The Tallis Scholars at Forty - An interview with Peter Phillips
By Graham Lack, composer & ICB Consultant Editor
Graham Lack: How do you account for the sound of the Tallis Scholars?
Peter Phillips: Well, after all the…Read More →
Peter Phillips: What We Really Do
Second International Competition for Choral Composition
Report by President of the Jury, Graham Lack
Some competitions are like transatlantic long-haul flights; others resemble the short hop domestic connexion. The present competition was certainly in the…Read More →
A Carol for Christmas: The King’s Singers Foundation Inaugurates First Composition Competition
By Graham Lack, composer & ICB Consultant Editor
A sense of expectation goes hand in hand with any new competition, and ‘A Carol for Christmas’, held for the first time in 2012 under the auspices of King’s College, Cambridge and…Read More →
The Art of Singing One Voice to a Part
An Occasional Series of ICB Interviews
Graham Lack
composer & ICB Consultant Editor
Joe Roesler, of the Calmus Ensemble
Graham Lack: Thank yo…Read More →
Spotlight on Scotland
Graham Lack, composer and ICB Consultant Editor
As far as I know, the ICB has not yet focussed on the music of Scotland. There is a wealth of music to be discovered and I hope this brief spotlight on the countr…Read More →
The 13th A Cappella Festival Leipzig
Amacord Hosts Ensembles From Around the World
Graham Lack, composer and ICB Consultant Editor
The well-wooded hills of the River Saale impinge on its course, as this tributary of the …Read More →
Call for Scores: Second IFCM International Competition for Choral Composition
A year or so has passed since the ‘1st IFCM Composition Competition for Choral Music’ was held, and the announcement of the next contest seems a good opportunity to assess the impact of the original event. During the aftermath of the first competi…Read More →
The New Eve and the Tactics of Guerrilla Celibacy
‘Placebo’ premiered at the Choregie Festival in Maribor
Graham Lack
composer and ICB Consultant Editor
It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that vir…Read More →