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The article delves into the essence of choral singing, exploring the duality between individuality and collective unity in musical expression. It reflects on the challenges faced while fostering a balance between individual vocal identity and collaborative musicality in youth choirs, examining three thematic areas, including the experience of group participation, shaping a shared musical space, and broadening musical horizons while focusing on individual growth within the choral context.

The article reports that the continuation of the ChoCo study, investigating the effects of the pandemic on choirs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, revealed a slight stabilization of member numbers and finances of children's and youth choirs rehearsals. Topics include mental and musical conditions of choirs have improved as they continue to face negative effects on the musical level and mental stress on singers; and Subsidies for choir directors' fees and concert cancellations.

The article focuses on upcoming professional development opportunities announced in the June 2023. These opportunities include a Latin percussion workshop for teachers of all school types, covering Cuban and Brazilian instruments, and a session on GEMA and copyright in the context of music for teachers of all school types, addressing questions related to copyright-protected music and GEMA's role. The latter session will be held online and is free of charge.

The article focuses on the intersection of political correctness, cancel culture, and music, specifically in the context of choral singing. It discusses the debate over cultural appropriation, such as singing songs from other cultures, and reflects on the importance of embracing diverse musical traditions. The author expresses concern that overemphasizing cancel culture and restricting choirs to sing only original German-language music could lead to cultural isolation.

The article discusses a study conducted by the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg music conservatory in Salzburg, Austria on youth choral singing in German-speaking Europe. The focus of the study is on the role of practice in choral singing, choir rehearsals and concerts, and the leadership and conducting of youth choirs.

The article reports that the hours of volunteer or semi-volunteer work that went into bringing this delight to an adoring audience can hardly be counted. Topics include considered that the focus is on the choir: many, many children and young people, who of course are needed to finish off the main culprit in the end.

The article discusses piano accompaniment for choral singing with an emphasis on the alleged need for quality piano accompaniment. The education of music students in the nuances of accompaniment is criticized with a focus on the rote memorization of piano pieces by students and the piano accompaniment curricula at German music conservatories and colleges.

The article offers information on the Berlin Children's Choir Symposium, which focused on improvisation, and was held at the University of Arts in Berlin, Germany. The Seventh edition of the symposium was participated by children choirs, music teachers, voice trainers, and church musicians. About 10 participants come to the symposium every year, according to Gudrun Luise Gierszal.

The article presents a report from the September 30 and October 1, 2017 Landes-Chorwettbewerb choral singing competition in Dortmund, Germany featuring performances by the Pop-Up Chor choir, the Jazzchor der Universität zu Köln jazz choir, and the Birlik Chor choir.

The article previews an October 8, 2017 concert in Gua-Oderheim, Germany to be performed by clarinetist Dorothea Herrmann and pianist Wolfgang Nieß as well as three concerts to be performed in Marburg, Germany by the Frauen-Kammerchor Marburg women's choir on October 1, 7, and 8, 2017.

The article presents a report from the fourth chor.com choral singing conference in Dortmund, Germany with a focus on the planned relocation of further iterations of the conference to Hannover, Germany.

The article reviews the concert performance by choirs Det Norske Solistkor, Nederlands Kammerkoor, and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street at the Tivoli Vredenburg theater in Utrecht, the Netherlands of 150 Psalms composed by Michel van der Aa, Sergei Rachmaninow, and Thomas Arne during the Festival Oude Muziek old music festival.

The article discusses the "Sprache.Reformation.Musik. Zeitgenössische musikalische Annäherungen an Martin Luther" project by the Nordkolleg Rendsburg college on contemporary music in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and in honor of theologian and composer Martin Luther including such pieces as "Luther-Quiz" composed by Bernd Franke and a May 25, 2017 choral performances in Rendsburg, Germany.

The article presents an interview with artistic director Winrich Hopp of the musica viva concert series in Munich, Germany in 2016 and 2017 on the performance in Munich of music pieces composed by Milica Djordjevic, Nikolaus Brass, and Oscar Bianchi. Other topics of conversation include soprano singers at musica viva, choral singing at music viva, and premier music performances.

The article presents previews of intercultural choral singing workshops hosted by the Landesmusikakademie NRW music conservatory on October 29, 2016, November 13, 2016, and February 11, 2017.

A reprint is presented of an article originally published in a 1966 issue of the youth music periodical Musikalische Jugend on advocacy for choral singing espoused by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály.

The article reviews the third Deutscher Chorfest choral concert series in Stuttgart, Germany from May 26 to 29, 2016 featuring performances by singer Sarah Wegener performing music composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the Stimmkunst and Stiftsbarock choirs performing music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, and a concert performed by the a capella octet The Swingles.

The article previews a May 29, 2016 performance in the Stadthalle theater in Ahlen, Germany of a concert to be performed by the band of the volunteer fire department of Plettenberg, Germany, the Posaunenchor Gütersloh-Stadtmitte der Evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Gütersloh trombone choir, and the Kirchenchor St. Remigius choir.

The article reviews the February 27, 2016 rehearsal performance in the Chorforum Essen theater in Essen, Germany by a German-Turkish project choir and previews a August 28 and September 3, 2016 performances by the choir in Düsseldorf and Hagen, Germany respectively..

The article reviews the Chor@Berlin choral singing festival in Berlin, Germany featuring a choral conducting workshop, a workshop on composing choral music, and a workshop performing contemporary classical music with choirs as well as concerts of works performed by choirs including Sjaella and Begegnungschor.

The article previews the May 4-17, 2016 Festivokal choral singing summer academy in Bad Neuheim, Germany and the performance at the conclusion of the course of the music work "Gloria" composed by John Rutter.

The article presents a report from the February 2016 Tenso Professionals Meeting conference in Marseille, France held by the European choral singing society Tenso. Choral concerts of works composed by Zad Moultaka, Leo Collin, and Sofia Borges are reviewed and choral direction workshops are discussed.

The article lists music workshops, courses, and conferences including an April 16, 2016 conference on choral singing to be held in Ochsenhausen, Germany, an organ workshop to be held in Rheinsberg, Germany, and an April 8-10, 2016 workshop for brass instrument players to be held in Staufen, Germany.

The article presents a review of a February 26, 2016 choral concert performed by the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks choir in the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas with music pieces composed by Thomas Tallis and Orlando di Lasso.

The article presents an interview with general secretary of the European Choral Association/Europa Cantat European choral singing society Sonja Greiner on the Singing Europe study on European choral singing and choir participation. Other topics of conversation include the representation of school choirs in the statistics gathered by ECA, the incomplete nature of those statistics and ways to bolster them, and the public image of choirs in the minds of politicians and broader society.

The article presents a review of a July 12 and 13, 2015 concerts by the Bremer Kantorei St. Stephani choir and the Ensemble d'Accord ensemble of works composed by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in honor of the composer's 90th birthday. A review of the music release "Axion Esti/Lobgepriesen sei" of works composed by Theodorakis is also offered.

The article presents a report from the May 22-27, 2015 14th Marktoberdorf international chamber choir competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany and describes the performance at the competition of concerts by choirs including the Gracias Choir from South Korea performing "Gesegnet seist du, O Herr" composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, the University of Oregon Chamber Choir, and the I Vocalisti choir from Lübeck, Germany.

The article presents a review of a performance by the Leverkusener Kinderchor children's choir led by Nicole Jers at the awards ceremony for the Zelter and Pro Musica music awards in the Zeughaus Neuss hall in Neuss, Germany.

The article presents a report from a conference of the Tenso network of music educators in Porto, Portugal with a focus on teaching choral singing. Topics of presentations delivered included the work of the English choir "The Sixteen", concert directing, and the music education workshops led by Jussi Rauvola.

The article presents a preview of the chor.com choir conference in Dortmund, Germany from October 1 to 4, 2015.

The article presents a review of February 6-8, 2015 performances by the Chor der Jungen Ensembles Berlin choir of the musical oratorio "Die Schöpfung" composed by Joseph Haydn.

Information on a choral music workshop titled chor.com held in Dortmund, Germany from September 12-15, 2013 is presented. The main focus of this workshop is the further education of German choir musicians. Other topics mentioned in this article include early childhood music instruction and singing in Germany, children's choirs, as well as voice training.

The article discusses choral singing for older people in Germany with special attention to the social aspects of music, voice training, and choir management.

The article offers information on choral singing techniques workshop to be held in Markoberdorf, Germany from January 4-6, 2013.

The article discusses the effects of choral singing on people. Topics include the relaxation after a busy work day, its positive effects according to Swiss pedagogue Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's theory, and its political implications such as during communism or the 1989 revolution, when a human chain from Tallin, Estonia, through Riga, Latvia, to Vilnius, Lithuania, protested. The author also elaborates on the future of choral singing.