The World Youth Choir Wants You
2012-04-15
Do come and sing with us!
Vladimir Opačić, World Youth Choir Project Manager
“Dear friend, we are happy to announce that you have been selected by the International Jury to take part …Read More →
Musica Angelica
2012-01-15
Renaissance Music and the Sound of Heaven
By Steven Plank, choral conductor and teacher
When the 13th century Italian nun, Umiltà of Faenza, wrote that “since they [the ang…Read More →
Falsettists, Castratos and Sopranos...
2012-01-15
Different Timbres for the Same Part
By Andrea Angelini, choir director and Editor of ICB
The falsetto technique played a vital part in early polyphonic music, having appeared long bef…Read More →
Settling Some Old Scores
2012-01-15
The Recomposition of Renaissance Polyphony
By Graham Lack, composer and Consultant Editor ICB
A welcome trend in the performance of Renaissance polyphony in our own times is surely the manner i…Read More →
Is the Voice Really Lost?
2012-01-15
by Walter Marzilli, choral conductor and teacher
By paraphrasing here the title of a popular text on the castrati[1] we ask whether we need to broaden the definition of th…Read More →
Singing Renaissance Music
2012-01-15
A Brief Guide to the Essentials
By Simon Carrington, choral conductor and teacher
I must have been singing Renaissance music of one kind or another for more than 60 years and most of …Read More →
New Zealand’s Choral History and the New Zealand Choral Federation
2011-10-15
By Guy Jansen, Chair of the New Zealand Choral Federation
Community choirs flourished in New Zealand from the 1830’s when pioneer settlers began bringing their musical traditions from England, Scotland, Wales and many o…Read More →
New Zealand’s Choral Canvas
2011-10-15
By Christine Argyle, Choral Conductor and Teacher
According to a recent study, more New Zealanders sing in choirs than partake in almost any other leisure activity. The choral canvas in New Zealand is embroidered with …Read More →
New Zealand’s National Choirs
2011-10-15
By Karen Grylls, Choral Conductor and Teacher
National choirs[1] have played a large part in establishing New Zealand’s profile abroad, both in the commissioning of new works from co…Read More →
Quakes in the Quire: A Snapshot of Choral Church Music in New Zealand
2011-10-15
By Michael Stewart, Choral Conductor and Organist
For a small, increasingly secularised country, New Zealand has a strong church music scene. This is particularly centred on the Anglican cathedrals in the four main cent…Read More →