From the Tony-award winning Broadway musical "Big River" Words and music by Roger Miller Arranged by Mark A. Brymer Performed by Voices: The Chapel Hill Chorus. Direction by Dr. Stephen Futrell. To learn more and support our organization please ...  moreFrom the Tony-award winning Broadway musical "Big River" Words and music by Roger Miller Arranged by Mark A. Brymer Performed by Voices: The Chapel Hill Chorus. Direction by Dr. Stephen Futrell. To learn more and support our organization please visit: https://www.voiceschapelhill.org/​ This project was supported by the Orange County Arts Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. www.NCArts.org During the spring semester of 2021, Voices embarked on rehearsing and preparing 4 selections to be audio recorded and produced with video.  less

We just published a new article on audiation over at EasyEarTraining.com, and I wanted to see if the singers and Choir directors here at ChoirPlace are using these kinds of exercises in your Choirs?     What is 'audiation'? There are differe...

The Surrey Children's Choir family represents 3 Choirs, a Junior Training Choir, an Intermediate Training Choir, and the Senior Surrey Children's Choir. The "family" also includes older levels, a treble Chamber Choir, a mixed young adult chorus...  moreThe Surrey Children's Choir family represents 3 Choirs, a Junior Training Choir, an Intermediate Training Choir, and the Senior Surrey Children's Choir. The "family" also includes older levels, a treble Chamber Choir, a mixed young adult chorus, and a community adult chorus. The Junior and Intermediate Training Choirs (JTC and ITC) provide a program of sequentially developed skills which prepare choristers for admission into the Surrey Children's Choir. The training Choirs perform annually at the Family Christmas Concert and Year End concert (held in May of each year). They also often compete at the Fraser Valley Kiwanis Music Festival, always with great results. The training Choirs may also perform at various events in the community. The SCC, a treble-voice Choir of boys and girls aged 12-18 is a consistent gold medal winner at local festivals, hailed by Gerald Van Wyck, Vancouver Community College professor as "one of the best children's Choirs in Canada". These exuberant young vo...    less

Naama Women's Choir conducted by Ms. Pnina Inbar, is renowned as one of the finest Choirs in Israel. The Choir performs frequently at festivals, subscription concerts and other events throughout the country. The Naama Women's Choir is also often invited t...  moreNaama Women's Choir conducted by Ms. Pnina Inbar, is renowned as one of the finest Choirs in Israel. The Choir performs frequently at festivals, subscription concerts and other events throughout the country. The Naama Women's Choir is also often invited to appear at festivals and competitions abroad, and has been placed highly at these international competitions. • In 1996, awarded a Golden Diploma in the Felix Mendelssohn International Competition in Dautphetal, Germany. Placed first and awarded another Golden Diploma in the Shirat Hayamin International Choir Competition in Netanya, Israel. • In 2000, placed third in the Arrezo Choir Competition in Tuscany, Italy. • In 2002, placed second in an international Choir competition in Beijing, China. • In 2004, placed first in an international Choir competition in Wu-Xi, China. • In 2005, placed second in an international Choir competition at the Hajnowka 2005 Festival for Christian-Orthodox Music in Bialystok, Poland. The Choir's diverse repe...    less

Improvisation for meditation on Gu-Cheng or "Cheng" or "guzhen" 古筝 (Chinese zither) small bells (Xing or Peng Ling 碰铃- also known as touch bells) and bass and alto voices Performed by David W Solomons

The Ma'ayan Choir under the musical direction and conductorship of Ms. Anat Morahg is the official Choir of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Department of Culture and Arts, comprising of some 45 singers. Striving to achieve artistic, vocal and musical exc...  moreThe Ma'ayan Choir under the musical direction and conductorship of Ms. Anat Morahg is the official Choir of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Department of Culture and Arts, comprising of some 45 singers. Striving to achieve artistic, vocal and musical excellence the Choir singers are graduates of the Rubin Academy of Music Tel Aviv, the School of Choir Singing, music students and graduates of selected youth Choirs, performing a varied repertoire including both classical and contemporary music. Ma'ayan has performed in official ceremonies held by the municipality; in various festivals such as Tel Aviv –Yafo Festival, Abu Gosh Vocal Music Festival, The Renaissance Festival, "Tones in the Desert" festival, the Jerusalem Arts Festival; in concerts with the Symphonic Orchestras of Jerusalem, Haifa and Rishon Letzion, the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra, the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, Raanana Symphonette, Baroquada, Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra and the Israeli Opera. The Ma'ayan Choir enjoys the support of the ...    less

Melbourne International singers Festival 2014 & Melbourne Eisteddfod 2014 - confirmed for JUNE 4-9, 2014.....   Put this in your diary NOW and watch www.singersfestival.org for updates!     Australia’s Most Exciting Festival For ...

Atmospheric choral music often includes at least four harmony parts, sometimes many more. For the average village or community Choir this can be a challenge to say the least, especially when many of the singers have limited experience or are non-music rea...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...