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BroadBeat Choir
We are a fun, informal Choir singing songs from shows, films and charts - past and present. We welcome members of all abilities and experience. We meet in 2 venues in Norfolk, close to Wroxham and Norwich.
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Magnificat
Magnificat was formed in 1991 by its conductor, Philip Cave, to explore The rich diversity of Choral music from The last five centuries. The ensemble specialises in The restoration and performance of neglected Choral masterpieces of The 16th and 17th cent... moreMagnificat was formed in 1991 by its conductor, Philip Cave, to explore The rich diversity of Choral music from The last five centuries. The ensemble specialises in The restoration and performance of neglected Choral masterpieces of The 16th and 17th centuries. Magnificat ranges in size from four to forty voices and performs a wide range of music, both a capella and with ensembles of period instruments.
In association with Linn Records, ofollow">http://www.linnrecords.com/artist-magnificat.aspx Magnificat has undertaken many recording projects of music from ‘The Golden Age'. The first of These comprises motets by Gesualdo, Guerrero, Josquin, Rebelo and Victoria togeTher with Allegri's Miserere and Palestrina's Stabat mater. A highly acclaimed recording of Victoria's officium Defunctorum of 1605, named a 1997 Critics' Choice by Gramophone Magazine and chosen by The Rough Guide as one of its ‘100 Essential Classical CDs', was... less
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NorThern Lights
University of Utah Chamber Choir, under The direction of Dr. Barlow Bradford performing "NorThern Lights" on Their 2013 Spring Concert in The Libby Gardner Concert Hall.
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Call for applicants for TMC 2012 Choral Conductors' Symposium
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is now accepting applicants for The 2nd annual TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium to be held in January 2012. The TMC created this national symposium in 2011 as part of its Emerging Conductors Program to bring toget...
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Java Jive - Milton Drake, Ben Oakland, arr. Kirby Shaw
The Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of... moreThe Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from The musical West Side Story that graced The walls of The Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations.
Jazz musicians performed along with The Choir, and The musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement.
The more-than-hour-long performance by The Academic Choir of The Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from The Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation. less
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Man in The Mirror - Glen Ballard, Seidah Garrett, arr. Annie Nepomuceno
The Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of... moreThe Concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under The patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During The performance we heard Choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from The musical West Side Story that graced The walls of The Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations.
Jazz musicians performed along with The Choir, and The musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement.
The more-than-hour-long performance by The Academic Choir of The Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from The Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation. less
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Satie/Rain: "As dawn breaks,” #1 (Summer) Ottawa Four Seasons Suite (sung by MatThew Curtis)
Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt There was an a cappella Choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try.
Creating a Choral adaptation of a piano piece ha... moreErik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt There was an a cappella Choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try.
Creating a Choral adaptation of a piano piece has its challenges. I tried to keep faithful to Satie's original musical inspiration and created lyrics to go with my arrangement that evoke an early summer morning, one of my favourite times of The year.
Several months later, I applied to be a participant at one of The Vancouver Chamber Choir's Interplay workshops funded by The SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted.
"As dawn breaks" was one of The pieces that this amazing Choir sight read for me on The spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and Choir members Then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful.
NB: One day I woke up to The realization that I had independently written four Choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group ... less
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Psalm XCVI
A performance by The Mansfield University Concert Choir (Peggy Dettwiler, conductor) during The 2012 ACDA Eastern Division Conference in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Stellenbosch University Choir
The Stellenbosch University Choir is The oldest and most celebrated Choir in South Africa. The Choir was founded in 1936 under The baton of William Morris. After him various conductors established The ensemble as an influential South African Choir:
Gaw... moreThe Stellenbosch University Choir is The oldest and most celebrated Choir in South Africa. The Choir was founded in 1936 under The baton of William Morris. After him various conductors established The ensemble as an influential South African Choir:
Gawie Cillié (1940 - 1954)
Philip McLachlan (1955 - 1976)
Johan de Villiers (1977 - 1984)
Acáma Fick (1985 - 1992)
Sonja van der Walt (1993 - 2002)
andré van der Merwe (2003 - )
The Choir comprises of students from various academic courses and generally only a few members study music. The Choir, an ensemble of approximately 80 – 100 voices, has won international acclaim through performances, Concert tours, and participation in prestigious festivals and competitions.
The Choir is currently ranked 1st on The Interkultur World Ranking List for amateur Choirs.
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