[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The World can be a terrible place sometimes as we’ve seen in the news lately. It’s hard to imagine how a single person can make a difference. Ch...

The Foundation World Youth Choir, all rights reserved Performer: World Youth Choir, 2012 session in Cyprus (61 singer from 34 countries) Tribute to Maestro Eric Ericson Piece: Arr.H.Alfven "Och jungfrun hon gar i ringen" (encore) Conductor: Ceci...  moreThe Foundation World Youth Choir, all rights reserved Performer: World Youth Choir, 2012 session in Cyprus (61 singer from 34 countries) Tribute to Maestro Eric Ericson Piece: Arr.H.Alfven "Och jungfrun hon gar i ringen" (encore) Conductor: Cecilia Rydinger Alin, Sweden Recorded at the Sea Museum, Ayia Napa, Cyprus 19.08.2012. The World Youth Choir session 2012 was held in Cyprus from August 7th to September 1st, 2012 thanks to the cooperation between the Foundation World Youth Choir and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation - Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, supported by the Ministry of culture and education - Cyprus presidency of the European Union (cultural events in 2012). The World Youth Choir had a chance to perform a cappella and vocal-instrumental repertoire touring Cyprus.  less

A small description of the World Youth Choir Project

The World Choir Games, the World's largest choir competition took place in Graz in July 2008. For 10 days the Capital of Culture in Styria became a global meeting place of international choir music. "City of my heart" by Franz Maria Herzog accompanies the...  moreThe World Choir Games, the World's largest choir competition took place in Graz in July 2008. For 10 days the Capital of Culture in Styria became a global meeting place of international choir music. "City of my heart" by Franz Maria Herzog accompanies the most beautiful impressions. http://www.Worldchoirgames.com  

The Ave Maria for mixt choir, written by Marcos Vinicius, special guest for the World Premiere in FIC 2017-International Choirs Festival-Brasil. Many videos in different versions, performed by voice-ensembles from all over the World. In that video “VOX U...  moreThe Ave Maria for mixt choir, written by Marcos Vinicius, special guest for the World Premiere in FIC 2017-International Choirs Festival-Brasil. Many videos in different versions, performed by voice-ensembles from all over the World. In that video “VOX UOMINI” inside the Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of Graces in Belo Horizonte (Nossa Senhora Das Graças).  

Greetings to all Choir Lovers! I am so excited to be a part of the growing World choir phenomenon. So many possibilities exist for singers, composers, and lovers of vocal music to connect and collaborate not only musically, but socially as well. Having be...

World premiere by the Volti Choir of San Francisco, Robert Geary, Artistic Director, May 15-17, 2009, San Francisco and Berkeley, CA, USA. Song on The End of The World Music by Robert Paterson; Text by Czeslaw Milosz. Used with Permission. This is ...  moreWorld premiere by the Volti Choir of San Francisco, Robert Geary, Artistic Director, May 15-17, 2009, San Francisco and Berkeley, CA, USA. Song on The End of The World Music by Robert Paterson; Text by Czeslaw Milosz. Used with Permission. This is one movement of a three-movement work entitled Eternal Reflections, but may be performed as a stand-alone piece. For more information and to order sheet music, please visit www.robpaterson.com.  

This week the first adjudicators for the 2012 World Choir Games have been announced (see here). Christopher Eanes, conductor of Cincinnati Boychoir, served as a judge for this year’s World Choir Championships for Youth and Young Adults in Graz, Au...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love my job. I get to stand in front of a bunch of singers and hear Wonderful harmonies washing over me.     Antony Gormley's Field for the...