If your small-town choir tells you that they want to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the MidAmerica Concert Series - how good (polish, presentation, musical standards etc.) do they need to be to get the gig?
posted by tabubilgirl on Dec 21, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm looking for music that features I can best describe as "swelling gospel choirs". The Autotune The News guys do a great pastiche of the style... the elements that jump out at me being the call and response and the introduction of melodic theme that's later repeated with far more voices in major key and occasionally jazz-inflected harmony (the refrain "Made in america!" towards the end is a perfect example). Some other exemplary tracks: Fired Up, All These Things That I Have Done, Souled Out, Get By. Is there some ur-gospel group that these artists are drawing from? I'm especially interested in acapella tracks, or those with minimal accompaniment, or those that sample acapella tracks.
posted by phrontist on Nov 1, 2009 - 10 answers

Choralfilter: I want to sing in a choir in London. Have you/do you sing in a London choir, and is it for me? [more inside]
posted by greenish on Jun 24, 2009 - 4 answers

What's the origin/name of this soaring music piece from this breath-taking video of wingsuit base jumpers?
posted by zaebiz on Jun 3, 2009 - 4 answers

anybody know of a good choir in philly? [more inside]
posted by chicago2penn on May 28, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me remember this folk/bluegrass/gospel song! [more inside]
posted by wabashbdw on Mar 10, 2009 - 3 answers

An imaginative thank you for my choir members? [more inside]
posted by LN on Mar 5, 2009 - 5 answers

What kind of music is British Sea Power's Men Together Today (listen, 0:40), if any particular type? I want more but can't figure out what to search for. It's not Gregorian chant. [more inside]
posted by Askr on Feb 4, 2009 - 6 answers

Can anybody recommend some traditional black gospel recordings? [more inside]
posted by punkfloyd on Sep 30, 2008 - 25 answers

Tell me of your favorite hip hop joints that feature a gospel style chorus. [more inside]
posted by jammy on Sep 14, 2008 - 11 answers

What choir(s) can I join in the New York City area? [more inside]
posted by dm_nyc on Apr 7, 2008 - 5 answers

BayAreaChoirFilter. In search of Bay Area singing opportunities. I can start with a church choir, but I'm really interested in small group singing, a cappella singing, early music, folk/country music of all kinds. [more inside]
posted by ClaudiaCenter on Mar 2, 2008 - 8 answers

Help the choir I'm trying to start find a home! [more inside]
posted by LN on Dec 10, 2007 - 3 answers

Lo-fi group recording: how can I record a 6-8 person sing-along choir cleanly if I don't already own a bunch of headphones and splitters? [more inside]
posted by cortex on Feb 7, 2007 - 18 answers

I've got an audition for a vocal jazz group tomorrow afternoon and I need a alto-friendly jazz standard to sing. [more inside]
posted by thisjax on Jan 11, 2007 - 24 answers

Need some help in singing Handel's Messiah! [more inside]
posted by storybored on Dec 1, 2006 - 6 answers

Choral music reccommendations? [more inside]
posted by scazza on Oct 18, 2005 - 23 answers

I wore out my cassette from "Sweden's Oldest Male Choir", Par Bricole years ago. Does anyone know how I might get another one? I can't read Swedish!
posted by black8 on Feb 24, 2004 - 3 answers