{"id":773,"date":"2011-09-27T06:03:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/min-on.matthewbyrt.com\/zh-hans\/blog\/2011\/09\/27\/choral-music\/"},"modified":"2011-09-27T06:03:36","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:03:36","slug":"choral-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.min-on.org\/zh-hans\/773\/choral-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Choral Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI love to hear a choir. I love the humanity, to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u2014 Paul McCartney<\/em><\/p>\n

Choral music is the music written specifically for a choir or chorus to perform. The term choir<\/em> was applied originally to groups affiliated with a church, while the term chorus<\/em> was reserved for groups that performed in theaters or concert halls, but these days this distinction is far from rigid. The origins of choral music are found in Ancient Greece, as well as in contemporary European musical cultures. Today, diverse repertoires of choral music and a number of professional choirs can be found all around the world.<\/p>\n

In Bulgaria, choral singing has long been popular, and the high standards attained by the country\u2019s many choirs have been recognized throughout the world. Indeed, the country is known as the \u201cKingdom of Choruses.\u201d Min-On initiated the Choral Music Series<\/em> in 1970 with a Japan tour by the Men\u2019s Chamber Choir of Bulgarian Radio and Television. Since then, Min-On has invited four more internationally acclaimed choral groups from Bulgaria, including the Tolbuhin Children\u2019s Choir in 1975, the Svetoslav Obretenov Bulgarian A Capella Choir in 1977, the Madrigal Choir of Sofia in 1983, and the Philip Koutev Choir of Bulgaria in 2007. The Choral Music Series has to date featured more than 20 of the finest choirs from all around the world for a total of more than 600 concerts of world choral music, inspiring audiences throughout Japan. The most recent in the series was the performance by the Young People\u2019s Chorus of New York City from the United States, winner of the World Choir Olympics in both 2009 and 2010.<\/p>\n

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\"TheThe Childern\u2019s Choir of Czechoslovakian Philharmony in 1976 \"BulgariaBulgaria A Capella Choir from Bulgaria in 1977 \"TheThe Tapiola Children\u2019s Choir from Finland \"TheThe Royal Swedish Men’s Choir (Orphei Dr\u00e4ngar) in 1984 \"EstonianEstonian Girl\u2019s Choir Ellerhein from Estoni \"RigaRiga Chamber Choir \u201cAve Sol\u201d from Latvia in 2004 \"CarminaCarmina Slovenica Women\u2019s Choir from Slovenia in 2008<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1970<\/th>\nThe Men\u2019s Chamber Choir of Bulgarian Radio and Television from Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/th>\nSouthern California Youth Choral Group from the United States of America<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/th>\nThe Men\u2019s Chamber Choir of Bulgarian Radio and Television from Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/th>\nMozart S\u00e4ngerknaben from Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/th>\nK\u00f6lner Manner-Gesang-Verein from Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/th>\nThe Tolbuhin Children\u2019s Choir from Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/th>\nThe Childern\u2019s Choir of Czechoslovakian Philharmony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/th>\nBulgaria A Capella Choir from Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/th>\nThe Tapiola Children\u2019s Choir from Finland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/th>\nVenezuelan Choir from Venezuela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/th>\nKnabenchor Hannover from Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/th>\nThe \u201cMadrigal\u201d Choir of Sofia from Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/th>\nThe Royal Swedish Men’s Choir (Orphei Dr\u00e4ngar) from Sweden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/th>\nThe Children\u2019s Choir of Romanian Radio and Television from Romania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/th>\nThe Harvard Glee Club from the United States of America<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/th>\nThe Efroni Choir of Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/th>\nThe St. Bavo Boy\u2019s Choir of the Netherlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/th>\nThe Drakensberg Boy\u2019s Choir of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/th>\nPhilharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden of Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/th>\nWolfratshausen Childern\u2019s Choir of Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/th>\nLa Cigale de Lyon of France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/th>\nEstonian Girl\u2019s Choir “Ellerhein” from Estonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/th>\nThe Drakensberg Boy\u2019s Choir of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/th>\nThe Drakensberg Boy\u2019s Choir of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/th>\nRomeo and Juliet Choir from Sweden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/th>\nRiga Chamber Choir \u201cAve Sol\u201d from Latvia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/th>\nThe Efroni Choir of Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/th>\nThe Philip Koutev Choir of Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/th>\nCarmina Slovenica Women\u2019s Choir from Slovenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/th>\nThe Russian Sveshnikov Concert Children\u2019s Choir of Kolomna from Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/th>\nThe Red Star Chorus of China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/th>\nThe Young People\u2019s Chorus of New York City from the United States of America<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/th>\nThe Young People\u2019s Chorus of New York City from the United States of America<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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