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- New York choral collaboration honors the anniversary of September 11 (Posted 10/23/2011)
- A gift to New York--The 5th Festival of Universal Sacred Music on November 12 (Posted 10/15/2011)
- The Philippine Madrigal Singers in New York City (Posted 9/30/2011)
- Premiere choral works by Nancy Wertsch set for new CD (Posted 8/26/2011)
- A choral garden grows in Queens (Posted 7/27/2011)
- Taconic Opera announces its fourteenth season in Westchester County (Posted 6/15/2011)
- Preparing Dvořák's Stabat Mater for performance: the artful and mysterious process of a choral collaboration (Posted 5/19/2011)
- The Young People's Chorus of New York City: Transient Glory (Posted 4/29/2011)
- Russian Chamber Chorus of New York begins new concert series (Posted 4/29/2011)
- Poetry... and Pets? A preview of the Melodia Women's Choir spring concert, "Mornings With You" (Posted 4/25/2011)
- New York Choral Consortium launches city-wide Sing New York!
choral festival (Posted 4/10/2011)
- Walton's Feast: Fit for a king (Posted 1/11/2011)
- The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York brings to life "The Spirit of Old Russia" (Posted 11/24/2010)
- A musical journey, modern and timeless: Melodia Women's Choir presents world premiere alongside beloved classics (Posted 11/11/2010)
- The Mirror Visions Ensemble serves up a cuisine-themed vocal chamber music program (Posted 11/4/2010)
- The little choir that could: The Young New Yorkers' Chorus celebrates its first 10 years (Posted 10/25/2010)
- Ensemble Leonarda opens season of French Baroque cantatas on October 24 (Posted 10/14/2010)
- Christ Church Cobble Hill to celebrate its 175th anniversary with event featuring the Canoni Chorale (Posted 9/27/2010)
- Amuse offers Villa-Lobos Mass (Posted 6/6/2010)
- Hoboken women's choir brings the world to New York area (Posted 5/20/2010)
- Two New York choruses collaborate to perform Russian masterpiece (Posted 4/30/2010)
- Works of international composers to premiere at Fourth Festival of Universal Sacred Music
in Manhattan, April 24-25, 2010 (Posted 4/17/2010)
- New York Choral Society takes Mahler to Mexico (Posted 4/3/2010)
- Estonian choral music in New York City (Posted 3/24/2010)
- Parlaying a second performance into a world-class encore: a new model breathes life into new works (Posted 3/6/2010)
- Hillhouse Opera Company: an opera for the community, by the community (Posted 2/28/2010)
- 25th anniversary celebrations by the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York end with a surprise (Posted 12/8/2009)
- And now, a Bluegrass mass! (Posted 12/7/2009)
- Composer Mark Adamo performs with the Empire City Men's Chorus (Posted 12/3/2009)
- Westchester Choral Society to explore seasonal traditions and innovations (Posted 11/24/2009)
- Greater Nassau Chorus places fourth in the world (Posted 11/10/2009)
- Choral tribute to service men and women in Queens (Posted 10/31/2009)
- Dame Emma Kirkby, the "Queen of Early Music," embarks on a rare US tour (Posted 10/15/2009)
- Robert Page comes to New York (Posted 10/3/2009)
- Meet Amuse's token male: music director Steven Fox (Posted 9/23/2009)
- Scots in the City (Posted 7/10/2009)
- Winter Harbor Music Festival announces inaugural season (Posted 6/25/2009)
- Russian Chamber Chorus of New York performs Russian folk songs (Posted 6/7/2009)
- Frederick Delius and his neglected "Pagan" Requiem (Posted 6/3/2009)
- A role debut for Deborah Voigt as The Collegiate Chorale presents Gluck's Alceste (Posted 5/20/2009)
- New Jersey Choral Society to premiere work by Ed Lojeski (Posted 5/19/2009)
- Melodia Women's Choir presents rare Messiaen choral work with newly-created all-women orchestra in "Visions of Eternity" (Posted 5/10/2009)
- An interview with Kristina Boerger (Posted 5/9/2009)
- Harold Rosenbaum previews the New York Virtuoso Singers April 26 concert (Posted 4/20/2009)
- Umbrian Serenades: participants' perspectives (Posted 4/11/2009)
- West Village Chorale to sing April 19 in memorial for longtime member Dan McCrary (Posted 3/29/2009)
- Russian Chamber Chorus to perform "Sacred and Earthly Love" concert (Posted 3/24/2009)
- Musica Sacra's season finale combines renowned artists with rising stars (Posted 3/15/2009)
- RCCNY's Kachanov talks about upcoming "Winter Light" concerts (Posted 11/30/2008)
- Antioch Chamber Ensemble sweeps first place
honors at Tolosa International Choral Competition (Posted 11/9/2008)
- Church of Saint Michael launches new choir, music program (Posted 9/19/2008)
- Reflections on a performance experience in China (Posted 8/31/2008)
- Securing the elusive second performance:
composers and ensembles working together to promote new music (Posted 8/15/2008)
- Artist on the edge: an interview with Hila Plitmann (Posted 7/11/2008)
- West Village Chorale adds evening of opera choruses to its Summer Sings (Posted 6/30/2008)
- Sunset, Night, Sunrise: RCCNY offers choral miniatures and romances (Posted 5/25/2008)
- Canoni Chorale: Back to Brooklyn (Posted 5/20/2008)
- Words and music: The Metamorphoses of Paul Crabtree (Posted 4/21/2008)
- Lessons from a rising star:
Kiera Duffy takes on The Metropolis Ensemble challenge (Posted 4/7/2008)
- New works spearhead opening sessions of NYC choral music festival (Posted 4/6/2008)
- Cantabile Chamber Chorale--a family of voices celebrates 20th anniversary in concert (Posted 3/30/2008)
- The Stonewall Chorale celebrates John Corigliano at 70 years young (Posted 3/30/2008)
- Seraphic Fire burns brightly at St. Bart's (Posted 3/21/2008)
- The New York City Master Chorale presents American spirituals (Posted 3/15/2008)
- Tapestry of sound: a journey to the music of Azerbaijan and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (Posted 2/29/2008)
- Arranging singers in rehearsals and performances (Posted 12/22/2007)
- The Singing Revolution opens in New York (Posted 12/9/2007)
- World premiere of talented New York composer Becca Schack
by Melodia Women's Choir of NYC opens ears to the world (Posted 11/14/2007)
- My transformation into an Umbrian Serenader: a choral singer's perspective (Posted 10/14/2007)
- The Gay Gotham Chorus is now the Empire City Men's Chorus (Posted 7/27/2007)
- Same name, different sounds (Posted 4/28/2007)
- Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble perform with The Stonewall Chorale (Posted 3/12/2007)
- Cantori New York and PRISM Saxophone Quartet join to bring new music, new ideas to U.S. shores (Posted 2/25/2007)
- An interview with Kyle Gann (Posted 2/12/2007)
- A life-changing summer choral and cultural program in the Green Heart of Italy (Posted 12/22/2006)
- Melodia Women's Choir premieres New York composer Allison Sniffin in a concert of Latin American reflections (Posted 11/16/2006)
- St. Joseph's Singers present "Sequestered Places" (Posted 11/11/2006)
- Inventive Cantori program showcases incidental music for the stage (Posted 10/24/2006)
- C4: the first choral composer/conductor collective (Posted 10/20/2006)
- Bad boy of the baroque returns:
The Metropolis Ensemble presents Monteverdi’s
Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Posted 9/23/2006)
- Praying and Dancing: A world where the Pagan and the Christian co-exist (Posted 9/11/2006)
- Exposing the Tiffany Consort (Posted 8/15/2006)
- Eric Dale Knapp appointed to permanent position with the New Jersey Choral Society (Posted 7/31/2006)
- West Village Chorale offers Early Music Sing, first in 35 years (Posted 6/23/2006)
- Toch's Spoken Music Rediscovered (Posted 6/3/2006)
- An outsider finds a muse: Matthew Harris's new work explores women in love (Posted 5/30/2006)
- The joys of morning and other inspirations: an interview with composer Robert Dennis (Posted 5/4/2006)
- A Mendelssohn Mini-Festival (Posted 4/28/2006)
- Russian and American Music: Parallels and Crossings (Posted 3/12/2006)
- Composing for Cerddorion: An Interview with Elliot Z. Levine (Posted 1/28/2006)
- St. George’s Choral Society celebrates its 190th year (Posted 1/14/2006)
- Not your usual summer choral program (Posted 1/2/2006)
- Mark Shapiro and Cantori New York celebrate fifteen years together (Posted 10/25/2005)
- The Sound of Sibelius returns to the east coast (Posted 10/15/2005)
- Fauré into jazz (Posted 10/4/2005)
- Central City Chorus celebrates its 25th anniversary (Posted 9/13/2005)
- "Sköna toner från New Jersey": Cantabile Chamber Chorale wins hearts in Sweden (Posted 9/11/2005)
- Innovation leads Melodia Women’s Choir to international exchange (Posted 8/30/2005)
- Choirs from Queens and Denmark collaborate for 9/11 concert (Posted 8/30/2005)
- New Jersey Choral Society performs in Europe (Posted 8/22/2005)
- Director gets pie in the face during competition--how sweet it was! (Posted 7/24/2005)
- A musical voyage around the world (Posted 6/2/2005)
- Late night harmony in Murray Hill (Posted 6/1/2005)
- Kristina Boerger to conduct Amuse in "A Poet Sings" (Posted 5/31/2005)
- Voices of Ascension Anniversary Season Concludes with Bach Celebration (Posted 5/15/2005)
- St. Joseph's Singers celebrates nighttime in debut season finale (Posted 5/3/2005)
- Cellist Carter Brey to Join Voices of Ascension for "O Holy One" (Posted 4/22/2005)
- Commitment and community keep Stonewall thriving (Posted 3/12/2005 3:00:00 PM)
- Rosenbaum summer choir tour features Prague (Posted 3/12/2005 2:00:00 PM)
- Chaliapin and Rachmaninoff (Posted 3/3/2005)
- Norwegian female choir visits New York (Posted 1/26/2005)
- Tallis Scholars Summer School launches in the USA (Posted 12/19/2004)
- Tidings of Comfort and Joy: An Antioch Christmas returns to Summit, New Jersey (Posted 12/11/2004)
- Popular "Pipes of Christmas" Returns to Central New Jersey (Posted 11/6/2004)
- Cabaret-style concert to benefit Grenada's victims of Hurricane Ivan (Posted 10/15/2004)
- New York Early Music Celebration October 1-10 (Posted 8/16/2004)
- Riverdale Choral Society returns from Estonian Song Festival (Posted 7/15/2004)
- Are we Amused? (Posted 5/16/2004)
- Cantori celebrates 20th anniversary with works by Ohana and de Leeuw (Posted 5/16/2004)
- "Wondrous Hope": How to Bring New Music to Life (Posted 5/16/2004)
- Conley focuses West Village Chorale on music and community (Posted 5/4/2004)
- Shrewsbury Chorale to premier work in memory of Brian Aschinger (Posted 4/11/2004)
- East meets West: An interview
with composer Nikolai Kachanov,
Artistic Director,
Russian Chamber Chorus of New York (Posted 2/19/2004)
- Melodia Women’s Choir raises soprano and alto voices in New York City (Posted 1/16/2004)
- m-pact returns to New York after two-year absence (Posted 1/9/2004)
- New Jersey Youth Chorus joins Clan Currie Society for "The Pipes of Christmas" (Posted 12/14/2003)
- Director drives 500 miles to watch her choir grow (Posted 11/26/2003)
- Music at Morris-Jumel (Posted 10/4/2003)
- New Choral Consortium Explores Common Ground (Posted 9/26/2003)
- Cantori New York program features US premiere of Tüür's Requiem (Posted 5/29/2003)
- At the Summit: the Antioch Chamber Ensemble (Posted 5/8/2003)
- Celebrating 40 Years: An Interview with Organist / Composer McNeil Robinson (Posted 3/13/2003)
- The Long Island Choral Society: Approaching Its 75th Anniversary (Posted 2/28/2003)
- The North American Welsh Choir Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary in the Big Apple (Posted 2/13/2003)
- Faith Partners Program Fosters Creation of New Music for Liturgical Worship (Posted 2/1/2003)
- An Interview with Nikolai Kachanov
Artistic Director, Russian Chamber Chorus of New York (Posted 1/13/2003)
- Dessoff Meets Tan Dun in 21st-Century Passion (Posted 12/7/2002)
- Clara Longstreth on Choosing New Music (Posted 11/30/2002)
- The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus: A Choir to Inspire (Posted 11/18/2002)
- First Salamone Rossi Festival Promotes Jewish Culture and Identity Through a Common Chord: Music (Posted 10/25/2002)
- An Interview with Nicholas White (Posted 8/6/2002)