[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There’s a strange thing that happens in choirs just as a concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Benny G...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about the kinds of singing that I like (I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!). Now I want to give...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Are you doing your five-a-day for well-being? Here are five things that can help with your feelings of well-being if done daily. five-a-day for wellbeing T...
Depression, isolation, alienation: themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are the inner-blues of the poem. Rhythmic and... onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Depression, isolation, alienation: themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are the inner-blues of the poem. Rhythmic and thought-provoking. This is a work of medium difficulty, appropriate for High school, collegiate and community choirs. Commissioned by Penn High School Choirs, Andrew Nemeth, Allison Secaur, Ethan Schopp, directors.
The MCHS Concert choir is based at Memorial Composite High School in Stony Plain Alberta Canada. This group of your women perform a variety of styles with an emphasis on more classical works in SSA and SSAA. Students must pass a basic proficiency singing ... onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">The MCHS Concert choir is based at Memorial Composite High School in Stony Plain Alberta Canada. This group of your women perform a variety of styles with an emphasis on more classical works in SSA and SSAA. Students must pass a basic proficiency singing test or have a recommendation from another music teacher.
The Cantilena Singers is a well-established chamber choir that performs regularly in Cambridge and the surrounDing villages. The choir rehearses weekly during school term time, and performs three or four concerts per year. The choir normally performs u... onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">The Cantilena Singers is a well-established chamber choir that performs regularly in Cambridge and the surrounDing villages. The choir rehearses weekly during school term time, and performs three or four concerts per year. The choir normally performs unaccompanied, with programmes mixing sacred and secular music drawn from all historical periods and spanning many different styles. Recent programmes have included works by Britten, Whitacre, Lauridsen, Byrd, Tallis, Palestrina, Finzi, Rutter, and many others. onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
South Salem HS Symphonic Choir 05-08-10 at the OSAA State Choir Championship. First place performance.
From the 2011 MCHS Christmas Show, the Mixed Ensemble performing Dance of the Sugar Plumb Faries
Marion High School Chamber Singers, Marion, AR singing the Arkansas composer Jon Adams "Hymn from' Morella'" at the Central ArkCDA Invitational Festival. They then competed at the Ole Miss Choral Festival where they were named "Best in Class" in the cham... onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Marion High School Chamber Singers, Marion, AR singing the Arkansas composer Jon Adams "Hymn from' Morella'" at the Central ArkCDA Invitational Festival. They then competed at the Ole Miss Choral Festival where they were named "Best in Class" in the chamber/madrigal division.
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many choirs dress identically when they perform. Some have a choir uniform, some choose a particular colour for a particular concert, some have specially m...
