My singing weekend in the Cotswolds is shaping up to be a small (but perfectly formed) group of women coming together to sing amazing harmony songs from around the world. A great chance to do some small group work and really get to grips with those harmon...

Ranked with some of the most renowned Choirs in the world, Soul Sounds have enthralled many an audience both in Sri Lanka and abroad with their ability to reach out to the soul with their passionate music. This premier female ensemble, were the first choi...  moreRanked with some of the most renowned Choirs in the world, Soul Sounds have enthralled many an audience both in Sri Lanka and abroad with their ability to reach out to the soul with their passionate music. This premier female ensemble, were the first Choir in the country to venture into the world of international choral music, and have been truly musical ambassadors to Sri Lanka. They are the only Choir to record an international album in 2004 when they were asked to record a single for a Tsunami project where Soul Sounds shared the stage with Cliff Richard, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, Russell Watson (the famed contemporary tenor), Robin and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Steve Winwood, Boy George, Chicago and others. Since then, this Choir has not merely won gold medals at the World Choir Games, but have been the only Choir that has had many concert tours on invitation. To date, they have travelled and performed in India, China, Australia, Kuwait, Austria, France, the USA and Malaysia. They were also asked t...    less

The United States has a long tradition of feminist activism.  We’ve come a long way since the women’s suffrage movement began at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1868.  From its inception, the feminist movement has included a multiplic...

The girls quartet in which Manca Simonič, Urška Brank, Ana Plemenitaš and Višnja Fičor are singing is called Gallina, in translation pullet. But the only association is their liveliness, ease and wittiness. The group was established in the end of 2010. Th...  moreThe girls quartet in which Manca Simonič, Urška Brank, Ana Plemenitaš and Višnja Fičor are singing is called Gallina, in translation pullet. But the only association is their liveliness, ease and wittiness. The group was established in the end of 2010. The girls were singing together in several acknowledged Slovene Choirs and they all still sing in varied singing groups (RTV Chamber Choir, Opera Choir SNT Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, Vocal Group iZbor …) The leader of the group is a promising young conductor Ana Erčulj, who is regularly attending masterclasses led by Slovene and foreign experts. Besides ordinarily performance they are working on implementation of the program by binding singing with other arts such as dancing and visuality. Their reperoaire consist of slovenian folk music, vocal jazz and pop. Gallina is working with young composers and encourage them to write for female quartet in different styles. In 2012 Gallina received silver award on Slovene Choral Competition Naša pesem/Maribor and in 2014 g...    less

L’ensemble vocal Para L’Elles, créé en septembre 2011 par Agnès BLIN au sein de l’École Municipale des Musiques et de Danse de MONTMAGNY (95 Val-d’Oise), explore le répertoire pour voix de femmes de la Renaissance à nos jours. Toujours à la recherche de r...  moreL’ensemble vocal Para L’Elles, créé en septembre 2011 par Agnès BLIN au sein de l’École Municipale des Musiques et de Danse de MONTMAGNY (95 Val-d’Oise), explore le répertoire pour voix de femmes de la Renaissance à nos jours. Toujours à la recherche de répertoires originaux, l’ensemble interprète soit des œuvres écrites initialement pour ensemble vocal féminin, soit des adaptations pour ce type de formation. Depuis sa création, Para L’Elles s’est déjà produit plusieurs fois en Ile-de-France (Paris et banlieue) et dans le Périgord, individuellement et lors de rencontres musicales, soit a cappella soit accompagné au piano ou par un ensemble instrumental. L’ensemble est actuellement constitué de sept chanteuses amateurs confirmées, venues d’univers professionnels très différents mais que la passion du chant réunit. Elles peuvent être tour à tour soliste au sein de l’ensemble.  less

Libera me by Stefan Klaverdal Performed by the sopranos and altos in Lunds Vokalensemble Conductor: Martin Arpåker Performance at the Lund Sacred Contemporary Music Festival in Allhelgonakyrkan, Lund in october 2018. More info and score can be foun...  moreLibera me by Stefan Klaverdal Performed by the sopranos and altos in Lunds Vokalensemble Conductor: Martin Arpåker Performance at the Lund Sacred Contemporary Music Festival in Allhelgonakyrkan, Lund in october 2018. More info and score can be found on www.stefanklaverdal.com Written for Women's Choir (or three solo singers) on the text from the Catholic Requiem mass, this piece was originally composed for the oratory "Judas". Text: Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna, in die illa tremenda Quando cœli movendi sunt et terra Dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira. Quando cœli movendi sunt et terra Dies illa, dies iræ, calamitatis et miseriæ, dies magna et amara valde. Dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis #LSCMF #FST100  less

ORION from HORIZON Dalibor Bukvic, composer Vocal Ensemble BREVIS, Osijek Croatia The Women's Choir of the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek Conductor: Antoaneta Radocaj-Jerkovic Soloist: Anja Papa Peranovic, soprano Choreography: Vuk Ognjenovi...  moreORION from HORIZON Dalibor Bukvic, composer Vocal Ensemble BREVIS, Osijek Croatia The Women's Choir of the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek Conductor: Antoaneta Radocaj-Jerkovic Soloist: Anja Papa Peranovic, soprano Choreography: Vuk Ognjenovic Audio recording and mix: Davor Dedic Video: Josip Grizbaher  

Plaisir Ensemble was found in March 2005 by renowned tenor and conductor Mr. Man Kin-Ping, the Art Director and Conductor of the Ensemble. The members of the Ensemble are all amateurs and have the same ideal that their performance can touch the heart ...  morePlaisir Ensemble was found in March 2005 by renowned tenor and conductor Mr. Man Kin-Ping, the Art Director and Conductor of the Ensemble. The members of the Ensemble are all amateurs and have the same ideal that their performance can touch the heart of every audience through their well-trained voices. Their repertoires include folk songs, classical songs, musical pieces, pops, and premiere works by renowned composers. In March 2011, Plaisir Ensembe achieved a great success in the “1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition” organized by the INTERKULTUR. They won the Gold Diploma, the Category Winner as well as the Overall Winner of Chamber Choirs. The Ensemble is one of the Top 50 Female Choirs in the Musica Mundi World Ranking List.  less

“Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.” Giacomo Casanova Originally published: http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/07/page/2/ The sex lives of Errol Flynn or George Clooney are nothing compa...

Founded in 2006, The Sessions Voices are one of the most renowned vocal ensembles of Italy. They take their name after Bruce Springsteen’s album The Seeger Sessions, since their first concert took place at a lecture on American Folk Music when Springstee...  moreFounded in 2006, The Sessions Voices are one of the most renowned vocal ensembles of Italy. They take their name after Bruce Springsteen’s album The Seeger Sessions, since their first concert took place at a lecture on American Folk Music when Springsteen was touring Italy in 2006. In 2011 they published their first CD, Songs of Freedom, a collection of protest songs with a strong connection to the Civil Rights Movement. In 2015 TSV published their first original single, “Graces (Dropping Again)” written by ZogaroS. In 2017 TSV will release a concept album of 16 songs and vocal interludes composed and produced by all the girls. “Broken Dream”, written by Chiara Cortez and Emanuele Jorma Gasperi, is the first single published to launch the record.  less