One of the beauties of choir is that the message sung often cuts across cultures and international boundaries. A trAveling choir is one of the best ways to experience choir, and some of the most famous in the world - such as the Monteverdi choir - embark ...

The Berlin Girls‘ choir is a choir school with currently more than 200 singers aged from 5 to about 30 in 5 choir classes. The choir was founded in 1986 as part of the church music work at the Lutheran Lindenkirchengemeinde. The Berlin Girls‘ choir has...  moreThe Berlin Girls‘ choir is a choir school with currently more than 200 singers aged from 5 to about 30 in 5 choir classes. The choir was founded in 1986 as part of the church music work at the Lutheran Lindenkirchengemeinde. The Berlin Girls‘ choir has won many awards. It was most recently awarded the OPUS KLASSIK in 2021 for the music film „STIMMENÜBERLEBEN“ (Anne Frank: A Living Voice) and the „Kinderchorlandpreis“ of the Deutsche Chorjugend for very good children‘s choir work. The choir also won several first prizes at the German choir Competition and at international competitions in Warsaw/Poland, Venice/Italy, Helsingborg/Sweden, Neerpelt/Belgium, the Harmony Festival in Limburg, the Johannes Brahms Festival in Wernigerode and the Vienna World Piece Choral Festival. The musical programme includes polyphonic literature for equal voices from the Renaissance to the modern age. Folk songs, secular and sacred pieces, sometimes also pop, are sung a capella, with piano accompaniment, chamber ensembles or orc...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] What is a choir leader without a choir?   There are times when you won’t be able to be with your choir in person. Here are some things to help k...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When I started my first ever choir, WorldSong, it was an open-access beginner’s choir and anyone who wanted to sing could join.   &nbs...

Choriosity - the a cappella pop choir in the YMCA in Ulm, Germany! We are a non-professional choir of young people and we love the challenges of great a cappella music :) We sing a version of Eye of the tiger (not really;) a cappella, but we loved the re...  moreChoriosity - the a cappella pop choir in the YMCA in Ulm, Germany! We are a non-professional choir of young people and we love the challenges of great a cappella music :) We sing a version of Eye of the tiger (not really;) a cappella, but we loved the recording of choir!choir!choir! and had to do it ourselves...with lots of fun! Visit us on www.choriosity.de and www.facebook.com/choriosity. ----------------------------------------- Choriosity - Der A-cappella-Pop-Chor im CVJM in Ulm. Besuche uns auf www.choriosity.de und facebook.com/choriosity Musik & Text: Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan Arr.: choir!choir!choir!  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Ever asked your choir members how they think things are going? Is there a large committee helping to run your choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...

World choir Champion in the "Folklore" Category: Bogazici Jazz choir from Turkey singing at the World choir Championships and Grand Prix of Choral Music in Graz 2011. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorweltmeist...  moreWorld choir Champion in the "Folklore" Category: Bogazici Jazz choir from Turkey singing at the World choir Championships and Grand Prix of Choral Music in Graz 2011. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorweltmeister in Kategorie "Folklore": Bogazici Jazz choir aus der Türkei, Auftritt bei der Chorweltmeisterschaft und dem Grand Prix der Chormusik in Graz 2011. http://graz2011.interkultur.com  

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The other week I wrote about who your choir actually ‘belongs’ to (Whose choir is it any way?). Does it belong to the singers, the...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I wrote a post a while ago called Ask not what your choir can do for you – ask what can you do for your choir. The more you put in, the more you get ...