European Choir Games 2017 Category: C4 (Adult Choirs) Date: 2017-07-18 Location: University of Latvia Conductor: Beverley McGeown Website: http://openArtscommunityChoir.com/ Song: Morten Lauridsen - Sure on this Shining Night

A Female a cappella performance by Wishful Singing is an exuberant journey packed with highlights and surprises. Five classically trained Female singers combine their flexible voices and powerful stage presentation in their own unique way. Seemingly effor...  moreA Female a cappella performance by Wishful Singing is an exuberant journey packed with highlights and surprises. Five classically trained Female singers combine their flexible voices and powerful stage presentation in their own unique way. Seemingly effortless and simple, every gesture and every sound used to good effect, adventurous from beginning to end. The singers sang together in the Netherlands Youth Choir. They hit it off so well there that the ambition developed to continue together in Female a cappella repertoire; a relatively rare genre very dear to the heArts of all five. The top quality displayed since by Wishful Singing – both aurally and visually – makes the ensemble unique in the world. The repertoire ranges from modest works from the Renaissance and Baroque eras to swinging versions of golden oldies such as Mister Sandman. The ensemble provides a full evening’s entertainment that leads the audience from one surprise to the next. The emotions summoned up vary from hushed poignancy to screams...    less

We’re a community Choir with the objective of raising the profile of our charity – Equal People Performing Arts, whose objective is to provide access to the Arts regardless of ability, needs or background. The Choir performs songs from pop, musical th...  moreWe’re a community Choir with the objective of raising the profile of our charity – Equal People Performing Arts, whose objective is to provide access to the Arts regardless of ability, needs or background. The Choir performs songs from pop, musical theatre and film and, alongside our experienced Choir director, is run by a professional vocal coach to ensure all members are learning good supported singing at the same time as the songs.  

EMBER is the semi-professional choral ensemble of Ember Choral Arts. Ember performs its entire season in both New Jersey and New York. Ember Choral Arts focuses on performing and promoting music of living composers, and boasts robust educational outreac...  moreEMBER is the semi-professional choral ensemble of Ember Choral Arts. Ember performs its entire season in both New Jersey and New York. Ember Choral Arts focuses on performing and promoting music of living composers, and boasts robust educational outreach programs. Ember’s core value is the belief that music has a unique power to affect the human heart and soul.  

Female Choir DZINTARS was founded in 1947. Since then the Choir has been not only one of the best Choirs in it`s home country Latvia but also recognized and awarded in many international Choir contests. The Choir has participated in countless internationa...  moreFemale Choir DZINTARS was founded in 1947. Since then the Choir has been not only one of the best Choirs in it`s home country Latvia but also recognized and awarded in many international Choir contests. The Choir has participated in countless international Choir festivals and performed abroad, for example, in Portugal, Japan, Canada, United States of America and many more. Founder of the Choir was Mefodijs Skuja but the greatest achievments DZINTARS succeeded with perennial conductor Ausma Derkēvica. Since 2000 the conductor and Artistic Director is Aira Birziņa, chief conductor of The Nationwide Song Festival in Latvia, Professor of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, organizator of innumerable cultural projects and author of the concepts of many projects for avocational Choirs. For many years the vocal teacher of DZINTARS has been Aina Bajāre, the soloist of former Operetta Theater of Rīga and vocal teacher of world renown youth Choir KAMĒR... . The concert master of DZINTARS is one of the leading pian...    less

Interschool Female Youth Choir "Iuvenales Cantores Lodzienses" was founded in november 2005. The Choir developed fast and increased its artistic level. Already in November 2007 it took part in National choral Competition "Cantio Lodziensis&...  moreInterschool Female Youth Choir "Iuvenales Cantores Lodzienses" was founded in november 2005. The Choir developed fast and increased its artistic level. Already in November 2007 it took part in National choral Competition "Cantio Lodziensis" in Lodz and won the second prize and Minister of Education Special Award. Since then, the Choir has taken part in many competitions and Choir festivals in Poland, always winning awards. It is the best of its kind in Lodz and one of the best in Poland. Specialized in contemporary music the Choir presented many first performances of Polish composers works. it took part in many concerts together with Choir coming from USA, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Ukraine and Croatia.  less

ex-semble The Female Choir ex-semble was founded in the year 1994 by its conductor Christoph Haßler. It started as an experiment in a small ensemble. Most of ex-semble's members come from the Süwestpfälzer Kinderchor. Starting in the children's Choir wit...  moreex-semble The Female Choir ex-semble was founded in the year 1994 by its conductor Christoph Haßler. It started as an experiment in a small ensemble. Most of ex-semble's members come from the Süwestpfälzer Kinderchor. Starting in the children's Choir with voice training and also personal formation, ex-semble works mainly with a-cappella literature of all epoches. From the beginning on, ex-semble has regularly given concerts in Germany as well as in foreign countries. ex-semble's current highlights: Concerts and recordings for radio and television with Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and Südwestrundfunk (SWR) 1998: Production of the first a-cappella CD Leis' rauscht die Nacht 2000: Gold medal at the International Choir Competition Riva del Garda 2003: Special concerts during the Deutsches Chorfest in Berlin upon an invitation from the Deutscher Chorverband; for example at the Philharmonic Hall in Berlin 2004: Gold medal and category winner of the national Choir festival in Lindenholzhausen; Chri...    less

By Jelena Dobrota (INTERKULTUR Choir Reporter)Female Chamber Choir "Banjalučanke", Bosnia and Herzegowina   Female chamber Choir "Banjalučanke" exists for 35 years, in one form or another. But it was only three years ago that we went to a INTERK...

(previously The State Fair Singers) Jaakko Mantyjarvi: Pseudo-Yoik State Fair Singers - Samuel Kjellberg, conductor SOPRANO: Jennifer Bevington, Erika Lantz, Jennifer O'Toole, and Kelsey Robbins ALTO: Amanda Balgaard, Brianna Haus, Maren Kro...  more(previously The State Fair Singers) Jaakko Mantyjarvi: Pseudo-Yoik State Fair Singers - Samuel Kjellberg, conductor SOPRANO: Jennifer Bevington, Erika Lantz, Jennifer O'Toole, and Kelsey Robbins ALTO: Amanda Balgaard, Brianna Haus, Maren Krohg, Colleen Schaefle, and Valerie Weaver TENOR: Casey Gardner, Michael Hoffman, Zach Lyon, and Sean Steiner BASS: Nate Crary, Shane Donnelly, and Josh LeGrave