by Zara Codeseira | May 27, 2020 | Choral Music
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) standard was created as early as in 1982, aiming to get all the manufacturers of electronic instruments to use the same code. Thus, a piece played with a Fender electric guitar, for instance, could be played on a...
by Zara Codeseira | May 19, 2020 | Choral Music
The most pessimistic scenarios place choir activity among those at greatest risk in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their activity is developing and their reality is based on their members singing together and sharing air at less than the considered safe distance....
by Zara Codeseira | Apr 16, 2020 | Choral Music
Choral conducting is a high-risk sport, and so –even more– is the related job insecurity, so we would like to think over the lives of choir conductors, their rights, and the demands and ideas that Singerhood proposes in this...
by Marcos Castán | Nov 18, 2019 | Choral Music
Verdi’s Messa da Requiem was first performed in 1874, “per l’anniversario della morte di Alessandro Manzoni XXII Maggio MDCCCLXXIV”. The impact on its premiere responds to its powerful message, and also shows the groundbreaking nature that comes by when people compare...
by Zara Codeseira | Feb 25, 2019 | Choral Music
Each country has its music folklore, but if music associated with Carnival worldwide is carioca samba, there is a composition in Spain that resonates by itself: the chirigota or murga. This word conveys energy and life and applies to...
by Marcos Castán | Jul 31, 2017 | Choral Music
El fabuloso edificio del Palau de la Música proporcionaba, de por sí, un atractivo incontestable a la hora de acudir al concierto de las 21 h.Abrió el concierto el Orfeó Català, que dejó una buena impresión, especialmente en la primera sección de su programa. Aunque...
