Organizing a Community Chorus

1960 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Gordon Myers
Keyword(s):  
Community Chorus

College and Community Choir Member Experiences in a Collaborative Intergenerational Performance Project

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Conway ◽  
Thomas M. Hodgman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Community Chorus ◽  
Community Choir ◽  
Project Data ◽  
Performance Project ◽  
Initial Focus

The purpose of this study was to examine and describe the experiences of college and community choir members in a collaborative intergenerational performance project. Data included an initial focus group interview with college choir participants ( n = 8), an initial focus group interview with community chorus participants ( n = 8); collaborative intergenerational performance project journals from college choir and community chorus participants ( n = 16); postproject individual interviews with each participant ( n = 16); and the teacher—researcher's personal log of collaborative intergenerational performance project interactions. According to the analysis, perceived positive outcomes of the project included participants' heightened performance experience, a better understanding of others, and no signs of an age barrier. Challenges identified were related to the importance of preparation for collaboration and issues regarding placement of singers in the ensemble.

A Community Chorus from the Southland

1954 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
F. G. Bulber
Keyword(s):  
Community Chorus

Come together

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Wendy K. Moy
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
North America ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Servant Leader ◽  
Community Chorus ◽  
The World ◽  
Artistic Director

This ethnography of the Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) examined the culture of a highly successful chorus with particular attention to the members’ musical and social interactions in both rehearsals and gatherings outside of rehearsals. The shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of the SMC, the largest community chorus in North America and the largest gay men’s chorus in the world, were explored. Overarching themes that emerged were the chorus as a “chosen family” and the artistic director as a servant leader who takes care of his “family.” More importantly, the presence of all three types of social capital (bonding, linking, and bridging) in the SMC is the crux of this study’s examination into why it is so successful. The SMC’s indicators of social capital are discussed, as well as how they manifest in relationships among the chorus members, artistic director, and the community, which has implications for community ensemble practices at large.

Exploration of the Relationship between Choral Singing and Successful Aging

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1175-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Wise ◽  
David J. Hartmann ◽  
Bradley J. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Successful Aging ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Choral Singing ◽  
Retirement Village ◽  
Musical Activity ◽  
Community Chorus ◽  
Present Design ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
People Group

This paper describes a retirement village community chorus of 49 with the goal of understanding the place of choral activities in the lives of these older people. Group musical activity provides a link to previous satisfying experiences and serves as a preventive measure against alienation. However, the nature of the activity may be consistent with a willingness to give up some inner directedness. Additional research is recommended since the present design with a comparison group of 49 non-choral members did not allow separation of effects of selection from those of activity.

The Community Chorus

Bridges ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Peggy Landsman
Keyword(s):  
Community Chorus

scholarly journals Enlightenment of " Long March Cantata ": Rehearsal and Performance in the University Chorus Ensemble

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyu Tian ◽  
Hangqi Liu ◽  
Huibing Tan
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Song Cycle ◽  
Online Information ◽  
80Th Anniversary ◽  
Community Chorus ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Performance ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

In most cases, cantata(康塔塔) is not a common repertoire for Chinese community chorus. It is still a big challenge for the Chinese University Amateur Choir to perform Cantata for cultural and music education. As a large vocal composition, it is also confused with other musical contexts, such as song cycle, for some Chinese. 2016 is the 80th anniversary of the Long March. To commemorate the victory of the Long March, our school's "Angel Choir" successfully performed "Long March Cantata ". Many post-90s college students, including members of the troupe, have never been heard to this work. Two piano version was chosen. As the piano accompaniments, conductor and soloist participating in this performance, we sum up the experience of the rehearsal process and performance. This chorus ensemble is an art elective course of our university. Some of the members never have music training. Many choir members cannot read music notes at very beginning. After one year of rehearsal, most of the choir members greatly improved their sight music reading. In view of the fact that Chinese audiences may have some inconsistent concepts about the subject of chorus. Even many professional music teachers and artists are confused the song cycle(声乐套曲) with oratorio (清唱剧) and cantata. This article also discusses the subject matter form of "Long March Cantata" based on literatures, online information and some monographs in English.

The Community Chorus

Bridges ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Peggy Landsman
Keyword(s):  
Community Chorus
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