the student choir of University of Latvia was established in 1920. First and foremost, its name is closely associated with its first conductor Artūrs Bobkovics (1885-1959), who already then had become "the king of Latvian symphonic music&...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morethe student choir of University of Latvia was established in 1920. First and foremost, its name is closely associated with its first conductor Artūrs Bobkovics (1885-1959), who already then had become "the king of Latvian symphonic music". He organized the concerts of symphonic music and helped promote them. For the first time, the choir came together in the evening of October 18, when about 90 students gathered at Riga Secondary School No 2. the testing of voices was not very strict, and of the entire enthusiastic crowd only one student was rejected. then, for a month, rehearsals were held, in which the voices of would-be singers were trained and made to keep in tune. After that another testing was held. This time the competition was much stricter, and only 40 singers were selected. That was the beginning of "Latvia University Student choir", which, on November 24, 1920, was recognized and affirmed by the University Council as the first official choir of the n...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[the views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Performed in Split, Croatia, on December 11th 2013. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com

the Tabernacle choir and Orchestra at Temple Square perform "Let Us All Press On," by Evan Stephens and arranged by Richard Elliott. Episode 4697. Aired September 22, 2019. Rebroadcasted August 30, 2020 as episode number 4746.

Performed by the Gustavus choir (Gustavus Adolphus College) at "Christmas in Christ Chapel 2016". Watch the entire concert on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/b94LnwxjQFg - - For sheet music and recordings, go to: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morePerformed by the Gustavus choir (Gustavus Adolphus College) at "Christmas in Christ Chapel 2016". Watch the entire concert on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/b94LnwxjQFg - - For sheet music and recordings, go to: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/mama-afrika  

That choir sings O Danny Boy from its Debut Album to be released on June 4th at St.Patrick's Church - 8:00 pm - Toronto, Ont. Recorded by Kris O'Reilley at Grace Church on the Hill in Toronto. Image by Brian Telzerow

This track from the Chandos Anthems by G. F. Handel was performed LIVE by the University choir, KNUST - Kumasi at the Great Hall, KNUST on the 16th April, 2016.

A choral ensemble of talented boys drawn from high schools and Colleges around Kenya. the choir is dedicated to moulding a world-class choral outfit that offers a platform for Kenyan Boys to nurture their natural talents in Music, dance, and drama while i...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreA choral ensemble of talented boys drawn from high schools and Colleges around Kenya. the choir is dedicated to moulding a world-class choral outfit that offers a platform for Kenyan Boys to nurture their natural talents in Music, dance, and drama while imparting life principles of discipline, hard work perseverance, persistence and determination. in order to shape a youth citizenry that is responsible and of impeccable integrity for effective leadership in the society, the choir advocates for the attainment of quality education for its members. Education is elementary in the augmentation of any individual towards being a responsible and an empowered member of the society; a fact that the Kenyan Boys choir believes in and strives to inculcate.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

the CWU Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs Carpenters of God by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. Recorded May of 2010 in the CWU music building concert hall. "Carpenters of God" was written specifically for the Chamber choir's a...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morethe CWU Chamber choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs Carpenters of God by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. Recorded May of 2010 in the CWU music building concert hall. "Carpenters of God" was written specifically for the Chamber choir's appearance at the 2010 NWACDA Conference. the composer talks about the inspiration for the piece (Weston Noble's visit to CWU in 2009) for the first 65 seconds. the piece is sung beginning at 1:05 in the video. the choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Tomás Luis da Victoria. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.choir  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less