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Attacca celebrates the holidays with a program that features Christmas carols by Francis Poulenc (arranged by Attacca) and quartets by Mozart and Dvořák. Poulenc: Christmas Carol Selections (arranged by Attacca) Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "American"Mozart: S... read more
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Founded in 1937, the American Boychoir has long been recognized as one of the finest musical ensembles in the world. The choir performs an exclusive holiday concert featuring seasonal favorites and new classics. Tickets to this event include Museum admission. Met Museum Presents The Metropo... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. I disagree completely – the sheet music is n... read more
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Cór Cois Abhann presents Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, with the Christmas Works of Peter Warlock and a selection of Seasonal Favourites. Featuring Brian Davis on Harp, Soprano Zofia Scheiling, and Organist Colin Nicholls, under the direction of Ian Sexton. Saint Pe... read more
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A choir director who read my book asked me how I practiced at home. It gave me a great opportunity to share this tip that I don’t think occurs to everyone to do and it’s REALLY FUN. Also, and maybe more importantly, it's not only genuinely fun to do it this way, you really see if you know y... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question. Morning Star asks: “What do you do with your big chorus, whe... read more
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The Malta Tourism Authority and the Ministry for Tourism will be organising the biennial Malta International Choir Festival in between October 29 and November 1, 2015. For this event, choirs from all over the world are being invited to participate in this unique and joyous musical manifestation that will take place in... read more
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This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog. The other day, there was a question about whether or not a choir director should sing while directing. This is an age old question but as usual I have my own ideas. I honestly feel that there are very few differences between how ... read more
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"A haunting tale, perfect for Christmas"—New York Times Kent Tritle leads the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir in David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Little Match Girl Passion, based on Hans Christian Andersen's powerful story of a young girl struggling in the face of apathy on N... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week in Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, the Balkans and Bulgaria. This week it’s t... read more
