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07.07.2009 2:40 pm

Ambassadors of Harmony win barbershop gold

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The 160-voice Ambassadors of Harmony, a St. Charles-based barbershop chorus, won the gold medal over 28 competing groups at the international Barbershop Harmony Society’s 71st annual convention in Anaheim, Cal.

The Ambassadors had the Society’s all-time highest score: 2,926 points, out…

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06.12.2009 3:02 pm

Chorus America survey: Choral singing makes kids smarter, too

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A new survey - from Chorus America, natch - reports that choral singing correlates with adults being all-around better citizens.

There’s more. It also finds that singing in a chorus helps children in a variety of ways: 70 percent of the…

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06.12.2009 2:40 pm

Choral singing makes good citizens, new study finds

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A newly released study says that 42.6 million Americans sing in choruses - and that they are exemplary citizens.

Well, the study is by Chorus America, the choral trade group, the results come from a survey and methodology is perhaps…

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05.22.2009 3:32 pm

Best bets: The St. Louis Chamber Chorus presents Concert VI: “MacLean and Monteverdi”

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The St. Louis Chamber Chorus presents Concert VI: “MacLean and Monteverdi.” Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, 7316 Balson, University City. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 31. $24 ($10 for students with ID); 636-458-4343.

If you like your entertainment leavened with a…

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04.17.2009 12:19 pm

Best bets: Bach Society of St. Louis, 4/26

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The Bach Society of St. Louis in “Jesu, My Joy,” 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier “College” Roman Catholic Church, 3628 Lindell Boulevard. $20 to $35; 314-652-2224 or www.bachsociety.org.

Society seems to be getting back to basics these days. The Bach…

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