Live recording from The Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival 2016. SUNDAY 21st of FEBRUARY 2016 at Old Goa (India). The KETEVAN World Sacred Music Festival located in Old Goa combines musical traditions from different eras from the East and the West. Th...  moreLive recording from The Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival 2016. SUNDAY 21st of FEBRUARY 2016 at Old Goa (India). The KETEVAN World Sacred Music Festival located in Old Goa combines musical traditions from different eras from the East and the West. The KETEVAN Sacred Music Festival is a project of musical and artistic coexistence; a space where the language of music becomes a bridge to connect and foster dialogue among cultures. Located at 10 km from Panjim, capital city of Goa (India), Old Goa is a World Heritage City (declared by UNESCO in 1986) where different cultures have existed and coexisted throughout history since many centuries ago. For more information visit: www.ketevanmusicfestival.com Video produced by ANANDOR PRODUCCIONES. www.anandorproducciones.com Sound Recording Engineer Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde www.ignaciolusardimonteverde.co.uk  less

composer: Zachary J. Moore ensemble: Oshkosh West High School Chorale conductor: Herb Berendsen

“For many of us, the voice works well even though our core isn’t as well coordinated as it could be. However, when the voice and/or breath aren’t working well or you go through a physical change that results in a negative shift in the fu...

12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12

Aiming for 16-20 voices, SATB, rehearse in Hammersmith/Chiswick, about every 2 or 3 weeks. All busy professional folk, who understand we cannot all make every rehearsal! Classical almost always unaccompanied repertoire. Palestrina, Bach, Victoria, Britten...  moreAiming for 16-20 voices, SATB, rehearse in Hammersmith/Chiswick, about every 2 or 3 weeks. All busy professional folk, who understand we cannot all make every rehearsal! Classical almost always unaccompanied repertoire. Palestrina, Bach, Victoria, Britten, Howells, RVW, Elgar, Poulenc etc, Need enthusiasm, music reading and some sight singing, or a good ear and quick learning. We dont audition, but invite you to try us and we to try you for a couple of sessions and see. Perform about 2 or 3 times a year.  

For the 25th anniversary concert, Bell'Arte alumni joined with current Choir members, with Stephen Hatfield conducting his own compositions, including "Hard Shoulder". Stephen Hatfield on Hard Shoulder: Written to honour the House of Compassion, a ...  moreFor the 25th anniversary concert, Bell'Arte alumni joined with current Choir members, with Stephen Hatfield conducting his own compositions, including "Hard Shoulder". Stephen Hatfield on Hard Shoulder: Written to honour the House of Compassion, a Toronto outreach to street people, Hard Shoulder is narrated by the street people themselves. Although there is no explicit language, the reality of life on the streets is still presented in an unvarnished way that hits audiences where they didn't expect to be hit. The struggle of the homeless, and of the people who wish to help them, is presented without platitudes, without sentimentality, and without easy answers, but the final message of the piece is humanitarian with a capital H.  less

This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers blog. When I was 15, I took singing lessons from the nuns at "The Pines".  These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training.  Our performance group o...

Choirs often concentrate on pitch and blend, but it is rhythm that truly binds the music together. This workshop shifts the focus to cultivating a shared sense of pulse and equips Singers with practical techniques to overcome rhythmic challenges in choral...

12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 1, June 11

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