Blog - Ghana

Monday, 12 July 2010 19:12 Written by Administrator

Three lions sleep in the middle of the road and hyenas snack on a Zebra along the side of the road, while I peer down from the Jeep with my camera.  It seems like another world or maybe just a scene from “Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom” but it is real in the Serengeti in Tanzania. Masai villagers walk 30 miles a day to bring their cattle to water across the same plains where those lions sleep and the Hyena eats… how can anyone manage that? The variety of life on this planet is marvelous.

My mind expands as I walk among the Tanzanians during rush hour in Arusha. Farmers lay out their fresh produce on sheets to sell to the commuters who parade by on foot and on bikes. Public buses, in the form of mini-vans, wind though the masses of people will colorfully dresses people just barely holding on to a door handle as they sit five to a three-person row! Children beam up at me and my very white skin with curiosity and interest. Everyone seems to be relaxed in the pressing crowds and I...

Blog - United States

Friday, 21 May 2010 13:05

By Jodi Breckenridge

During the Charleston International Festival of Choirs we set up a web site where family and friends could follow the daily events. Below are excerpts from that daily blog which we hope will bring light to the wonderful events that took place during the festival.Many Voices Become One

As choirs arrived on Thursday afternoon at the Francis Marion hotel for the opening ceremony of the choral festival, guests at the hotel wondered at the stream of 300 singers filling the ball room. Dr. André Thomas wasted no time when appetizers and speeches were done in getting all 300 voices to begin to come together as one choir.
With ages ranging from 13 to 74 and hailing from as far apart as Germany and North Carolina the common thread of music brought everyone together.
After two hours of guidance from Dr Thomas the choirs had already sung through all their concert pieces and were beginning to dig more deeply into each piece. Later some choirs went back to their hotel for...

Blog - Italy

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 15:20

In April 2010, Music Contact International had two choirs travel to compete in the Days of International Choir Music in Verona, the Branford High School and Arcata High School.  Take a look at these terrific video clips of their performances in Verona!