10 Years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 Years later we would still be singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...

Dozan wa Awtar Singers received two Gold Diplomas for its participation in the 8th World Choir Games held in Riga, Latvia this year. The Games included twenty seven thousand singers from four hundred choirs representing seventy three countries. Dozan wa A...  moreDozan wa Awtar Singers received two Gold Diplomas for its participation in the 8th World Choir Games held in Riga, Latvia this year. The Games included twenty seven thousand singers from four hundred choirs representing seventy three countries. Dozan wa Awtar, under the leadership of its Founder and Director Shireen Abu Khader, competed in two categories: Scenic Folklore and Mixed Choirs; singing Arabic songs in both and receiving a Gold Diploma in each category. This is the first time Jordan is represented in an international choral competition. On this occasion, Shireen Abu Khader expressed her immense pride at this accomplishment and international recognition and commended the continuous efforts of the singers which led to this achievement. She also thanked all those who have given both financial and moral support to the choir, as this could not have been achieved without their help. For more information please contact the choir at info@dozanwaawtar.com or facebook.com/dozanawtar  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 text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by Romanian-American immigrant Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic and exciting, haunting and unsettling. It was a winner of the 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Compo...  moreThe text of “In Those Years, No One Slept” is a scene from a time of conflict/war, by Romanian-American immigrant Claudia Serea. The score is at once rhythmic and exciting, haunting and unsettling. It was a winner of the 2018 Uncommon Music Festival Composition Competition. It is accessible for all fine high school, collegiate and community choral ensembles. Performers are encouraged to present this work in a more dramatic fashion than usual, “within (or surrounding) the audience.” 2018 Winner of the Uncommon Music Festival Composition Award & premiere in Sitka, Alaska, summer 2018.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Three Years ago, for the first time in over 13 Years, I started a choir from scratch. I put a call out to my readers for advice on how to recruit singers t...

We are celebrating 10 Years of our unique series for the smaller choir, the Accessible Choral Library Series and are excited to welcome our second female composer to the series (the first being Rosa Conrad with her ever-popular Sea Shanties), Olivia Spark...

Zhar-Sokol chor and other at Neva choral assemblies-2013. St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg

The idea for our Vocal Group goes back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the Years as part of the Choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. The school choir itself has, over the Years, gone from strength to strength despite the need ...  moreThe idea for our Vocal Group goes back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the Years as part of the Choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. The school choir itself has, over the Years, gone from strength to strength despite the need for constant renewal caused by the inevitable “turnover” as new students took the places of those who left. However, after this experience, which has included many concerts in the region, participations in Choir Festivals in Italy and artistic exchanges with youth choirs from Germany, Hungary, Spain, Denmark and the Czech Republic, our desire to continue singing and, of course, the joy which singing together gave us all made it obvious that the time had clearly come to establish a group which could allow us to continue our musical journey together. Thus, once formed, the joy of singing together stimulated our vocal group to initiate a musical journey of exploration of study which, we hope, will lead us on to ever more emotional musical experiences while, of cou...    less

By Jelena Dobrota (INTERKULTUR Choir Reporter)Female Chamber Choir "Banjalučanke", Bosnia and Herzegowina   Female chamber choir "Banjalučanke" exists for 35 Years, in one form or another. But it was only three Years ago that we went to a INTERK...

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.8 "Symphony of a thousand" The Learners Chorus Friends of Learners Orchestra The Hong Kong Children's Choir Christian Choir, HKUSU Hong Kong University Students' Union Choir Singchronizers Student Chorus, The Student...  moreGustav Mahler - Symphony No.8 "Symphony of a thousand" The Learners Chorus Friends of Learners Orchestra The Hong Kong Children's Choir Christian Choir, HKUSU Hong Kong University Students' Union Choir Singchronizers Student Chorus, The Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Ying Wa College Old Boys' Choir Apollo Wong, conductor Yuki Ip, Soprano Karen Vuong, Soprano Sandy Leung, Soprano Melody Sze, Mezzo-Soprano Carol Lin, Mezzo-Soprano Daniel Suk, Tenor Brian Montgomery, Baritone Edmund Kwan, Bass Chapters: Part I - Hymnus: Veni, creator spiritus 0:00 Veni, creator spiritus 01:40 Imple superna gratia 05:01 Infirma nostri corporis 07:28 Tempo I (Allegro, etwas hastig) 08:55 Infirma nostri corporis 11:32 Accende lumen sensibus 17:26 Qui Paraclitus diceris 21:03 Gloria Patri Domino Part II - Schlußszene aus "Faust" 23:56 Poco adagio 30:10 Piu mosso (Allegro moderato) 33:05 Waldung, sie schwankt heran (Chor, echo) 37:03 Ewiger Wonnebrand (Pate...    less