Recently a study was published revealing that an increasing number of children were choosing electric guitars and keyboards over violins and recorders. I must say I was surprised when I read this, not because of the shift itself but because I’d imagined this had happened long ago. … Continue reading Classical Music: Difficult, Dangerous, Disturbing. Young People Stay Away!
Female Vocalist Of The Week: Barbara Streisand [VIDEO]
The female Vocalist of the week is American beauty and funny girl Barbra Streisand, The legendary US actress and singer has such a wonderful and melodic voice. Barbra is considered the best-selling female music artist of all time, with more than 72 million albums in … Continue reading Female Vocalist Of The Week: Barbara Streisand [VIDEO]
Classical Music Personality Of The Week: Ayo Ogunranti
Ayo Ogunranti, composer and organist, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria in 1972. He received a B.A in Music (Composition & Performance) from Southampton University, UK in 2004, and is currently a Composition and Theory graduate student. He studied with Michael Finnissy, Michael Zev Gordon, David … Continue reading Classical Music Personality Of The Week: Ayo Ogunranti
New Study Reveals Classical Music Slows Down The Rate Of Dementia
Classical music can help slow down the onset of dementia, new research has found. Scientists discovered that patients who listened to experts of Mozart had enhanced gene activity in the brain in areas including memory and learning. Meanwhile, the music also affected the activity of … Continue reading New Study Reveals Classical Music Slows Down The Rate Of Dementia
Hymn Of The Day: O Praise Ye The Lord [VIDEO]
The hymn for today is a hymn that touched my heart the first time i heard it. The name is O Praise Ye The Lord. Listen to the song and also check out the lyrics to the song below.
Welcome To Choral Hub
Today is a blessed day for me. Now let me introduce myself. My name is Adewale Alabi and i am a huge lover of classical music. Therefore i decided to start this blog to document my various experiences in the world of classical music and … Continue reading Welcome To Choral Hub