Hummingsong Choirs are a network of women’s a cappella choirs, with over 450 members situated currently in seven different locations in Australia.
There is strength in numbers, as the following performance demonstrates!
In this performance, they are not strictly a capella, although they vastly outnumber the string players 🙂
By fixing 1,000-foot strings to mountain peaks, arches, the tops of skyscrapers, canyon walls or the interior of the Kennedy Center, installation artist William Close turns any architectural or natural environment into a totally unique instrument.
Also see the PBS article.
If you feel down, let the story of this guy inspire you.
The science is in. Well, we’ve always know it of course, but scientists have now figured out why singing makes you feel good. Read all about it in this article: Your Brain and Singing: Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier
I think Johannn Sebastian would have loved the fact that his music is still being enjoyed more than 250 years after his death.
The ethereal sound of the glass organ lends itself very well to this timeless masterpiece.
The Typewriter by American composer Leroy Anderson features an actual typewriter as a percussion instrument. And why not?
Since nobody uses typewriters to type anymore, we might as well recycle them as musical instruments.
Watch for other concerts featuring rotary telephones, CRT televisions and VHS recorders…
When a muppet sings Ode to Joy, you might as well call it Ode to Silliness.
Le carnaval des animaux is a lot better when the animals are there. I am sure Saint-Saëns would approve 🙂
As a choir, we focus more on collaboration than on competition. But there are other ways to approach music…
