Sing again in Venice in 2016!   meeting music is happy to announce 14th Venezia in Musica International Choir Competition and Festival, in Caorle/Venice, Italy in May 1-5, 2016   Choirs can apply in different categories like with require...

Few places left. Apply today by sending an email to Artistic Director Yin-Chu Jou: yinchu@faf.org 1-800-526-2908 Apply for FAF’s 2014 Familiarization Travel Grant: a complimentary 5-night Familiarization Trip to IreLand! (Land-Only...

Macquarie Singers is an unauditioned community choir from Epping, NSW, Australia. This is our first virtual choir, created October-December 2020 on Dharug, Eora and Kuring-gai Land. After performing Ola Gjeilo's 'The Ground' in our final concert in 2019, ...  moreMacquarie Singers is an unauditioned community choir from Epping, NSW, Australia. This is our first virtual choir, created October-December 2020 on Dharug, Eora and Kuring-gai Land. After performing Ola Gjeilo's 'The Ground' in our final concert in 2019, we were preparing it again for our 'Indomitable Spirit' concert in May 2020. Then, Covid-19 arrived. Like many choirs, we kept going online, or outdoors when permitted. This film is a record Of our year, made to remind ourselves that joy and connection are still available to us, despite distance and change. Macquarie Singers & Macquarie Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Sarah Penicka-Smith Piano: Josephine Allan Violin 1: Tess Duflou Violin 2: Sagar Nagaraj Viola: Kathryn Ramsay Cello: Marc Valpiani Video engineer: Connor Malanos Audio engineer: Joshua Winestock Supported with a community grant from Epping Community Bank (Bendigo Bank).  less

Since 2008 we have been coming together in central London to learn and perform Sea-shanties, murder ballads, protest songs, work songs, love melodies, folkified non-folksongs, and good old knees-up tunes, from across the centuries and all over the world.

We are celebrating 10 years Of our unique series for the smaller choir, the Accessible Choral Library Series and are excited to welcome our second female composer to the series (the first being Rosa Conrad with her ever-popular Sea Shanties), Olivia Spark...

Dear Friends! I would like to invite You and your group to experience the magic Of Barcelona and the Costa Brava at our upcoming competition Sea Sun Festival. This is a unique opportunity to experience the vibrant culture and traditions Of Catalonia whil...

Innismara, meaning “isLand in the Sea” in Irish Gaelic, is an autonomous vocal chamber ensemble that fills a gap in the rich tapestry Of choral music in NewfoundLand and Labrador. Comprised Of prOfessionally trained musicians, Innismara is dedicated to th...  moreInnismara, meaning “isLand in the Sea” in Irish Gaelic, is an autonomous vocal chamber ensemble that fills a gap in the rich tapestry Of choral music in NewfoundLand and Labrador. Comprised Of prOfessionally trained musicians, Innismara is dedicated to the performance Of the intimate and hidden treasures Of the vocal ensemble repertoire. Innismara made its debut in the summer Of 2010 at Muses and Minstrels: A Festival Of Early Performing Arts held in conjunction with the Cupids 400 celebrations. In collaboration with the Hot Earth Ensemble, Innismara performed music from the late Renaissance and early Baroque, highlights Of which were recorded for national broadcast on CBC Radio. The success Of these performances led to an invitation to participate in a series Of workshops and performances in the Labrador Inuit communities Of Nunatsiavut in the spring Of 2011. The entire exchange project was recorded by film-maker Nigel Markham and CBC radio producer Francesca Swann for a documentary film on the choral tra...    less

Calling all Gents, Blokes, Geezers, Chaps, Wideboys, Rakes, Dudes, Scoundrels, Lads.... ...Calling all MEN. No Bow Ties. No Blazers. No Auditions. Just men and song. The mighty Male Voice classics from the valleys Of the Land Of the Dragon. Insan...  moreCalling all Gents, Blokes, Geezers, Chaps, Wideboys, Rakes, Dudes, Scoundrels, Lads.... ...Calling all MEN. No Bow Ties. No Blazers. No Auditions. Just men and song. The mighty Male Voice classics from the valleys Of the Land Of the Dragon. Insane Georgian/Bulgarian repertoire to make the very stones weep Vintage cheese from the Barbershop tradition (tempered with a small pinch Of salt) Also anthems concerning the wonders Of facial hair, garden sheds, reversing round corners, etc.... Not so much a new idea as a distillation Of every great 'man-singing' concept' that has ever graced this earth. Rolled into one. In Bristol. By the people who created 'Gurt Lush Choir'. It will be BIG & fun. Virile & beautiful. Devilishly charming... ...You know you want to....  less

Music in Mocean is all about consciously encouraging individuals to come together and share and enjoy our love Of music. You will be singing in a supportive environment where everyone is welcome regardless Of experience or skill level. We typically beg...  moreMusic in Mocean is all about consciously encouraging individuals to come together and share and enjoy our love Of music. You will be singing in a supportive environment where everyone is welcome regardless Of experience or skill level. We typically begin the class by Integrating body, mind and soul through stretches, breathing and movement so that we are totally relaxed and ready to sing and play ! We have the opportunity through the classes to hone our technical skills by learning about musical composition and vocal technique !  less

The second piece in Samuel Barber's Reincarnations, Op. 16 Anthony O’Daly was a member Of the Whiteboys, a group that resisted encroachments on peasants’ rights to their Land with a mixture Of rent strikes and violence. In 1820, Daly was wrongfully acc...  moreThe second piece in Samuel Barber's Reincarnations, Op. 16 Anthony O’Daly was a member Of the Whiteboys, a group that resisted encroachments on peasants’ rights to their Land with a mixture Of rent strikes and violence. In 1820, Daly was wrongfully accused Of shooting at a local Landowner and condemned to hang. Although the local population acclaimed him as a hero and attempted to help him escape the gallows, he went quietly to his death. "Anthony! Since your limbs were laid out, the stars do not shine! The fish leap, not out in the waves! On our meadows, the dew does not fall in the morn, for O’Daly is dead!" Barber’s song feels like a huge public outpouring Of grief. It begins with the basses repeating Anthony’s name on a drone whilst the upper voices sing a keening melody, and the piece builds to hysteria as the sopranos and altos take over the chanted name. There are also suggestions that Raftery’s poem is not a lament but a traditional poet’s curse, calling down retribution in response to Raftery’s...    less