Recorded at the church of St Vedast Alias Foster, City of London, 25th April 2015. Directed by James Davey.

Recorded at the church of St Vedast Alias Foster, City of London, 25th April 2015. Directed by James Davey.

As an organiser of international #Choral #festivals and #competitions, #Fiestalonia appeared as a result of our enthusiastic work, constant search for new ideas and the desire to replace the traditional #festivals with more perfect and comfortable ones. ...  moreAs an organiser of international #Choral #festivals and #competitions, #Fiestalonia appeared as a result of our enthusiastic work, constant search for new ideas and the desire to replace the traditional #festivals with more perfect and comfortable ones. The exceptionally high quality of the festivals is guaranteed by the promise given by the team of Fiestalonia. Our company is strong thanks to our employees, each of whom is a highly qualified professional and a positive person. We create our festivals as stunning and emotionally charged events that invariably remain in memory as the most vivid life impressions. We realise that, as a #flagship of the industry of organisation of festival events, we have the opportunity to influence the established models of festivals through the introduction of the highest standards and #innovations. We focus on quality, we think it is the most important and intrinsic value. We have achieved the position that Fiestalonia festivals personify the refinement #embodying the best tra...    less

Date: 7 - 10 July 2017Location: SingaporeOrientale Concentus, conceptualised in 2008 with the purpose of promoting international arts and cultural exchange and youth Choral music development, has seen a successful run across China, Taiwan and South Kore...

Choral music is currently going through a renaissance with hundreds of professional and amateur choirs singing all across the world. But what makes the sound, and in particular the sound of a professional group, so appealing? In this essay, I look at the ...  moreChoral music is currently going through a renaissance with hundreds of professional and amateur choirs singing all across the world. But what makes the sound, and in particular the sound of a professional group, so appealing? In this essay, I look at the science behind the notes to find out why Choral music sounds so good. ▶ Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/listeningin ▶ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2PlVaMS ____________________ ▶ Website: http://www.barnabymartin.com ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarnabyMartin FURTHER READING Choral Phonetics - when vowels control the intonation [Wolfgang Saus]: https://www.oberton.org/wp-content/uploads/ws-Choral-Phonetics-vh-2.pdf CHOIRS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO Tenebrae Choir: https://www.tenebrae-choir.com/ Voces8: https://voces8.com/ Illuminare Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnDCENlgvXo The Choir of Westminster Abbey: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/music/the-abbey-choir-and-musicians/the-choir The Kingdom Choir: https://ki...    less

"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. ...  more"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. The composer writes: "I wanted to make a piece about the creation story but I didn't want to highlight one religion's or culture's narrative over another." "It was important for me to try to find something universal, something present in all stories, or common to all cultures. I hit upon the idea of making a kind of checklist of everything that needed to be created to get the world to this point, without each individual culture's stories or myths or exoticisms. I went back to the first chapter of Genesis, to see what I could get out of my own culture's story, and I stripped away all the descriptions, adjectives, connectors and motivators. All that is left of Genesis in my text are the nouns, leaving a dispassionate list of everything created, in the order in ...    less

Kantorei Choral Ensemble in rehearsal. Tristis Est Anima Mea by Juan Gutierrez de Padilla. www.kantoreikc.org

Just a a few snippets from the chorister point of view.

In Fall 2018, New York's Choral Chameleon Chorus collaborated with jazz pianist and composer Eri Yamamoto, to bring to life 'Goshu Ondo Suite', her new, hour-length piece for choir and jazz trio. Listen to Eri Yamamoto and Choral Chameleon's Artistic D...  moreIn Fall 2018, New York's Choral Chameleon Chorus collaborated with jazz pianist and composer Eri Yamamoto, to bring to life 'Goshu Ondo Suite', her new, hour-length piece for choir and jazz trio. Listen to Eri Yamamoto and Choral Chameleon's Artistic Director Vince Peterson discussing the project, with footage from the November 2018 premiere at the Paul Taylor Dance Company Studios. The event culminated in a dance party encore with audience and choir dancing together! After a simple lesson in the Obon dance from Shiga prefecture in Japan, the audience danced to a reprise of the final movement by the choir and trio. The live performance recording of Goshu Ondo Suite will be released by Aum Fidelity label. Pre-Order from October 1st 2019, release date November 15th 2019.  less

Westminster Boys’ Choir enjoys a fine reputation both at home in the UK and abroad. The forty boys of the choir are educated at Westminster Under School, part of London’s historic Westminster School, established before 1179 as a monastic school of the Ben...  moreWestminster Boys’ Choir enjoys a fine reputation both at home in the UK and abroad. The forty boys of the choir are educated at Westminster Under School, part of London’s historic Westminster School, established before 1179 as a monastic school of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter. In 1560 the school was re-founded by Queen Elizabeth I for boys to be “liberally instructed in good books to the greater honour of the state.” Ever since, the school’s history has been intertwined with the momentous state events and political turmoils of the capital. Old Westminsters dominated Parliament for most of the eighteenth century and the output of leading politicians, statesmen and soldiers has continued to this day. The school’s contribution to literature, philosophy and the arts has been immense, from such alumni as Ben Jonson, John Dryden, Henry Purcell and Christopher Wren to A.A. Milne, Adrian Boult, John Gielgud and Peter Ustinov, from Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Stephen Poliakoff to Julian Anderson, Ian Bostridge, Helena B...    less