[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   When I use The word ‘choir’, an image will pop into most people’s minds.     a bunch of fidgety 7-Year-olds...

Founded in 2000 by Dr. Elroy Friesen, Prairie Voices is an award-winning choir of 18-25 Year old singers. Past directors have included Dr. Elroy Friesen, Kristel Peters and Nathan Poole. The current artistic team consists of director, Vic Pankratz, assist...  moreFounded in 2000 by Dr. Elroy Friesen, Prairie Voices is an award-winning choir of 18-25 Year old singers. Past directors have included Dr. Elroy Friesen, Kristel Peters and Nathan Poole. The current artistic team consists of director, Vic Pankratz, assistant director Geung Lee and accompanist Ben Sellick. Prairie Voices performs in Their own concert series, tours, is a regular guest of The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and has recorded 6 CDs (including one as guest choir with The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra). While placing an emphasis on performing The music of Canadian and Manitoban composers, Prairie Voices also loves to perform innovative contemporary choral music from all over The world. The choir uses energy, expressiveness and movement to connect avant-garde composition with a popular audience. Prairie Voices is known for Their passionate style of performance, which combines exceptional vocals with engaging presentation to provide The ultimate choral experience. Prairie Voices has performed around th...    less

Classic Choral Society's 58th Year begins in just a few weeks! As CCS launches into The next rehearsal season, we look forward to welcoming New and returning singers. Our first rehearsal will take place on Monday evening, January 16, 2017, at 7:30PM. The ...

LeaTherhead Choral Society is a friendly and sociable amateur mixed voice choir of about 60 singers (non-auditioned), based in The town of LeaTherhead, Surrey. We were founded in 1928 and perform two major concerts a Year in addition to our annual appear...  moreLeaTherhead Choral Society is a friendly and sociable amateur mixed voice choir of about 60 singers (non-auditioned), based in The town of LeaTherhead, Surrey. We were founded in 1928 and perform two major concerts a Year in addition to our annual appearance at The Leith Hill Musical Festival in The Spring, as well as regular Christmas charity concerts and oTher activities.  

The first of three settings of text from The Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around The Year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to The Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated wheTher The Odes should be consid...  moreThe first of three settings of text from The Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around The Year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to The Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated wheTher The Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and wheTher They were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from Them. A Syriac manuscript containing The text of most of The Odes was discovered in 1909 by The English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and oTher partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For These choral settings, I selected text from four of The Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There is always room for improvement, wheTher you’re a singer, a choir leader, a choral arranger, a workshop leader or a choir committee member...

MESSIAHHope and Salvation: The meaning of Handel's masterpieceby Stephen Thornton Handel’s Messiah is performed by thousands of choirs and choral  societies across The world every Year. The music is sublime, but how  often do The singers ...

Now in its 12th Year, Play It Forward presents Australia's most exciting Singers Festival for all school & community choirs and individual singers. Melbourne International Singers Festival has an even bigger and more diverse program over this King’s...

On Saturday 8th March 2014 The Taunton Deane Male Voice choir joined us for a concert in Weston-super-Mare. Proceeds from The event were in aid of The Weston Hospicecare charity which celebrates its 25th birthday this Year.

The Hallam Choral Society is an established choir striving towards excellence in performance. Our membership is diverse and currently at over eighty singers, who come from across The city and beyond to perform around four public concerts a Year with an ec...  moreThe Hallam Choral Society is an established choir striving towards excellence in performance. Our membership is diverse and currently at over eighty singers, who come from across The city and beyond to perform around four public concerts a Year with an eclectic mix of music.