Each year, in September, Musica International (www.musicanet.org) chooses as its Favorite Piece of the Month a beautiful piece which would be perfect for your Christmas program. Here are a few of them, with multimedia illustrations, recordings of pronunc...

Twice a year Chris Rowbury creates a choir from scratch over just six rehearsals. there are no auditions and all songs are taught by ear. the idea is that we go on an imginary Singing Safari collecting exotic songs from around the world. the Singing Safar...  moreTwice a year Chris Rowbury creates a choir from scratch over just six rehearsals. there are no auditions and all songs are taught by ear. the idea is that we go on an imginary Singing Safari collecting exotic songs from around the world. the Singing Safari began at the Warwick Folk Festival in 2006, and continued in 2011 when Chris moved to Suffolk. the winter safari ends in a shared concert in Ipswich, and the summer safari is a free half hour performance outdoors. Each safari learns about eight songs in 3- and 4-part harmony.  less

the Vocal Art Ensemble of Davis, California performs Dan forrest's "Selah (Pause") from his Words From Paradise. This was from the second performance by this a capella chorus on the performance tour of Ireland, September 2-11, 2010.

Compose Like a Girl with Jocelyn Hagan often times, the most confident and assertive person you will ever meet is an 8 or 9 year old girl. then, somewhere along the way society teaches her that “like a girl” is not a compliment. for a dis...

the East Central University Chorale performing "Chanson Eloigneé" by Morten Lauridsen. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting This performance was recorded in the holy Family Cathedral in downtown Tulsa, during the Oklahoma Music Educators Association 20...  morethe East Central University Chorale performing "Chanson Eloigneé" by Morten Lauridsen. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting This performance was recorded in the holy Family Cathedral in downtown Tulsa, during the Oklahoma Music Educators Association 2013 convention. January 17th, 2013.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most choirs have a long break at this time of year (whether it’s your summer or your winter).   photo by Timothy Valentine   Ap...

Now in its 12th year, Play It forward is proud to present Melbourne International Singers Festival with an even bigger and more diverse program for schools and community choirs, singers, teachers, musicians & conductors. JOIN US for THIS UNIQUE DAY of MA...

This recording uses a 360° image and Ambisonic sound. We recommend playing with your smartphone and headphones via the YouTube application. Thanks to this, you will be able to experience the interactive, immersive sound and vision in the best way. YouTube...  moreThis recording uses a 360° image and Ambisonic sound. We recommend playing with your smartphone and headphones via the YouTube application. Thanks to this, you will be able to experience the interactive, immersive sound and vision in the best way. YouTube platform only supports 1st order Ambisonics (1OA), which means low spatial resolution of the auditory image. the recording was also posted on the HOAST platform, where you can find the version with the 4th order Ambisonics (4OA); we warmly invite you to check that version as well! https://hoast.iem.at/channel/cxzT43bTN8EJIdgw/ This recording was created at the time when many people got vaccinated for COVID-19, thus the restrictions were loosened enough so the Academic Choir of Gdańsk University of Technology could return to rehearsals. This was after a long break, during which the choir practiced singing in a remote manner. In order to celebrate the possibility of regular, normal rehearsing, two-day weekend choral workshops were carried out. This was very e...    less

This performance of Palestrina's double-choir setting of Jacopone da Todi's famous 13th-century Hymn telling of the sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary was recorded on Saturday 2nd April 2011 during St Peter's Singers' recital of sacred polyphony for Passi...  moreThis performance of Palestrina's double-choir setting of Jacopone da Todi's famous 13th-century Hymn telling of the sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary was recorded on Saturday 2nd April 2011 during St Peter's Singers' recital of sacred polyphony for Passiontide and Tenebrae in the beautiful surroundings and acoustic of St Aidan's Parish Church in Leeds. the Singers are directed by Dr Simon Lindley, Music Director since the choir's foundation in 1977. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of the choir's 2010-11 programme of recitals, concerts and services, may be found on our website http://www.stpeters-singers.org.uk and on our Facebook Group page 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds'. https://www.facebook.com/groups/111143267532/  less

LSK is one of two boys' choirs in central Kentucky and the only one following the German/Austrian model! for ages 8 - 18+, the choir generally performs several concerts per year, not including religious servies or regular tours. We sing traditional class...  moreLSK is one of two boys' choirs in central Kentucky and the only one following the German/Austrian model! for ages 8 - 18+, the choir generally performs several concerts per year, not including religious servies or regular tours. We sing traditional classical literature arranged specifically for the choir, folk songs, and other works written for trebles. We also sing classical sacred music for various religious servies.