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

Anon: La tricoteia - Live recoding of the Waldorf Students Choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 24. 05. 2014. at the Night of the Choirs, Budapest, Hungary

With a current membership of around 30 singers, Glasgow Chamber choir was founded in 1994 and has developed into one of Scotland’s finest amateur choirs. Directed for more than ten years by Michael Bawtree, its repertoire spans the Renaissance to the pres...  moreWith a current membership of around 30 singers, Glasgow Chamber choir was founded in 1994 and has developed into one of Scotland’s finest amateur choirs. Directed for more than ten years by Michael Bawtree, its repertoire spans the Renaissance to the present day and has included the Scottish premieres of works by James Whitbourn, Hans Gál, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Richard Bush and Judith Bingham. The choir performs regularly in Glasgow and central Scotland, and has toured to France, Holland and Sweden, where it has formed links with other choirs. Recent BBC radio engagements have included William Walton’s Henry V Suite with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sunday Worship live and Bryan Burnett’s ‘Get it On’ show live on BBC Radio Scotland. The choir features regularly in Raymond Gubbay’s Christmas Festival in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.  less

There is truly something at #MISF19 that will appeal to everyone’s musical tastes. Be Challenged, Inspired and Entertained. Now in its tenth year, Australia's most exciting singers festival for all Choirs, singing groups and individual singers, is p...

The University of Santo Tomas SoCC presents "Himig Tomasino 2009: Now Showing..." The annual intercollegiate Chorale competition. January 22 2009, Medicine Auditorium Coro RS Conductor: Ken Lizardo Contest Piece: Broadway Con Brio

Recorded @ the Béla Bartók 27th International Choir Competition Final: Mixed choirs Debrecen, HU - Kodály Centre 2016.07.09.

The Bartholomean Chamber Singers and Carmelite Choir - Upon This Rock Soloist - Albert Calma Kasadya Chorale Festival - San Sebastian Church - December 3, 2010

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about finding songs for your choir (Where do you find all your songs? and Easy songs for your choir and Finding songs for your ch...

The World Youth Choir is one of the most original and important choirs that exists nowadays. Made of young singers between the ages of 17 and 26 from different nationalities, the World Youth Choir is a remarkable educational and social experience through ...

The Stairwell Carollers are without a doubt one of the world’s most unique Choirs, as their director, Pierre Massie, leads the choir while singing within the tenor section.Pierre is an award-winning composer, and the Carollers regularly perform hi...