The CHOIR was founded in 1964 by Gerald Wheeler, organist and CHOIRmaster of St Matthew's Church in Ottawa. The CHOIR consisted of 20 singers. The first concert was December 1964 at the NATIONAL Gallery. After one season, Gerald moved to Montreal and...  moreThe CHOIR was founded in 1964 by Gerald Wheeler, organist and CHOIRmaster of St Matthew's Church in Ottawa. The CHOIR consisted of 20 singers. The first concert was December 1964 at the NATIONAL Gallery. After one season, Gerald moved to Montreal and Brian Law took over as director of St Matthew's church and took over directing the Cantata Singers as well. In 1969, the CHOIR was invited to sing Purcell's Dido and Aneas at the new NATIONAL Arts Centre in November. To balance the NAC Orchestra, the CHOIR increased in size to 44 members. The CSO became the CHOIR in residence of the NAC and has performed in many NAC productions over the years, singing under many world renowned conductors such as, Eduardo Mata, Helmuth Rilling, Franz Paul Decker, Andrew Parrott, Trevor Pinnock, Ermanno Florio, Ivor Bolton, Richard Hickox, Paul Goodwin, Andreas Delfs, Jane Glover, Martin Pearlman, William Boughton, Thierry Fischer, Gerald Wirth, Earl Stafford, Frank McNamara, David Lockington and Eric Kunzel among others. Unde...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a CHOIR from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

    The Major Minors Children’s CHOIR in New Zealand, is celebrating 5 years of singing this month. The CHOIR that started out as a 3 month project with no name  in 2012 is in final preparations for a special anniversary concert i...

HARMONY SINGING — residential weekend with Chris Rowbury   Friday 3 June 2016 5pm to Sunday 5 June 2016 2pm Holiday Inn, Peterborough West Thorpe Wood Peterborough PE3 6SG   Cost: £200 (shared twin/ double), £215 (single oc...

Li-Ron CHOIR began as the CHOIR of the Gordon elementary school in Herzliya. Currently the CHOIR represents Herzliya locally and abroad. The CHOIR is comprised of three groups: children between the ages of 6-11, teenagers from 12-18 and a vocal ensemble. ...  moreLi-Ron CHOIR began as the CHOIR of the Gordon elementary school in Herzliya. Currently the CHOIR represents Herzliya locally and abroad. The CHOIR is comprised of three groups: children between the ages of 6-11, teenagers from 12-18 and a vocal ensemble. From 1991 the CHOIR has participated in interNATIONAL competitions in Wales, Hungary, Finland, Israel, Germany, Italy, Spain and won gold medals. - In July 2004 the CHOIR participated in the CHOIR-Olympic Competition in Bremen-Germany and won two gold medals. - In July 2006 the CHOIR participated in the CHOIR-Olympic Competition in Xiamen - China and won a gold medal. - In July 2008 the CHOIR participated in the CHOIR-Olympic Competition in Graz- Austria and won two gold medals and won the championship in category 18, Music of the religions -In July 2009 the CHOIR participated at the INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC COPMETITION in Bratislava, Slovakia and competed in three categories: Musica sacra - acapella, Folklore and children CHOIR and won three gold med...    less

O ABSALOM for TTBB Chorus by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Singers, Matthew Culloton, Conductor Recording: © Copyright 2016 by the ECS Publishing Group. Used by permission. Music: © Copyright 2016 by Highgate Press, Inc., a division of ECS ...  moreO ABSALOM for TTBB Chorus by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Singers, Matthew Culloton, Conductor Recording: © Copyright 2016 by the ECS Publishing Group. Used by permission. Music: © Copyright 2016 by Highgate Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. To order the sheet music, please visit this URL. www.canticledistributing.com/o-absalom.html  

Vancouver Chamber CHOIR The Vancouver Chamber CHOIR is one of Canada’s NATIONAL treasures, an outstanding professional vocal ensemble noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The CHOIR has been performing to audiences at home in...  moreVancouver Chamber CHOIR The Vancouver Chamber CHOIR is one of Canada’s NATIONAL treasures, an outstanding professional vocal ensemble noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The CHOIR has been performing to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada since it was formed in 1971 by conductor Jon Washburn. InterNATIONAL excursions have taken the Vancouver Chamber CHOIR to the USA, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Finland, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America, the Vancouver Chamber CHOIR has to its credit countless performances and broadcasts, over 30 recordings and numerous awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music, Jon Washburn and the CHOIR have commissioned and premiered more than 250 Canadian choral compositions. Over the years they have sung nearly 3,000 performances of 350 pieces by 120 Canadian composers in addition to...    less

NATIONAL CHOIR of The Year 2012 The Tullamore Academy Chamber CHOIR was founded in September 2007 as part of a performing group’s initiative undertaken by The Academy of Music in Tullamore. Each CHOIR member has a different and wide-ranging backgrou...  moreNATIONAL CHOIR of The Year 2012 The Tullamore Academy Chamber CHOIR was founded in September 2007 as part of a performing group’s initiative undertaken by The Academy of Music in Tullamore. Each CHOIR member has a different and wide-ranging background in solo, operatic and competitive performance, which enhances the CHOIR’s ability to undertake some of the more challenging choral works and contributes to their fresh and unique sound. The Academy Chamber CHOIR’s repertoire spans from early to contemporary music. Their most recent success was ranking third in “Irelands CHOIR of the Year” at Cork InterNATIONAL Choral Festival 2013. They then went on to win 1st place in the Early Music, 1st place in the Irish Language and 2nd place in the Sacred Music at Navan Choral Festival 2013. They were 2nd place in RTE Lyric FM’s CHOIRs for Christmas Competition – Irelands largest choral competition featuring over 400 CHOIRs. They are winners of the “NATIONAL CHOIR of the Year 2012” competition. They have had huge suc...    less

Grand Prix performance at the Lurea Mundi Meeting Music Competition in Budapest 2016