Polyhymnia is a small select ensemble of singers focusing on historically informed performance of sacred music from the courts and cathedrals of the Renaissance world. the ensemble has been in residence at the Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch since 2003....  morePolyhymnia is a small select ensemble of singers focusing on historically informed performance of sacred music from the courts and cathedrals of the Renaissance world. the ensemble has been in residence at the Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch since 2003. Polyhymnia's singers are drawn from many sources, including some of the finest church choirs in New York Since 2000, director John Bradley has been creating original editions of music for the ensemble, some of it secreted in manuscript collections since the 16th century. Working in concert with libraries, liturgical historians and institutions, Polyhymnia hopes to both preserve and reintroduce choral masterworks of the Renaissance and early Baroque in ways that both entertain and elucidate. In addition to the concert series, the ensemble's unique relationship with Saint Ignatius of Antioch, a forerunner in the preservation of historical liturgy, provides opportunities to perform Renaissance and Baroque music in a liturgical context, while fostering musical ...    less

Enjoy our polyphonic "Live at Home" performance of the 90's Bette Midler hit "From a Distance". With this "Year-End" or "Christmas" version we want to reflect on the events of the past year and wish everyone prosperity, joy and happiness!

VIVA, Sandnes kulturskolekor sing their traditional Advent Concerts like they have done over the past 40 years the last week-End before Christmas. This year's guest concert in Madlamark kirke on Saturday 17. December at 1800 hrs, and in our own par...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there are some workshop and choir leaders who work through fear. they are not particularly nice people, but they do get good results.   phot...

  Santiago Veros, the composer, is nearing the End of a remarkable journey through Europe. We have witnessed and followed him on his social media platforms as he ventured through the UK, Spain, Italy, and other breathtaking destinations. In this mag...

Leeds choir to mark Armistice commemorations with new Requiem Leeds choir St Peter’s Singers is preparing to mark the centenary of the End of the Great War with the world premiere of a new work created in Leeds by two of its own members. &nb...