I wrote an essay about group singing for Time, and I mentioned ChoirPlace as one of the places to find a choir.    This is a picture of a summer sing I went to on Monday, hosted by the West Village Chorale.  

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, Bells on Temple Square, and Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble perform the traditional hymn tune "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today," by Mack Wilberg. Episode 4675. Aired April 21, 2019.

Live recording from The Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival 2016. SUNDAY 21st of FEBRUARY 2016 at Old Goa (India). The KETEVAN World Sacred Music Festival located in Old Goa combines musical traditions from different eras from the East and the West. Th...  moreLive recording from The Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival 2016. SUNDAY 21st of FEBRUARY 2016 at Old Goa (India). The KETEVAN World Sacred Music Festival located in Old Goa combines musical traditions from different eras from the East and the West. The KETEVAN Sacred Music Festival is a project of musical and artistic coexistence; a space where the language of music becomes a bridge to connect and foster dialogue among cultures. Located at 10 km from Panjim, capital City of Goa (India), Old Goa is a World Heritage City (declared by UNESCO in 1986) where different cultures have existed and coexisted throughout history since many centuries ago. For more information visit: www.ketevanmusicfestival.com Video produced by ANandOR PRODUCCIONES. www.anandorproducciones.com Sound Recording Engineer Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde www.ignaciolusardImonteverde.co.uk  less

Mozart 'Coronation Mass'. Saturday 9th of June, Carlow Cathedral A Classical Spectacular of 100 Singers from "Carlow Choral Society" and the visiting "Watford Philharmonic Society", accompanied by 28 piece "Orchestra of St.Cecilia", under the direct...  moreMozart 'Coronation Mass'. Saturday 9th of June, Carlow Cathedral A Classical Spectacular of 100 Singers from "Carlow Choral Society" and the visiting "Watford Philharmonic Society", accompanied by 28 piece "Orchestra of St.Cecilia", under the direction of Blánaid Murphy. Four amazingly talented soloists; Grace Birmingham, Soprano Raphaela Mangan, Mezzo Brian Gilligan, Tenor Ben Russell, Bass  

"Ladies of Melody Choir" A specialized female choir in singing the Syrian, Levantine, and Arab heritage. The "Ladies of Melody Choir" was founded in the City of Tartus in November 2022 by Maestro Bishr Issa, a graduate of the Hi...  more "Ladies of Melody Choir" A specialized female choir in singing the Syrian, Levantine, and Arab heritage. The "Ladies of Melody Choir" was founded in the City of Tartus in November 2022 by Maestro Bishr Issa, a graduate of the Higher Institute of Music and a musician in the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra. He was also the former conductor of the "Chamber Choir of the High Institute of Music" in Damascus, and the conductor of the "Urjwan Choirs" in Tartous. The main goal of establishing the "Ladies of Melody Choir" was to highlight the role of Arab women in the cultural and musical scene, introduce the culture of choral and collective singing in its contemporary concept to the local artistic culture, and revive the authentic musical heritage of the Levant and the Arab world, which has begun to disappear and decline in the face of superficiality and degradation dominating the general Arab artistic scene. In addition to dedicating Arabic singing in its ...    less

The Czech Boys Choir, from the City of Hradec Králové in North Bohemia, maintains the famous traditions of boychoir singing in the Czech territory as it began in the 13th century with the first boys' choir at the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague and continue...  moreThe Czech Boys Choir, from the City of Hradec Králové in North Bohemia, maintains the famous traditions of boychoir singing in the Czech territory as it began in the 13th century with the first boys' choir at the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague and continues in modern times with the boys choir established in Hradec Králové by Jiří and Květa Skopal in 1982. Led by artistic director and conductor, Jakub Martinec, the Czech Boys Choir organization provides artistic training for boys from the age of three to adult, and consists of the professional touring SATB concert choir, the Young Men's Ensemble with conductor Jennifer Beynon Martinec, and the training choir Zpěváček, led by SImona Hlavatá. The concert choir closely cooperates with pianist Martin Fišl. The choir regularly records for TV and radio, performs concerts in the Czech Republic and abroad, collaborates with renowned artists, ensembles and Orchestras. Their repertoire includes both traditional and modern works of both Czech and international compos...    less

Marvelous Inspirational Choir (M.I.C) is a choral singing ministry poised to inspire souls through music. M.I.C has being in existence since March 2015. It is located in Ghana, West Africa in a town called Ahinsan in the City of Kumasi. M.I.C performs man...  moreMarvelous Inspirational Choir (M.I.C) is a choral singing ministry poised to inspire souls through music. M.I.C has being in existence since March 2015. It is located in Ghana, West Africa in a town called Ahinsan in the City of Kumasi. M.I.C performs many kinds of music genre such as Hymns, Choral Anthems, Classical music and contemporary music. M.I.C has its mid-year annual choral program dubbed Marvelous Praise which features lots of choirs to perform with them on many kinds of music genre. M.i.C also has its end of year music program dubbed Vespira which is entirely music and prayers featuring other choirs as well. M.i.C has performed at over 500 functions in Ghana since its existence. M.I.C performs at functions such as Choral festivals, Church services, Weddings, and other music functions. Marvelous Inspirational Choir won a Nomination at the Ghana Youth Choirs Choral Festival and Awards and took the 2nd position under the category of "Introductory Program" of the year, which had 5 choirs competi...    less

live performance December 2023

This timeless treasure was reanimated by the Golden Voices Choir STACC FUTO in the occasion of the 14th edition of her annual Music concert CAnZonA 14 tagged "the Golden Experience"

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I started my most recent community choir The OK Chorale back in 2011 I decided it wasn’t going to be a performing choir.     Brig...