distinguish BBC Symphony Chorus File BBCSingers logo 1.jpg border right 150px Logo The BBCSingers are the professional chamber choir of the BBC . As one of six BBC Performing Groups , the 24 voiced choir has been in existence for more than 80 years. The BBCSingers have commissioned and premiered works ..., Princess of Wales in Westminster Abbey . The BBCSingers are based at the BBC s Maida Vale Studios ... Harry Christophers director of The Sixteen . History of the BBCSingers A BBC choir was formed in 1924 ... emerged a professional consort, the Wireless Singers. This chamber sized group would later become the BBCSingers in their current form. Guest conductors during these early years included Sir ... upheld by the BBCSingers today. The tenor Peter Pears was a member of the Singers when, in 1934 ... and conductor Pierre Boulez began an association with the BBCSingers that continues to the present ... the 24 voiced BBCSingers was established, under the direction of Simon Joly. The BBCSingers remains ... Music, indicative of the changing musical scene of the day. The BBCSingers now work alongside ... Hollingworth I Fagiolini giving several broadcasts a year. In addition, the BBCSingers continue ... , now Conductor Laureate , was Chief Conductor of the BBCSingers from 1995 to 2007. In addition ... and the BBCSingers. Grammy award winning musician David Hill choral director David Hill , current ... Orchestra and the Manchester Camerata . Commissioned works Over the past eight decades the BBCSingers ... Edward Cowie became the BBCSingers first Associate Composer . In this role, Cowie produced multiple ..., in 2004, and was succeeded in 2010 by Gabriel Jackson. Performances The BBCSingers can be heard ... No. Albany TROY736 See also BBC Orchestras and Singers References refbegin http www.bbc.co.uk singers ... singersBBCSingers official website BBC music ensembles Category BBC music Singers Category British ... established in 1924 es BBCSingers ... more details
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Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name This is the BBC Type live Artist Robyn Hitchcock Cover Released April 2006 Recorded 1995 1999 Genre Alternative rock Length Label Hux Records Producer Reviews Last album This album Next album This Is The BBC is an album by Robyn Hitchcock , released on the Hux Records label in April 2006. It rounds up fourteen tracks recorded for radio, primarily with Andy Kershaw between 1995 and 1999. It can therefore be viewed as a sequel piece to The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock The Kershaw Sessions . The tracks cover Hitchock s contemporary material at the time of recording, and include a version of the evocative I Saw Nick Drake with lyrical amendments. It also includes a cover of Bob Dylan s It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry . The packaging features Hitchcock s artwork and significantly utilises a painting by his father Raymond as a cover, which dates to 1954. Raymond Hitchcock is also pictured in the booklet. Track listing Man With A Woman s Shadow Heliotrope De Chirico Street The Cheese Alarm Jewels For Sophia Polly On The Shore Where Do You Go When You Die? I Saw Nick Drake It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Andy Kershaw Jingle Birds In Perspex Sally Was A Legend Elizabeth Jade Madonna Of The Wasps DEFAULTSORT This Is The Bbc Category Robyn Hitchcock albums Category BBC Radio recordings Category 2006 live albums Category 2006 compilation albums ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 advert date July 2008 The Ebor Singers was formed in 1995 by music students at the University of York . The group is directed by Dr Paul Gameson . The choir sings its regular concert series in York Minster and, since 1997, has frequently performed in the York Early Music Festival and toured in Britain and Europe. The group has recently When date February 2011 broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and have appeared on BBC One , BBC Four and Channel 4 . They performed alongside The Hilliard Ensemble and Red Byrd in the NMC recording of Roger Marsh s Pierrot Lunaire . In 2007 Kerry Andrew s Dusk Songs was commissioned and recorded by The Ebor Singers, and released by Boreas Music in 2007. External links http www.eborsingers.org Official Ebor Singers website DEFAULTSORT Ebor Singers Category English choirs England band stub ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Exultate Singers image background classical ensemble alias origin Bristol , United Kingdom genre Choral music Choral occupation Choir years active 8 associated acts website http www.exultatesingers.org www.exultatesingers.org current members Conductor br David Ogden past members notable instruments The Exultate Singers is a choir based in Bristol , UK, made up of 40 adult singers. It has mostly specialised in Christian sacred music. History Exultate Singers was founded in September 2002 by David Ogden conductor David Ogden to sing a live broadcast of Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4 . Since its inaugural broadcast, Exultate Singers has made several further appearances on BBC Radio and Television, including BBC Radio 4 s Sunday Worship , a live broadcast from St Martin in the Fields on BBC Radio 4 for Ascension Day in 2005, BBC Radio 2 s Sunday Half Hour , BBC Radio 3 s The Choir and BBC One s Songs Of Praise ref http www.bbc.co.uk songsofpraise factsheets 20081123.html Songs of Praise factsheet ref ref http www.bbc.co.uk programmes b00rdtj2 Songs of Praise episode details ref The choir also performs live in concerts in Bristol, around the South West and further afield. Notable performances have included James MacMillan s Seven Last Words From The Cross Bach s Mass in B minor and St Matthew Passion Roxanna Panufnik s Westminster Mass Scarlatti s St Cecilia Mass and Duke Ellington s Sacred Concert . In November 2009 the choir ... cite news title Exultate Singers Ogden first Rian last Evans newspaper The Guardian UK date 10 November 2009 url http www.guardian.co.uk music 2009 nov 10 exultate singers ogden accessdate 14 January ... Singers. He founded the choir in 2002 and is also the conductor of City of Bristol Choir and the Millennium Youth Choir . Recordings Exultate Singers has recorded two CDs Visions of Peace 2005 A Time ... www.exultatesingers.org Exultate Singers website DEFAULTSORT Exultate Singers Choir Category British ... more details
Infobox musical artist name The Lani Singers image The Lani Singers.jpg caption The Lani Singers performing at the Strawbale Studio, 2004 alias origin West Papua region West Papua years active 2002 present genre World Music , Folk Music , Traditional music label Dancing Turtle Records associated acts website http www.thelanisingers.com www.thelanisingers.com current members Benny and Maria Wenda background group or band The Lani Singers are husband and wife, Benny and Maria Wenda. They come from the Baliem Valley in the remote central highland region of West Papua region West Papua in the south west Pacific, and play songs that are rooted in the sacred rituals of the Lani ethnic group Lani tribe. It is claimed that the way of living of those living in this part of West Papua has remained largely unchanged since the Stone Age. ref cite web url http worldmusiccentral.org article.php Lani Singers Ninalik Ndawi title World Music Central feature date 2009 01 05 publisher World Music Central accessdate 2009 01 18 ref Background Leader of a highland tribal assembly that advocated independence for West Papua, Benny Wenda was placed on trial by the Indonesian authorities in 2002 accused of masterminding ... The Lani Singers have released one album entitled Ninalik Ndawi . Translated into English this means ... music 2008 nov 28 lani singers ninalik ndawi title The Lani Singers Ninalik Ndawi last ... undertook interviews and live sessions on BBC Radio 3 ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk programmes b00dmyjk title World Routes BBC Radio 3 date 2008 09 27 broadcaster The BBC accessdate 2009 01 18 ref and BBC Radio London to support the release. References reflist External links http www.thelanisingers.com Lani Singers official Artist Site http www.myspace.com thelanisingers Myspace page http www.facebook.com pages The Lani Singers 59946589702 Facebook page http www.bennywenda.org Benny Wenda official website DEFAULTSORT Lani Singers, The Category Indonesian traditional music groups Category ... more details
for the Edwardian musical comedy The Arcadians musical The Arcadian Singers of Oxford aka The Arcadian Singers is a choir based in Oxford , England , originally formed in 1976 as a madrigal music madrigal choir. It is a leading choir in the city and performs a wide range of music. The choir consists of between 16 and 24 singers, drawn mainly from the students and staff of Oxford University . It performs at least one concert each term in Oxford, and in recent years has released two Compact Disc CDs Jubilate Agno ref http www.lammas.co.uk jubulate.htm Jubilate Agno , The Arcadian Singers of Oxford University , http www.lammas.co.uk Lammas Records . ref ref http www.bbcmusicmagazine.com review martin britten villette finzi holst g ives Martin, Britten, Villette, Finzi, Holst & G Ives , BBC Music Magazine . ref and Salvator Mundi ref http www.lammas.co.uk mundi.htm Salvator Mundi , The Arcadian Singers of Oxford University , http www.lammas.co.uk Lammas Records . ref , recorded in the chapel of Merton College, Oxford Merton College . The choir has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 , and each year participates in the Easter Christian liturgy Liturgy at Ampleforth Abbey ref http www.hpo.ampleforth.org.uk pastoral programme easter triduum 2010 Easter Triduum 2011 , Ampleforth Abbey . ref as well as touring. The choir has performed in many venues around Oxford, including college chapels recently Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College , Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College , Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College , Keble College, Oxford Keble College , Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College , and University College, Oxford University College , the Sheldonian Theatre , the University Church of St Mary the Virgin University Church and St Michael at the Northgate . The choir ... http www.arcadiansingers.co.uk Arcadian Singers website music org stub UOxford stub DEFAULTSORT Arcadian Singers, The Category Musical groups established in 1976 Category English choirs Category Music ... more details
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BBC Radio 3 accessdate 18 March 2011 date 30 October 2010 ref Discography The Holst Singers have made ...Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Holst Singers image Holst singers logo.png image size 150 background classical ensemble alias origin London , United Kingdom UK genre Choral music Choral occupation Choir years active associated acts website http www.holstsingers.com www.holstsingers.com current members Conductor br Stephen Layton past members notable instruments The Holst Singers are an amateur choir based in London , United Kingdom . The choir is named after the composer Gustav Holst , whose choral works are popular in British choral repertoire. ref http www.gustavholst.info compositions choralacappella.php Holst s choral compositions ref The musical director is the English conductor Stephen Layton . The countertenor James Bowman countertenor James Bowman is the president of the choir. Repertoire The Holst Singers devote much of their attention to performing ... www.holstsingers.com repertoire title Past performances accessdate 2008 04 21 author Holst Singers ref Performances The Holst Singers perform regularly in London venues such as the Temple Church and St John s Smith Square . In June 2003 the Holst singers premi red Tavener s epic 8 hour work, The Veil ... concert version in the BBC Proms in 2004. The choir has previously performed with the Hilliard Ensemble ... Critical assessment of the Holst Singers output has generally been favourable, with recent recitals ... through a soaring space ref Holst Singers recordings have also been given positive reviews by critics ... Holst Singers Veljo Tormis url http entertainment.timesonline.co.uk tol arts and entertainment music ... 5 April 2008 ref Gramophone magazine Gramophone , and on CD Review BBC Radio 3 . ref name radio3 2010 ... Singers website accessdate 18 March 2011 ref Selected discography Discography list Type Studio Name ... English choirs Holst Singers Category London choirs Category English musical groups Category Musical ... more details
former members of the King s Singers have remained active in the world of Choir choral music . Former Tenor Bob Chilcott is now a composer, conductor of the BBCSingers, and workshop leader. Former ...Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The King s Singers image caption Clockwise ... Jonathan Howard past members notable instruments The King s Singers is a Great Britain British a cappella ... The group has always consisted of six singers in total, with their membership changing over the years ... 2 2004 Jonathan Howard bass vocal range bass 2010 Former members of the King s Singers also include ..., Gabriel Crouch , Stephen Connolly and Robin Tyson. There have been 22 members of the King s Singers, for whom the average length of tenure is around 12 years. Around the year 2000, the King s Singers briefly called themselves king singers with a lower case k and a single s , as can be seen on the cover ... Fire Water and several http www.kingssingers.com c kings singers song sheets.html song sheets . This name ... The King s Singers MySpace Page ref the Comedian Harmonists , ref name myspace the Mastersingers ... King s Singers to be used on all genres of music, from renaissance church repertoire such as they had ... known as the Pyramid of Sound. In addition, the King s Singers have frequently performed with instruments ... Easy by Paul Simon . More recently, however, the King s Singers have begun to perform Concept Programmes ... or private house. Modern repertoire The King s Singers are also known for frequently commissioning ... for Sacred Music and now directs the Simon Carrington Singers based in Kansas City, Missouri ... s Singers have a commitment to education, often participating in master class es and workshops. Every ... yearly US tours.During its time, The King s Singers have taught many groups that have now become ... of their former teachers is evident Citation needed date May 2011 . Several of the King s Singers also ... King s Singers Members Discography In 2003 the group signed with Signum Records , with whom they have ... more details
Refimprove date September 2010 The Ambrosian Singers are one of the best known London choral groups, particularly ... musicologist and viola player who joined the BBC Music Department in 1949 and developed programs of Renaissance ... tenor soloist. They organized and created the Ambrosian Singers as a small professional chorus in 1951. Ambrosian Singers has participated in numerous Christmas albums, appeared in albums ... in 1994. Involvement in opera Ambrosian Singers is also called Ambrosian Opera Chorus or Ambrosian ... was a choral director of the London Symphony Orchestra , the Ambrosian Singers were known as the London ... Symphony Orchestra Chorus . ref Under various names Ambrosian Singers, Ambrosian Opera Chorus ... in various type of recording albums with many renowned operatic singers such as recording recitals ... Singers Audio CD Philips br Cat 422 420 2 Puccini Manon Lescaut Puccini Manon Lescaut Montserrat Caball ... Felice Cillario br London Symphony Orchestra br Ambrosian Singers Audio CD RCA br Cat 6502 2 br Cat ... Deutekom, et al. Lamberto Gardelli , br Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, br Ambrosian Singers Audio ... Singers Audio CD Angel br Cat 49522 br EMI br Cat 49522 2 1975 Massenet La Navarraise Pl cido ... Pr tre br New Philharmonia Orchestra br Ambrosian Singers Audio CD Sony Classical br Cat 46429 Puccini ... Bartoletti Film br Philharmonia Orchestra New Philharmonia Orchestra br Ambrosian Singers DVD ..., br Sherrill Milnes, et al. James Levine Studio br Philharmonia Orchestra br Ambrosian Singers ..., br Sherrill Milnes, et al. James Levine br National Philharmonic Orchestra br Ambrosian singers ... Cotrubas, et al. Claudio Abbado br London Symphony Orchestra br Ambrosian Singers Audio CD Deutsche ... page on the Ambrosian Singers Joseph Stevenson, http www.answers.com topic ambrosian singers Ambrosian Singers . Classical Artist Biographies. All Media Guide , 2008. Category British vocal groups Category English choirs Category English classical music groups es Coro Ambrosiano ms Ambrosian Singers ... more details
Cambridge Singers is an English mixed voice chamber choral group formed in 1981 by their director John Rutter with the primary purpose of making recordings under their own label Collegium . The group initially comprised former singers from Clare College, Cambridge Clare College , where Rutter had previously been the music director. They have been involved in the last four Fresh Aire albums about mankind s curiosities of the Mannheim Steamroller band, by composer Chip Davis , but they are primarily a classical choral group. They have recorded several highly acclaimed Christmas albums, including Christmas night album Christmas Night , Christmas Star , Christmas with the Cambridge Singers , and The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album . Sources http www.singers.com choral cambridgesingers.html Singers.com s listing of Cambridge Singers albums, with reviews http www.collegium.co.uk Collegium Records, The Home of John Rutter & The Cambridge Singers official distributor of Cambridge Singers albums Category English choirs Category Music in Cambridge England band stub de Cambridge Singers ... more details
for the other singing group of this name Hutchinson Family Singers The Aeolian Singers , president Peter Skellern , musical director Stephen Jones, rehearsal pianist Anna Le Hair, was established in 1963. With about 80 members, it is Hemel Hempstead s largest mixed voice chorus. While based in Hertfordshire , the singers also perform in major London concert halls and in other parts of Europe . In recent years they have performed in Ghent , Paris and Provence and visited Mannheim in October 2006, where they performed in two concerts together with the Konzertchor der Stadt Mannheim. They have a very wide repertoire ranging from Renaissance to contemporary music, and have given several first performances. They also have a tradition of community and youth involvement. In recent years the Aeolian Singers have taken a leading role in the revival of the music of William Lloyd Webber . Recordings http www.crossrhythms.co.uk products Aeolian Singers The Nativity And Other Christmas Music By Peter Skellern 20503 The Nativity Cantata and other Christmas Music by Peter Skellern performed by the Aeolian Singers 2005 External links http www.aeoliansingers.org.uk Aeolian Singers website Category Musical groups established in 1963 Category Vocal music Category Classical music in the United Kingdom Category English choirs Category Organisations based in Hertfordshire classical ensemble stub it Aeolian Singers ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Cave Singers image CaveSingers2.jpg caption The Cave Singers performing at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington DC. image size Only ... singers Official Site br http www.myspace.com thecavesingers Official MySpace page current members Pete Quirk br Derek Fudesco br Marty Lund past members notable instruments The Cave Singers is an United ... Barr, http www.matadorrecords.com the cave singers biography.html The Cave Singers Biography , Matador Records , retrieved January 24, 2008. ref Soon after the band s conception, The Cave Singers signed ... singers The Cave Singers , Matador Records, retrieved September 2, 2008 ref The band spent time recording ... produced the band s first full length long play LP . Before releasing The Cave Singers debut album ... Songs , Dancing On Our Graves , was released on February 25, 2008. On August 18, 2009, The Cave Singers ... from Lightning Dust . ref cite web url http www.idiomag.com peek 85573 the cave singers title The Cave Singers Beach House accessdate 2009 08 25 date 2009 06 03 publisher idiomag ref Matador Records ... peek 93769 the cave singers title Cave Singers Free Download accessdate 2009 08 25 date 2009 07 28 publisher idiomag ref The Cave Singers signed to Jagjaguwar on June 15, 2010. ref http exclaim.ca News Cave Singers Sign to Jagjaguwar for Upcoming Third Album ref The label released their third ... links Matador Records http www.matadorrecords.com the cave singers Artist biography MySpace Page http www.myspace.com thecavesingers The Cave Singers Daytrotter Session November 26, 2007, http www.daytrotter.com ... larecord.com interviews 2007 11 29 the cave singers bloodletting some branding November 2007 Interview with L.A. Record http www.luckyhorseindustries.com shop bands.php?bandname Cave Singers Cave Singers at Luckyhorse Industries http blogs.seattleweekly.com reverb 2010 06 cave singers sign to jagjaguwa.php Seattle Weekly Cave Singers Sign to Jagjaguwar Jagjaguwar http jagjaguwar.com artist.php?name ... more details
Nofootnotes date February 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Based in Chicago , Illinois , The Lakeside Singers is a Chicago area ensemble made up of professional singers, composers and arrangers, half of whom have the majority of their performing experience in classical choral music and half in non classical styles. Individually, they have performed in TV and radio commercials, operas, early music ensembles, film scores, Broadway shows, jazz clubs, cruise ships, cabarets and classical and popular concerts across the country. Fact date February 2009 The Lakeside Singers was founded in the fall of 1999 by Artistic Director Robert Bowker and Executive Director Mary Stewart. The Lakeside Singers typical concert format involves a classical sound during the first half of the concert and the same group of singers at microphones in front of a live band for the second half. Fact date February 2009 The Lakeside Singers typically present a Spring and Christmas Concert series as well as appearing at other public and private events. During their 2008 season they were featured with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival and made their debut at the Harris Theater in Chicago s Millennium Park . Fact date February 2009 The Lakeside Singers are headquartered in Evanston, Illinois and operate under the leadership of Robert Bowker, a singer, conductor, composer, arranger and producer. Individuals must audition for acceptance to the group and must re audition every two years. External links http www.lakesidesingers.com Lakeside Singers Official site http www.myspace.com lakesidesingers Lakeside Singers on MySpace http www.robertbowker.com Robert Bowker Official site http www.centerstagechicago.com music whoswho TheLakesideSingers.html CenterStage Chicago Listing http www.lasplash.com publish Entertainment cat index chicago performances Lakeside Singers Review Holiday Music from Renaissance to Rock.php Splash Magazine Review http www.wbez.org audio library 848 rafeb05.asp Audio Interview ... more details
Refimprove date February 2011 The Swingle Singers are a mostly a cappella vocal group formed in 1962 ... Swingle Singers and eventually, simply, The Swingle Singers . Since the London group s incarnation ... belonged to Mimi Perrin s French vocal group Les Double Six , began as session singers mainly doing background vocals for singers such as Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf . Christiane Legrand , sister .... The eight session singers sang through Bach s Well Tempered Klavier as a sight reading exercise and found ... and orchestra in 1968 with the Swingle Singers in mind appearing on the Sinfonia 1968 Berio album ... claims the song was inspired by the Swingle Singers 1966 album with the Modern Jazz Quartet , Place Vend me Swingle Singers with MJQ album Place Vend me . Citation needed date February 2007 They appeared ... Singers produce Cover version covers ranging from modern classics Bj rk , Annie Lennox , and The Beatles .... The Swingle Singers are curators of the London A Cappella Festival , based at Kings Place , near ... Singers announced the decision not to replace her but to continue as a 7 person lineup. ref Swingle Singers Become Seven 2011 August 31 http www.swinglesingers.com news 20110831 swingle singers become ... Hits Best Performance by a Chorus, 1964 Best Performance by a Chorus, for The Swingle Singers ... the New York Philharmonic and Swingle Singers Grammy Award nominations 1966 Best Performance by a Chorus ... Singers with MJQ album Encounter, Swingle Singers with the Modern Jazz Quartet Discography Main The Swingle Singers discography The Paris based Swingle Singers recorded regularly for Philips Records ... from 1974 to the present. References Reflist Bush, John The Swingle Singers Allmusic class artist id ... www.swinglesingers.com The Swingle Singers web site The Swingle Singers Allmusic class artist id p7649 discography pure url yes discography at allmusic.com . The Swingle Singers http www.singers.com jazz swingles.html profile at singers.com . The Swingle Singers http www.a cappella.com category jazz ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Mabuhay Singers is a group of singer s from the Philippines that was formed in 1958 and some the members became soloist like Cely Bautista , Raye Lucero , Naning Alba and the late Rene Evangelista and many others. They were formed by the Villar Recording Company as a merged group from two vocal trio s namely the Tres Rosas, composed of Carmen Camacho , Nora Hermosa, and Raye Lucero and the Lovers Trio, composed of Chi Lucerio, Floro San Juan, and Ador Torres. Filipino people Filipino singers like Ruben Tagalog , Cely Bautista , Ric Manrique Jr. , Rita Rivera, Don David, Flor Ocampo, Noel Samonte, Betty Rivera,Phil Llamas, Robert Malaga, and Everlita Rivera joined the group for a time. The Mabuhay Singers recorded more than 100 album s, which some released in the international scene. Those album contains traditional and modern Music of the Philippines Filipino music in major languages of the Philippines and some songs in English language English and Spanish language Spanish . In 1973, the Philippine Records Association awarded a citation for the group for their best selling albums. DEFAULTSORT Singers, Mabuhay Category Philippine musical groups es Mabuhay Singers tl Mabuhay Singers ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name SINGERS Type Compilation Artist Mount Eerie Cover SINGERS 2005 .jpg Released 2005 Recorded Genre Length Label P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. Producer Phil Elverum Reviews Pitchfork Media 6.8 10 http www.pitchforkmedia.com article record review 20197 singers Last album Mount Eerie Dances with Wolves br 2004 This album SINGERS br 2005 Next album Eleven Old Songs of Mount Eerie br 2005 Singers styled SINGERS is an album by Mount Eerie . Track listing All songs by Phil Elverum . Let s Get Out of the Romance Uh Oh It s Mourning Time Again Do Not Be Afraid Where Is My Tarp? I Cut My Hands Off So Your Big Black Cloud Will Come Human I ll Shut Up I Can t Believe You Actually Died Phil Elverum 2000s compilation album stub DEFAULTSORT Singers Category Mount Eerie albums Category English language compilation albums Category 2005 compilation albums ... more details
Image RhodesSingersA.jpg right The Rhodes Singers are a noted undergraduate choir from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN , specializing in smaller, unaccompanied chamber music works. They are currently directed by Dr. William Skoog ref http www.rhodes.edu academics 4944 16142.asp ref . The Rhodes Singers were established in 1937 as the concert choir for the College by music professor and composer Burnet C. Tuthill, who joined the college faculty in 1935. Tuthill, son of the architect of New York s Carnegie Hall, was a clarinetist who also founded the group that was to become the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Professor Tuthill established the tradition of the annual choir tour throughout the United ... alumni and community singers. Today, the Rhodes Singers perform many concerts annually, tour throughout the United States, and every three years tour internationally. In 2001 the Rhodes Singers toured ..., Switzerland , directed by Sir David Willcocks . In 2002 the Rhodes Singers were featured with composer .... In 2004 the Rhodes Singers, along with the Rhodes Mastersingers Chorale performed a program ... des Roses, and Lux Aeterna, with Lauridsen accompanying the Singers on the Dirait on movement of Les Chanson des Roses. In the Spring of 2006 the Rhodes Singers took their music overseas once again, touring ... in London . In the Fall of 2006 the Rhodes Singers returned to Carnegie Hall to perform Morten .... The Rhodes Singers currently have several recordings to their credit, most recently recording Christmas at St. Mary s Vol. V. Rhodes Singers have established a tradition of choral excellence throughout the region. This choir of sixty singers focus on smaller choral works often from the unaccompanied choral tradition. Membership in Rhodes Singers is based upon an audition. One hour college credit is available each semester for performing in Rhodes Singers. External links http www.rhodes.edu public 2 0 Academics 2 1 18 Music 2 1 18 3 1 singers.shtml The Rhodes Singers http www.rhodes.edu ... more details
The Freedom Singers is a band that was founded in 1962 by Cordell Reagon , Bernice Johnson Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon , Matthew Jones civil rights activist Matthew Jones , Charles Neblett and Rutha Mae Harris ref http www.georgiaencyclopedia.org nge Article.jsp?id h 3670 Georgia Encyclopedia ref . References references DEFAULTSORT Freedom Singers band stub Category Musical groups established in 1962 ... more details
The Bendik Singers were a four member Norway Norwegian vocal group, brought together by singer and composer Arne Bendiksen to participate in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selection, Melodi Grand Prix , in 1973. The group consisted of Anne Karine Str m , Ellen Nikolaysen and brothers Bj rn and Benny Kruse. ref http www.diggiloo.net ?info.1973no Bendik Singers at Diggiloo.net ref They performed Bendiksen s song for et spill at the Melodi Grand Prix in Oslo on 17 February 1973, and were voted the winners, earning the Norwegian ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 18th Eurovision Song Contest , held in Luxembourg City on 7 April. ref http natfinals.50webs.com 70s 80s Norway1973.html ESC National Finals database 1973 ref Before the contest the song was translated into English, with words and phrases also included from other European languages, and retitled It s Just A Game It s Just a Game . On the night of the contest, the song finished seventh of the 17 participating entries, Norway s first top 10 placing since 1966. ref http www.esc history.com details.asp?key 307 ESC History 1973 ref The following year, Str m won Melodi Grand Prix as a solo artist with The First Day of Love at the 1974 Eurovision she was provided with backing vocals by Nikolaysen and the Kruses, and the performance is sometimes credited to Anne Karine Str m featuring the Bendik Singers . Nikolaysen represented Norway in the 1975 Eurovision, and Str m made her third appearance in 1976, meaning that for four consecutive years at least one member of the 1973 group appeared at Eurovision. References reflist S start s ach succession box before Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg br with Sm ting title Norway ... br with The First Day of Love S end Use dmy dates date May 2011 DEFAULTSORT Bendik Singers Category ... Contest entrants of 1973 Category Melodi Grand Prix winners es Bendik Singers no Bendik Singers ru Bendik Singers ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Philadelphia Singers image caption image size background group or band alias origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania genre Chorus years active 1972 present label associated acts website http www.philadelphiasingers.org current members past members The Philadelphia Singers is a choir in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.A. The group was founded by Michael Korn in 1972 and is currently directed by David Hayes conductor David Hayes . In 2001, The Philadelphia Singers was named Resident Chorus of The Philadelphia Orchestra and is the only chorus to receive this distinction. The Philadelphia Singers has twice appeared at the Lincoln Center Festival with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic , premiering for the first time in the United States works by Krysztof Penderecki and Dov Seltzer . The choir has also appeared with The Philadelphia Orchestra, premiering in the United States works by Sir James MacMillan composer James MacMillan , Luciano Berio , and Augusta Read Thomas as well as world premieres of works by Daniel Kellogg and Jennifer Higdon . The Philadelphia Singers maintains its own annual subscription series and is the only Philadelphia ensemble to have a regular national radio broadcast on Public Radio International called Christmas with The Philadelphia Singers . This program is a live radio live broadcast of its annual concert, Christmas on Logan Square , at Saint Clement s Church, Philadelphia St. Clement s Church . The ensemble is devoted to presenting choral music from all Music history period s with a particular focus on American choral music. DEFAULTSORT Philadelphia Singers Category American choirs US singing group stub ... more details
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