Sir Stephen Cleobury (1948–2019)
King’s College, Cambridge has announced the death of the College’s recently retired Director of Music, Sir Stephen Cleobury, on 22 November, after…
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New UK national academy for social prescribing
UK Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the government aims that every patient in the country will have access to social…
NYCGB Announces Principal Conductors
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has awarded Principal Conductor contracts to three outstanding individuals to oversee the strategic planning and delivery of three…
London A Cappella Festival presents joint concerts by Swingles and King’s Singers
The organisers of the London A Cappella Festival (LACF) have announced two concerts by The Swingles and The King’s Singers in January 2020. LACF said:…
Win accommodation at WSCM2020
The organisers of the 2020 World Symposium on Choral Music (WSCM) have announced a prize draw for attendees who book for either the full or…
International choral festival latest casualty of Hong Kong unrest
The World Youth and Children Choral Artists’ Association (WYCCAA), the Hong Kong-based leading organiser of international choral festivals and competitions, has announced the cancellation of…
Latvian choir wins 2nd Tokyo International Choir Competition
Mixed Choir MASKA from Latvia has won the 2nd Tokyo International Choir Competition, which ran from 26-28 July 2019 in Harumi, Chuo City, Tokyo.
NYCGB invites applications to Young Composers Scheme
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has announced the second edition of its annual Young Composers Scheme,
Danish group wins Eurovision Choir 2019 competition
Denmark’s Vocal Line has won the second Eurovision Choir competition at the final held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 3 August 2019.
54m Americans sing, with health benefits for older adults – report
Singing in a choir has a powerfully positive impact on people across generations, as well as on the communities in which they live, according to resea…