1st Edition

Choirs, Singing, and Belonging Voices from Around the World

By Kerry Boyle, Aoife Hiney, Lynn Revell Copyright 2027
232 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing on an international research project involving an online survey and individual case study interviews with participants from countries including the UK, Australia, France, the United States, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil and Argentina, Choirs, Singing, and Belonging: Voices from Around the World explores the experience of singing in choirs, and the meaning of these activities in the lives... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1: Participation

Chapter 2: What’s in a name? Choirs, community choirs and collective singing groups.                                                                 

Chapter 3: Choir practices

Chapter 4: Questions of Leadership

Chapter 5: Questions of Repertoire

Chapter 6: Choirs as Communities

Chapter 7: The Role of Choirs in Communities

Chapter 8: The Role of Faith in Choral Singing

Chapter 9: Choirs and Culture

Chapter 10: The Role and Meaning of Choirs in Participants’ Lives    

Chapter 11: Choirs During the Covid Pandemic

Biography

Kerry Boyle is a choral director specialising in upper voice choirs, and she works as a lecturer, associate researcher, and vocal tutor at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

Aoife Hiney is a choral conductor and singer. She is a lecturer at the Escola Superior de Educação, Porto, Portugal, and a member of the CIPEM/INET-md research centre.

Lynn Revell was a Professor and Director of Research in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.