By Tim Koeritz, music journalist and singer
Marktoberdorf, a small town on the fringe of the German Alps, is not exactly the centre of the world, but every other year at Pentecost, it does at least become somet…Read More →
Yin-Chu Jou, FAF Artistic Director/Representative to the U.N. and UNESCO
New York, NY – Nowhere was the richness of choral expression – and its ability to foster intercultural goodwill – more evident this past June than…Read More →
By Yu-Chung John Ku, choral conductor and teacher
Taipei International Choral Festival (TICF), one of the most prestigious and extensive choral festivals in Asia, was founded by Taipei Philharmonic Foundation and Profes…Read More →
A Festival for Choirs in the Magic Atmosphere of a Lithuanian Christmas
Andrea Angelini, ICB Managing Editor, choral conductor and teacher
More than 200 years ago, on June 23, 1812 Na…Read More →
By Joseph Vella Bondin, musicologist and singer
Up to the end of World War II (1939-45), Malta’s traditional preoccupation in music was essentially limited to two forms – Roman Catholic sacred music, primarily liturgical, and Italia…Read More →
By Oscar Escalada, Composer, Arranger, Musical Director and Musicologist
José Antonio Rincón and I were invited by Leonel Otero Cabarique, President of the Gustavo Gómez Ardila Artistic Corporation, to the Gustavo Gómez…Read More →
New Impetus and Vitality for Choral Music in Asia and Southeast Asia
Henri Pompidor, choir director and teacher
Enthusiasm, sharing, joy, colors – these…Read More →
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 →
By Tatsuo Minagawa, musicologist
Foreword
It is generally assumed that Western music was introduced into Japan around the time that the nation opened up to the world at the start of the Meiji era in t…Read More →
Tenth International Festival of Choral Art – Eighth International Choral Competition
Andrea Angelini
ICB Managing Editor, choral conductor & teacher
Commissioned b…Read More →