It's oh so choir

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Oct 31, 2010 ... give to this festival: we found composer Kurt Bikkembergs ready to lead a session of workshops with an interesting song repertoire for children's ...
Press release // 01.04 2010

It's oh so choir On Saturday 30 October and Sunday 31 October 2010 Koor&Stem is organising an international choir festival for choir singers, conductors and anyone interested in vocal music at the Flagey building in Brussels. It will be a great opportunity to meet likeminded people, to participate in various workshops and open rehearsals, to discover new international repertoire or simply to enjoy beautiful choral concerts. It’s oh so choir. Here are some selections from the programme. There will be a major focus on Scandinavian choral music, with reading sessions by various European publishers (Edition Peeters, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Euprint, etc.). Bo Holten, chief conductor at the Flemish Radio Choir and an expert on Scandinavian choral music, will give a lecture on Danish choral literature. The Australian composer Sandra Milliken will be a guest at this international choral festival. Although she is still little-known in Flanders, her work has achieved international acclaim. On both Saturday and Sunday afternoon, there will be a choir encounter between Danish, Dutch, Flemish and Welsh choirs, as the festival hosts The Southern Netherlands Choral Event: it promises to be a fascinating interchange. Young composers will also be featured: they can send in work in advance, and will get the opportunity at It's oh so Choir to be coached by an international jury. 'Singing with children' is a focus that Koor&Stem was determined to give to this festival: we found composer Kurt Bikkembergs ready to lead a session of workshops with an interesting song repertoire for children’s choirs from Flanders and the Netherlands. What’s more, a children’s choir from Brussels specially formed for the occasion will receive a turn in the spotlight with some simple and swinging new songs from the well-known Attakatamoeva publications from Koor&Stem. Then, on Sunday 31 October in the late afternoon, the Flemish Radio Choir will bring the festival to a close with a truly fascinating concert. You can discover this and much more besides at It's oh so choir.

It’s oh so choir is being organised by Koor&Stem in conjunction with the Flemish Radio Choir, the Union of European Choral Associations (AGEC) and the Ministry of the Flemish Community. It’s oh so choir is the third International Convention for Conductors and Composers, a project by AGEC. Enter the date in your diary now so that you don’t miss It’s oh so choir. You will shortly be able to find the complete programme and full practical details at www.ohsochoir.be! For more information: Koor&Stem vzw Zirkstraat 36 2000 Antwerp T. +32 (0)3 237 96 43 [email protected] www.koorenstem.be