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Gulf News, UAE
March 21 2014
Choir festival showcases top voices in Dubai
ChoirFest Middle East visitors can take part in beat boxing and piano
workshops at Dubai College
By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Senior Reporter
Dubai: The works of Mozart, Brahms and Schumann came to life as the
UK's top opera group -- The Prince Consort -- gave an overwhelming
performance on the beach to inaugurate the first Choir Festival.
The three-day ChoirFest Middle East features 14 choirs from Abu Dhabi,
Dubai and Sharjah, in addition to the Baghdad Choir from Iraq, which
consists of the Armenian group Sayat Nova in Baghdad and singers from
the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra.
"Anybody who comes will not leave without feeling energised and
uplifted. And you will be blown away because people put so much energy
into what they do, and it is infectious. Someone will be singing jazz,
[someone else will sing] Arabic songs, and suddenly a whole world
opens up to you," said Shelley Frost, director, The Fridge on
Thursday's opening night.
The ChoirFest runs until Saturday at Dubai College, and visitors can
participate in various workshops ranging from beat boxing lessons and
perfecting the art of conducting, to mastering piano techniques and
special singing master classes with The Prince Consort.
The Choir of the Year competition is dedicated to adults, and features
musical styles ranging from classic to contemporary, in where
performances will be held in Arabic, English and Tagalog.
During the festival, eight primary schools will also participate and
ten secondary schools will showcase their talents to win 2014's Senior
School Choir of the Year.
"The ChoirFest will be a yearly event and we will see it build, year
on year, as the support has been overwhelming so far. Anyone who loves
singing can join, and you do not need any professional background, but
interested in singing," she said.
Next year's festival, explained Frost, is expected to have the
participation of six to eight more choirs from other Arab countries,
and will feature another major act to launch the event and share their
skills with participants.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/choir-festival-showcases-top-voices-in-dubai-1.1306927
March 21 2014
Choir festival showcases top voices in Dubai
ChoirFest Middle East visitors can take part in beat boxing and piano
workshops at Dubai College
By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Senior Reporter
Dubai: The works of Mozart, Brahms and Schumann came to life as the
UK's top opera group -- The Prince Consort -- gave an overwhelming
performance on the beach to inaugurate the first Choir Festival.
The three-day ChoirFest Middle East features 14 choirs from Abu Dhabi,
Dubai and Sharjah, in addition to the Baghdad Choir from Iraq, which
consists of the Armenian group Sayat Nova in Baghdad and singers from
the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra.
"Anybody who comes will not leave without feeling energised and
uplifted. And you will be blown away because people put so much energy
into what they do, and it is infectious. Someone will be singing jazz,
[someone else will sing] Arabic songs, and suddenly a whole world
opens up to you," said Shelley Frost, director, The Fridge on
Thursday's opening night.
The ChoirFest runs until Saturday at Dubai College, and visitors can
participate in various workshops ranging from beat boxing lessons and
perfecting the art of conducting, to mastering piano techniques and
special singing master classes with The Prince Consort.
The Choir of the Year competition is dedicated to adults, and features
musical styles ranging from classic to contemporary, in where
performances will be held in Arabic, English and Tagalog.
During the festival, eight primary schools will also participate and
ten secondary schools will showcase their talents to win 2014's Senior
School Choir of the Year.
"The ChoirFest will be a yearly event and we will see it build, year
on year, as the support has been overwhelming so far. Anyone who loves
singing can join, and you do not need any professional background, but
interested in singing," she said.
Next year's festival, explained Frost, is expected to have the
participation of six to eight more choirs from other Arab countries,
and will feature another major act to launch the event and share their
skills with participants.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/choir-festival-showcases-top-voices-in-dubai-1.1306927