Event: Auditions for ONE - Round Two

Due to overwhelming response, ONE will be conducting a second round of auditions before practices begin in September. Details are as follows-

Date: 22 August 2009

Time: Timeslots provided on first-come-first-served basis, starting from 10.30am.

To book an audition, contact audition.one@gmail.com.

NDP 2009!

Thought I should drop a mention on the blog about NDP! Went to watch the preview yesterday and I must say, it's probably the most artistically cohesive and entertaining NDP in recent years!

But how does this relate to the blog? Well, an a cappella group, namely Vocaluptuous will be performing during the parade!

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They actually sang part of the National Anthem a cappella, and it sounded really good!



Well, that's all, enjoy NDP folks!

Sing4Harmony is now on Twitter!

The title says it all!

We've synced updates on the blog to that of twitter so busy individuals would be able to just check their twitter feeds instead of hopping around to blogger every couple of days :)

Event: Auditions for ONE

[UPDATE: The deadline has been amended to 24 Jul 09]

Date/Time: 18 & 25 Jul 09

Venue: Not stated.



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There is a new choir that is being set up, under the direction of Ms Lim Ai Hooi, one of Singapore's leading choral directors. Auditions are being held on 18th and 25th July.

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For more info on how to apply, visit their blog here, or e-mail them at audition.one@gmail.com. Please note that only those aged 18 and above may apply, and the deadline for submissions is on 24 Jul 09.

Notice: Online Choir Experiment by Eric Whitacre

Hi all, just thought I would like to bring this to your attention. I was notified of this through an e-mail sent by a friend.

(The above link is to Mr Eric Whitacre's official blog.)

Whitacre is looking for singers to sing parts of his composition "Sleep" and record it on video and post it on youtube, where he can then fix all the parts together and create the world's first virtual choir! If it works out fine, he may even compose a new song to be premiered by the virtual choir. Do check out his blog for the details (read from his May 15th post onwards.)

Hope to see Singaporeans as part of the virtual choir :)

The Simpsons (A Cappella!)

Dear all,

Here's something interesting to listen to!

This video was featured in last Sunday's episode of the Simpsons (U.S), with the group's YouTube clip of them singing the Simpson's theme song rather than the usual one!

The group's the Pacific Northwest's Canvas, and though they've disbanded, they've had immense hype of late due to this video! haha



Enjoy! :)

---Item taken from A Cappella News---

((Edit: Visit Canvas at this url now! :)))

A Note to Our Readers

Dear readers of Sing 4 Harmony,

I'm sure all of you are acutely aware of the firestorm that has taken hold of this blog. With SYF Central Judging for Secondary Schools drawing to a close, now seems a prudent time for some sort of response from the owners of this blog. Most importantly, some clarification needs to be made.

Our entries are not intended to insult or put down choirs or other musical groups. Rather, we try to give an opinion based on what we see and hear. Notice the key word 'opinion'; ours are but a mere sampling of the thousands of individual opinions in the scene. We have never claimed to be the authority in Singapore Choirs or A Cappella groups, and we do not intend to. We provide news on upcoming performances, give opinions based on what we see or hear, and share them in the hopes of providing some food for thought. You might liken us to movie reviews in the Straits Times. You may not agree with any given review - in fact, I find myself disagreeing quite often. Yet, when one delves into why these different points of view exist, one usually finds that there is something new to be learnt.

You will notice that, till now, we have never shied away from communicating with our readers. We can be contacted in any number of ways, ranging from email to the blog's tagboard. With the many incendiary responses resulting from Yeshamiel's SYF commentary, we at Sing 4 Harmony have decided to put certain measures into place. As you can see, the tagboard has been removed, reason being that it is simply too easy for potentially meaningful discussions to be derailed into personal insults. With the anonymity granted by the internet, it was all too easy for such statements to be made without anyone being accountable for them.

Of course, comments can still be made on individual entries, but will require approval before they appear on the website. While this does translate to more work for us at Sing 4 Harmony, we are willing to try means of facilitating constructive discussion. We all have something to learn from each other - hopefully, this will help us all do just that.

One of the greatest gifts of performing is to be able to share it with people, touching others as well as yourselves. It is our hope that Sing 4 Harmony provides a place for meaningful sharing for Singaporean choristers and singers.

Thank you, we look forward to your continued support.

I died listening to this

A good friend of mine forced this upon me. I died laughing.



P.S. I mean no offense to elderly folk but "it is getting hot in here", "i wanna take my robes off" is.. hilarious..

Nintendo A Cappella

Hey all,

Here's another interesting clip!

The title says it all:

Honda Advertisement

Hey guys,

Here's something to fill in the gap between Sing-ing Sunday and Listening Recommendations.

Honda (as in the car company), released an advertisement in 2006 for the UK and well us netizens. And.. the advertisement uses a 60-strong choir to mimic the sounds of a car!

Very interesting indeed:

Concert Reviews

Hey guys,

Would really appreciate it if you guys could e-mail us your concert reviews (if you did go) for the recently concluded:

6 Mar 09, St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach's legacy
8 Mar 09, 7.30 pm Spectrum: Birth and Death by SYC Ensemble Singers
9 Mar 09, Vocal Mania @ The Republic Cultural Centre Theatre

Do send us your reviews at either: singforharmony@gmail.com or myself at yeshamiel@gmail.com