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The Choir's first release after arriving in Nashville was Speckled Bird, a reworked version of 1993’s independent Kissers and Killers, with five additional songs recorded in Nashville.
The earliest known use of the noun choir is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for choir is from around 1300, in St. Brendan.
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Preaching to the choir'? To (pointlessly) try to convince a person or group to accept an opinion that they already agree with. The history of “Preaching to the choir” in printed materials
During the turbulent years of the Tudor age, as the role of music within the liturgy changed with each successive monarch, the Choir was disbanded around 1550 under edict from the Protestant king, Edward VI.
Jun 26, 2023 · Meaning "the refrain of a song" (which the audience joins in singing) is from 1590s; that of "a song to be sung by a (large) chorus" is from 1744. Meaning "main part of a modern popular song" (as distinguished from the verse, q.v.) is by 1926, originally in jazz. As a verb, 1703, from the noun.
The choir has a history of commissioning and performing new music, famous examples being Britten’s Missa brevis for boys’ voices, the Mass in G minor by Vaughan Williams and compositions by Wood, Holst and Howells. Over the last two decades, the choir has commissioned new Masses from James MacMillan, Peter Maxwell Davies, Judith Bingham ...
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History of the Choir. Westminster Cathedral Choir owes its existence to Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster from 1892-1903. Vaughan’s original intention was to establish a monastic foundation within his Cathedral, with the Office sung by monks in a continuous round of prayer.
