#choirs

I always sang in church always was in a gospel choir and directed choirs and always performed, but I never thought of it as a powerful thing. ↗

— Charles King

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A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou seest the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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I do not like the raw sound of the human voice in unison unless it is under the discipline of music. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#choruses #crowds #human-voice #music #shouting

I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums, sang with rock bands and only then did I get into musical theatre. ↗

— Samantha Barks

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I was more of a dancing kid than a singing kid. I mean, I sang in school choirs and I sang in school musicals, but I was much more interested in dancing than singing. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#dancing #i #interested #kid #mean

For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven? ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

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Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed. ↗

— Richard Morris

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But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches' bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government - yes, a Labour government - is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

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My whole career I have worked with non-Western musicians and different orchestras and ensembles and choirs. ↗

— Mychael Danna

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