Holy Heart High School in St. John’s,NL Canada.

Choral music, unlike contemporary gospel music, is a type of music most youth do not appreciate. Some youth Beatwaves interviewed disclosed that they preferred music that would make them dance and that choral music sometimes was boring. Nonetheless,...  moreChoral music, unlike contemporary gospel music, is a type of music most youth do not appreciate. Some youth Beatwaves interviewed disclosed that they preferred music that would make them dance and that choral music sometimes was boring. Nonetheless, there is a group of youth who have come together to form a Choir which has made a mark both at home and abroad. The Winneba Youth Choir, known to be the number one choral music group in the country was founded in May 1989, under the patronage of Mr. George Mensah-Essilfie and Mr. John Francis Arthur-Yamoah (Paa John). The Choir has progressed steadily to the extent that it is now recognized as the most outstanding youth Choir of the nation. In March 1998 the Choir was incorporated and regist¬ered as a non-profit making association, with the objective of providing a platform for the education and development of the youth in Winneba and surrounding towns through the medium of singing. It is inter-denominational. Members of the Choir are between the ag...    less

Watch the London based Chamber Choir, the Vasari Singers, in rehearsal preparing a number of pieces for a forthcoming concert, including music by Antonio Caldara, Paul Mealor and GF Handel. Directed by Jeremy Backhouse. http://www.vasarisingers.org

【wow! 合唱】音樂會 時間/ 2014年9月20日 地點/ 大東文化藝術中心 指揮/ 朱如鳳 鋼琴/ 楊郁雯 曲: Einojuhani Rautavaara 芬蘭當代知名作曲家勞塔瓦拉（Einojuhani Rautavaara， 1928-），節選四首二十世紀著名西班牙詩人羅卡（FederícoGarcía Lorca， 1898-1936）的詩作譜成，樂曲帶有神秘主義思維，以強烈的頑固節奏、尖銳的和聲和戲劇張力，刻畫羅卡一貫帶有悲劇色彩的詩詞，本曲亦是勞塔瓦拉最具代表性...  more【wow! 合唱】音樂會 時間/ 2014年9月20日 地點/ 大東文化藝術中心 指揮/ 朱如鳳 鋼琴/ 楊郁雯 曲: Einojuhani Rautavaara 芬蘭當代知名作曲家勞塔瓦拉（Einojuhani Rautavaara， 1928-），節選四首二十世紀著名西班牙詩人羅卡（FederícoGarcía Lorca， 1898-1936）的詩作譜成，樂曲帶有神秘主義思維，以強烈的頑固節奏、尖銳的和聲和戲劇張力，刻畫羅卡一貫帶有悲劇色彩的詩詞，本曲亦是勞塔瓦拉最具代表性的作品，四個樂章各有千秋，一氣呵成： 1. 騎士之歌（Canción de jinete） 男低音演唱頑固低音貫穿全曲，象徵著騎士所騎的矮黑馬不停的往前走，而女聲扮演敘事者角色，並利用不諧和音程表現出詭譎緊張的氣氛。 2. 尖嘯（El Grito ） 作曲家以現代音樂的滑音技巧模擬奸嘯聲，營造神祕驚悚的畫面。 3. 月亮探出頭來（La lunaasoma） 樂章起始，以女聲的同音、二度轉換，製造音響張力，敘述故事場景，並使用滑音營造出無亙的空間感。接著，透過下三聲部平行和弦烘托出夜晚的色彩，女高音獨唱突破凝重的氣氛，最後回到一開始的同音二度轉換技法，相互呼應。 4. 馬拉加女孩（Malagueña） 男低音回溯第一樂章的頑固低音，形容死神急切的的腳步聲，上三聲部仍使用大量平行和弦闡述故事脈絡，歌詞重複之後，其他聲部陸續加入八分音符頑固音型，表現死神的逼近。 1. Canción de jinete騎士之歌 Córdoba. Lejana y sola. Jacanegra, Luna grande, y aceitunas en mi alforja Aunquesepalos caminosyonuncallegaré acórdoba Por el llano, Por elviento, Jacanegra, Lunaroja. La muerte me estámirandodesdelastorres de córdoba. Ay quécaminotanlargo, Aymi jacavalerosa. Ay quélamuertemeespera，antesde llegaracórdoba Córdoba.Lejana y sola. ...    less

Vsi potoki vse reke/ All streams all rivers Posneto v živo na koncertu Gallina DeLux 30.11. 2017 v Mestnem muzeju Ljubljana. / Life recording from a concert Gallina DeLux, 30.11. 2017, City museum Ljubljana. Skladatelj/Composer: Aldo Kumar (1954) ...  moreVsi potoki vse reke/ All streams all rivers Posneto v živo na koncertu Gallina DeLux 30.11. 2017 v Mestnem muzeju Ljubljana. / Life recording from a concert Gallina DeLux, 30.11. 2017, City museum Ljubljana. Skladatelj/Composer: Aldo Kumar (1954) Besedilo/Lyrics: Gregor Strniša (1930-1987) Izvajalec/Performer: Gallina, vokalna skupina/ vocal group Umetniška vodja/Artistic leadership: Ana Erčulj Producent/Producer: Matjaž Prah Snemanje/ Recording made by: RTV Slovenija www.gallina.si  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many Community Choirs have mixed tenor sections with men and women singing the same part. photo by Stefan Karpiniec That’s when things can get weird!...

"Lux Arumque" by Eric Whitacre. Text "Light and Gold" by Edward Esch, Latin translation by Charles Anthony Silvestri. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Me...  more"Lux Arumque" by Eric Whitacre. Text "Light and Gold" by Edward Esch, Latin translation by Charles Anthony Silvestri. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson.  

[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...

[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...

[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...