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  2. Armstrong Gibbs - Wikipedia

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    Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (10 August 1889 – 12 May 1960) was a prolific and versatile English composer. Though best known for his choral music and, in particular, songs, Gibbs also devoted much of his career to the amateur choral and festival movements in Britain.

  3. Choir - Wikipedia

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    Choirs are often led by a conductor or choirmaster/mistress or a choir director. Most often choirs consist of four sections intended to sing in four part harmony, but there is no limit to the number of possible parts as long as there is a singer available to sing the part: Thomas Tallis wrote a 40-part motet entitled Spem in alium, for eight choirs of five parts each; Krzysztof Penderecki's ...

  4. Twickenham Choral Society - Wikipedia

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    The charitable purpose of the society is the promotion of the public education in the art and science of Choral music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals. [34] The choir achieves this by staging several performances a year around London and Europe, participating in music festivals and commissioning music.

  5. Allister MacGillivray - Wikipedia

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    A musician and composer, he is beloved for his original songs, many of which depict the traditional way of life of Cape Breton coal miners and fishermen. His compositions are popular with both professional and amateur choirs, notably his "Song for the Mira", considered a classic and translated into several languages.

  6. Worcester Festival Choral Society - Wikipedia

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    Worcester Festival Choral Society was founded in 1861 and has performed classical choral music in the City of Worcester ever since. [3] Initially staging its concerts in Worcester’s former Music Hall (later known as the Public Hall; now demolished), [3] most of the Society’s concerts since 1930 have taken place in Worcester Cathedral.

  7. Henry David Leslie - Wikipedia

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    He conducted the Amateur Musical Society from 1853 until it dissolved in 1861. [1] Leslie's dramatic overture, The Templar (1852), was followed by and his well-regarded oratorios Immanuel (1854) and Judith (1858), and some chamber music. In 1855, he founded a madrigal society which grew to 200 voices and became known as Henry Leslie's Choir. [4]

  8. AMASONG - Wikipedia

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    AMASONG is a lesbian/feminist amateur choir based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The group was created by Kristina Boerger in 1990. [ 1 ] The group consists of about sixty women who perform female-oriented, folkloric, and classical music.

  9. Royal Choral Society - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Choral Society (RCS) is an amateur choir, based in London. History Formed ... The present Music Director, Richard Cooke, took over the baton in 1995.

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