The Sacramento choral community knows Daniel Paulson as the Founder and Music Director of Vox Musica. He is also Resident Artist with the Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (TOCCATA), and he will be featured as tenor soloist in their "Summer Solstice Serenade" concert series. In addition to performances in Reno, Incline Village and South Lake Tahoe, TOCCATA will present this concert in Sacramento at St. John's Lutheran Church (17th & L Sts.) on Sunday afternoon, June 23 at 5:00 p.m.
Paulson will be the soloist in Bach's Cantata BWV 82a Ich habe genung. For more information, see the event's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/194279794061531/ or visit the TOCCATA website, www.toccatatahoe.com.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Radio Discussion of the Benefits of Choral Singing
The June 3rd broadcast of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" focused on the benefits of singing in a chorus. Titled "'Imperfect Harmony': How Singing with Others Changes Your Life," the show featured two guests: (1) Stacy Horn, author of Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others and (2) Daniel Levitin, professor of psychogy at McGill University and author of This Is Your Brain on Music. Host Ari Shapiro led a conversation about the benefits of choral singing that included calls from listeners.
To listen to the broadcast, download it, or read the transcript, visit this page: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/03/188355968/imperfect-harmony-how-chorale-singing-changes-lives.
To listen to the broadcast, download it, or read the transcript, visit this page: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/03/188355968/imperfect-harmony-how-chorale-singing-changes-lives.
MaidenSong - A New Choir
Christiana Quick-Cleveland has announced the formation of a new choir for girls ages 11-14. The first meeting will be July 8 at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3235 Pope Ave., Sacramento. For more information, visit www.tianame.com.
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