ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I’ve been creating some New singing workshops for next Year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...