[Originally published on Michael McGlynn's Wordpress site HERE, and subsequently published by On Being, December 2011] I was brought up as a Roman Catholic. My parents endeavoured to give me every opportunity to be exposed to a vast range of musi...
The Choral group Albion gives Concerts like no others! Its unique repertoire is made up of bEautiful all-new versions of the music of Britain and Ireland. Much-loved songs like Danny Boy, Scarborough Fair, and Jerusalem – a staple of the Last ...
He was involved in music from his early childhood on, his father, Josef Wolfgang Ziegler, a well-known Austrian composer and Choral director taught the first musical steps to him. Singing and playing the violin became his passions. In the USA he starte...
The best choir achieves a grace and bEauty that is greater than the sum of its parts. But this is not an effect that can be created overnight. Individual talent and confidence is essential, but to really achieve new heights, every member of your choi...
DEAR Choral FRIENDS, Want to start the month with a big win? I’m excited to share great news to help you build an incredible 2024/25 season. "Galaxias," one of my most important SATB pieces, is now available, and you can get it at a 20% dis...
Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Tom Power: Guitar John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes ht... more
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...
If we can understand, desire and celebrate diversity within Choral music, why cannot we do it in society?Every time I write music, I immerse myself in a game, a game in which I think that each melody is like a person: It has its own authenticity and auton...
Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists sing "Carol of the Mother" by Alfred Burt at their 2012 Christmas Concert at Libby Gardner Concert Hall.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir. How can you keep your Choral and musical interests alive? Here are 1...