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Alexandrian Voices
Alexandrian Voices is the mixed, polyphonic choir of Alexandrian Municipality.
It was founded in 1998 in response to the success of the Choral Meeting of Alexandria Municipality and mainly because of the Alexandrians who love the choral music and the e... moreAlexandrian Voices is the mixed, polyphonic choir of Alexandrian Municipality.
It was founded in 1998 in response to the success of the Choral Meeting of Alexandria Municipality and mainly because of the Alexandrians who love the choral music and the encouragement of the Board Members of the Choir at the time.
Like Melissanthi, Alexandrian Voices is, in the wider area of Alexandria, the music institution that target to the development of choral music, of course through the good company and the love for music itself. From the beginning it counts approximately 50 choristers, all amateurs (meaning that none has studied music) who love and sing almost all kinds of music.
Since their beginning, Alexandrian Voices had the opportunity to participate and be distinguished in numerous events, competitions or not, musical or of special interest.
Based on the International Choir Classification, Alexandrian Voices are ranked into the 1000 best choirs in the world for both 2011 and 2012.
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Glorious Ensemble
Glorious Ensemble has been ministering to churches, nursing homes, baseball games and other venues around NJ and PA since 2012. We are a fun group of singers that love to worship with our voices. We strive for excellence and do traditional choir music (... moreGlorious Ensemble has been ministering to churches, nursing homes, baseball games and other venues around NJ and PA since 2012. We are a fun group of singers that love to worship with our voices. We strive for excellence and do traditional choir music (hymn based) and contemporary arrangements either with background tracks or a cappella. Lots of opportunities for solo work!
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How many songs can you teach in an hour?
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea!
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Is singing together dying out?
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing together like we used to.
TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...
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Are you tone deaf? Very unlikely!
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
Very, very few people are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...
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How to sing together in times of isolation
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise.
How do we keep singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...
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Why learning songs with foreign lyrics need not be scary
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I teach songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But people are always asking me for more songs in English.
Why is this? Especially since ...
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Octachord
Vocal group Octachord was formed four years ago by young people who want to share their love towards music. In their sound they’re combining variety of styles with an emphasis on gospel and pop. They won the 2nd prize in international competition in Veron... moreVocal group Octachord was formed four years ago by young people who want to share their love towards music. In their sound they’re combining variety of styles with an emphasis on gospel and pop. They won the 2nd prize in international competition in Verona, Italy in 2008. In 2011. they won silver prize in Rimini, and also, the special prize for the best group up to 12 singers.
During 2012. they performed in 3 contests, in Gorizia (ITA) - 1st prize in pop cathegory, Graz (AUT) - bronze in pop cathegory and Rijeka (CRO) - 1st prize in gospel and jazz. less