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...

Again, for the 42nd time VIVA, Sandnes kulturskolekor sing their traditional concerts the last Sunday of Advent, i.e. the last Sunday before Christmas. Well, we have included the Saturday too! On which we vist a neighbouring congregation. This year we go ...

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

Παιδική Χορωδία Κέρκυρας, Corfu Children's Choir Απολυτίκιο Χριστουγέννων σε κερκυραϊκό ύφος. Διεύθυνση-διδασκαλία: Χριστίνα Καλλιαρίδου Apolytikion for Christmas, traditional Corfiot chant. Director: Christina Kalliaridou. Christmas concert 16/12/ 2012

Taken off the album 'at Christmas wrapped with Love' (2013) by Soul Sounds, Sri Lanka's award winning premier all women's choir. http://www.soulsounds.org/