Jelenti magát Jézus Composed by Kodály Zoltán Sing Around the World Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan June 2014

The vocal octet Octarium, based in Kansas City, has gained a National reputation for performances suffused with what composer Morton Lauridsen called, “stunning artistry combined with an absolutely beautiful blending of voices.” Composer Stephen Hatfiel...  more The vocal octet Octarium, based in Kansas City, has gained a National reputation for performances suffused with what composer Morton Lauridsen called, “stunning artistry combined with an absolutely beautiful blending of voices.” Composer Stephen Hatfield raves, “Octarium’s ability to change the nuance of their tone and timbre without disrupting the flow of the music enables them to pack their performances with riches without ever over-reaching for their effects.” At each presentation, Octarium offers the polished choral sonority and embodiment of the philosophy, “Eight Singers, One Voice” for which the ensemble has become well-known and respected. The Riverfront Times writes that the “eight members of Octarium go beyond raising their voices together in song; their voices warp and weave together, coalescing as a single instrument of tremendous power and depth. Octarium wields this might gracefully, never overpowering, opting instead to revel in the pliancy of the human voice.” In addition to a Kansas City...    less

African Tune by K J Dinham

The basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in C...  moreThe basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in Culemborg for the reestablished Ukrainian seminar. After the seminarians were graduated, they swarmed out to fulfill their priestly vocation for the Ukrainians all over the world. The now outside the monastery walls well-known seminarian choir fell apart while applications for the singing of liturgies and concerts throughout the Netherlands, kept coming. On the initiative of Msgr. AG Smith, dr. Antonowycz founded the Utrecht Byzantine Choir on February 9, 1951, consisting of only Dutch men, who specialized in singing the liturgy according to the Slavic-Byzantine rite. In cooperation with the Apostolate of the Eastern Churches, the UBK initially only sang liturgies according to the Byzantine Rite. Hundreds of parishes in the Netherlands became familiar with ...    less

Manado Catholic Choir, known as MCC, was founded in 2009 by Kevin Bosco Wantalangi and 15 others Catholic youth of Manado Diocese, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The main interest of the choir is to serve through music repertoires performances especially in M...  moreManado Catholic Choir, known as MCC, was founded in 2009 by Kevin Bosco Wantalangi and 15 others Catholic youth of Manado Diocese, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The main interest of the choir is to serve through music repertoires performances especially in Manado Diocese which consists of catholic churches of the province. The choir performs ordinarily music during Catholic Mass and other forms of choir services in churches and events. The formation of this Catholic youth has agreed to give contribution to the church and the country as young generation through music. In 2014, Manado Catholic Choir had established its junior member, named Manado Catholic Youth Choir (MCYC). Consist of school age youngster and as part of Manado Catholic Choir has the same vision and mission. In 2017, Manado Catholic Choir expands its form of group interest by establishing its Male and feMale group of choirs called Manado Catholic Male Choir (MCMC) and Manado Catholic FeMale Choir (MCFC) which has specification in terms of equal...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]As we saw last week, many singers struggle with finding (and keeping) their starting notes. photo by Albin Olsson What can make it even harder is if a man ...

Mansions Of The Lord in Truro Cathedral 2013

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Washington National Cathedral, 1 July 2014 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist: http://www.ro...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Washington National Cathedral, 1 July 2014 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk Conductor: http://www.david-crown.com  

 The choir can register for : I . Festival  and concerts II . Competition Choir categories  competitions       A         Male or feMale voices   B     &nbs...

Modern Sparkles 2018 Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan June 2018 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mullertaiwan Website: http://www.muller.org.tw/