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High school alums pay emotional tribute to their retiring choir teacher by singing, “He changed our lives.”
In order to sing with their high school choir teacher “one last time” before he retires after 30 years of service, generations of graduates went back to their old school. Jim Stanley, a high school choir director, has been a piano and chorus teacher at Cartersville High School (CHS) in Georgia, US, for 30 years.…
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A beloved spiritual is sung by a high school choir in a soul-stirring hotel acoustic.
Recently, a popular video of high school students singing the traditional hymn “Down to the River to Pray” on hotel balconies reappeared online, serving as a lovely reminder of the impact of collective singing. The Colorado All State Choir’s treble section was staying that night at a Colorado hotel, where the impromptu performance took place.…
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Gustavo Dudamel resigns from the Paris Opera four years early.
The Venezuelan maestro was set to be the music director of the world-famous French opera house until at least the 2026-27 season. The Paris Opera has announced that music director Gustavo Dudamel has resigned for ‘personal reasons’ and will leave at the end of the season. The surprise resignation announced on Thursday, May 25, 2023,…