The American Dream: A Musical Journey (the Gospel segment) World Choir Games 2010, Shaoxing China : Textile City Convention and Exhibition Center Produced by Moening Presentation Group, featuring the talents of the SingCinnati choir and the following: Gospel Trio: Trina Walton, Charmaine Moore and Kelly Cobb Gospel Duet: Bishop Bobby Hilton and Kelly King (American Dream cast) Gospel Soloist: Linda O’Neal Gospel Choirs:...

Goodbye, Shaoxing. Hello, Cincinnati! SingCinnati makes their way home to Cincinnati after a 9-day stay in Shaoxing, China for the World Choir Games. Our choir was divided into two groups: one was routed to Hangzhou airport, then Beijing, then Chicago. The other group would travel north to Shanghai, and depart from that airport. The group would then reunite in Chicago and then onward to Cincinnati. The group that would depart from Shanghai...

SingCinnati: Silver Medalists and PROUD of it! Cheering our director Cathy Roma as she receives the Silver Medal for the Spirituals/Gospel Category SingCinnati won TWO silver medals at the World Choir Games 2010 in Shaoxing, China this morning! The Awards Ceremony at the Textile City Convention and Exhibition Center was jam-packed with choirs from all over the world, waiting in anticipation for the awards, recognitions and medals. We want...

It is 1:26am in Shaoxing, China. I’m positively sure that every one of my SingCinnati friends are asleep, and catching up on some much-needed rest. Today, we performed our second and final competition: the Pop Category. What was SO exciting for us was to see in the audience the “Cincinnati gang” – our dedicated supporters from the Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau! They were waving their American flags and...

We are ready. At 3:00pm (Shaoxing time) on July 25, SingCinnati will perform in their first competition at the World Choir Games 2010. The category in which we will be performing is Gospel/Spirituals. We have spent the past few days ‘tweaking’ our repertoire: everything from diction to technique, from vocal quality to identifying personally with the message of the music. And THIS is the moment. SingCinnati has prepared four...

SingCinnati was thrilled to have had the opportunity tonight to collaborate in rehearsals with not only the phenomenal American Dream cast but with the talented and enthusiastic choir, Voices of Unity. The Voices of Unity, led by director Marshall White are also in attendance at the World Choir Games here in Shaoxing, China. The young delegates from Fort Wayne, Indiana will be performing with SingCinnati in the grand show that is The...

SingCinnati is honored to have Dr Earl Rivers as our Featured Guest in this interview. Dr Rivers is here in Shaoxing, China for the World Choir Games and will be giving a seminar on the American choral scene as well as adjudicating at the choral competitions. Dr Rivers, it is nothing less than a privilege to have you as our Featured Guest in this article on SingCinnati.com! We appreciate your time. This must be a globe-trotting summer for...

SingCinnati experienced a full day in Shaoxing, starting from an amazing breakfast, a productive rehearsal and a memorable tour of the Ancient Shaoxing City! (2500 years ancient!) Here’s our day in pictures….

(Local time, Shaoxing: 9:35pm, July 20) Cincinnati. Chicago. Shanghai. Shaoxing. SingCinnati has finally arrived in beautiful Shaoxing for the World Choir Games! SingCinnati arrives in Shanghai Our trip to China began at 6:00am at CVG and ended in Shaoxing, China almost 17 hours later. We were greeting in Shanghai by a team of enthusiastic Chinese tour guides who were assigned to our group: Pan, Winnie and Penny. The 3-hour bus ride from...

Kim Moening SingCinnati is truly honored to have Kimberly Moening as our featured guest. Kimberly is Vice-President of the Moening Presentation Group, the marketing agency working closely with the 2010 World Choir Games to craft what promises to be an incredible and memorable multimedia Cincinnati/American Music showcase entitled “The American Dream: A Musical Journey”. Q: Kim, thank you for being willing to be...

The following is a press release issued by Interkultur regarding the 6th World Choir Games to be held in Shaoxing, China next week. “The final preparations are in place in the southern Chinese city of Shaoxing as it looks forward to hosting the biggest and most beautiful choral games the world has ever seen. On Wednesday, 15 July 2010, the 6th World Choir Games will begin with a breathtaking opening ceremony in the city, located not...

SingCinnati! invites YOU to our Bon Voyage Concert on Sunday, July 18 at 4pm at our ‘rehearsal home’ – St John’s Unitarian Universalist Church. St John’s Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati OH 45220. (Google Map) Open to the public, our Bon Voyage Concert will be a choral presentation by all of our SingCinnati delegates representing Cincinnati in the World Choir Games 2010 in...

Three renowned American choral conductors will be guest speakers at one of the Seminars organized by the World Choir Games in Shaoxing, China. The seminar entitled Welcome to USA – A Singing Country will feature Dr Earl Rivers, Dr Jerry McCoy and Dr Tim Sharp. The team of lecturers/conductors will be discussing the American choral music scene. The seminar is planned for July 25 (Sunday) at 4:00pm till 5:30pm in the Shaoxing XianHeng...

We are not alone. Though we have the honor and privilege of representing the city of Cincinnati as choral ambassadors for the World Choir Games in 2012, SingCinnati will not be the only choir from the U.S.A to be participating at the World Choir Games 2010 in Shaoxing, China. According to the Interkultur website, five other US-based choirs will be competing along with SingCinnati at the much-anticipated choral event in China: Bella Voce...

The SingCinnati choir represents the diversity that is Cincinnati. Read more about the choral ambassadors to the World Choir Games 2010 in the Biographies section of our website!

Something special is happening on July 4th, 2012 for the city of Cincinnati. For the first time in the history of the World Choir Games (formerly the World Choir Olympics), Cincinnati will play host to the world’s largest choir festival. Choirs from all over the globe will arrive in the Queen City to perform and compete at this prestigious choral competition and festival. The World Choir Games takes place every two years on a...

A small but proud contingent of singers representing the city of Cincinnati is planning to take flight to Shaoxing, China for the 2010 World Choir Games. SingCinnati!, the choir comprising of 26 singers from the Tri-State area and directed by Dr Catherine Roma will compete and perform at the world’s largest choir festival on July 15-26 in Shaoxing/Shanghai, China. Choral rehearsals have already begun for SingCinnati! As voiced in the...