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A choir (/ ˈ k w aɪər / KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words is the music performed by the ensemble.
The only full-time professional British choir, [1] the BBC Singers feature in live concerts, radio transmissions, recordings and education workshops. The choir often performs alongside other BBC Performing Groups, such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and is a regular guest at the BBC Proms.
The choir's maestro, George Gemora Hernandez, formed Saringhimig Singers in 1974 at the University of the Philippines together with the other students from the College of Music. [2] This is a list of the choir's activity and achievements: 2014 – present Reorganized, Series of Concerts
The choir is affiliated with Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo; in 1990 the music director was William H. Janzen Jr. [7] In 1999 Peter Nikiforuk became the artistic director of the group, and remained in this position until 2017. [8] In 2000 the choir performed in Toronto with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. [9]
This article is based on interviews with Florence Kopleff, who was a member of the Robert Shaw Chorale throughout its existence and served as administrative assistant to Mr. Shaw; and on recollections of John W. Cooledge, a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus, and of the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers throughout the existence of that group.
Pages in category "Choirs of children" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. ... Li-Ron Choir; Libera (choir) Little Singers of Armenia;
Katawa C.C.A.P. Singers is a Malawian choir group that emerged in the early 1980s and rose to fame in the 1990s. [1] [2] [3] It got its name from a township in Mzuzu and the group started during a fundraising initiative that was intended to construct a Presbyterian church in Katawa area in 1990.
The group was founded in 2010 by conductor Jin Chengzhi and his classmates from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The choir performs a concert every six months, staging traditional-style choral works both existing and newly written. [1] As of 2016, the group had 44 members, including both students and working personnel. [2]