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Something of a family project, the Boys Air Choir is built around the vocal talents of brothers Connor, Edward and Patrick Burrowes, augmented by young singers recruited from various British school and church choirs. The group was founded in 1996 following Connor's stellar career as a treble soloist with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir in London. They went on to produce half a dozen beautiful albums, beginning with "Requiem" in 1997. Whether the ensemble will survive the changing of all the young Burrowes voices seems doubtful -- but in any case, they have left a body of recorded work that...

There have been two bands known as The Choir: 1) The Choir were a rock band in the mid-1960s from Cleveland Ohio, best known for the oft-covered song "It's Cold Outside". With the addition of singer Eric Carmen, they became The Raspberries in 1970. The band consisted of Dann Klawon on rhythm guitar, Dave Smalley on vocals & rhythm guitar, Wally Bryson on vocals, lead guitar, & bass, and Jim Bonfanti on vocals & drums. 2) The Choir (originally The Youth Choir) is an atmospheric alternative Christian rock band, led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals, Steve Hindalong on...

The Vienna Boys' Choir (German: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other nations around the world, and individually interviewed. Known for its exceedingly high vocal standard, the choir has worked with musicians including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Caldara, Antonio Salieri, Heinrich Isaac, Paul Hofhaimer, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Johann Joseph Fux, Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Anton Bruckner. The choir is the modern-day descendant of the boys' choirs of the...

The Boys Choir of Harlem (also known as the Harlem Boys Choir) is a choir located in Harlem, New York City, USA. Founded in 1968 by Dr. Walter Turnbull. The choir is internationally known. Performers receive rigorous voice training and perform many types of music, including classical, hip-hop, r&b, jazz, and gospel music. Over 150,000 people see the choir live each year across the United States as well as in Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The BCH were also the recipients of a Grammy. Like its more famous Austrian cousin, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Boys...

Charlie Oxford grew up in Dallas, Texas and was first inspired to pick up the guitar at the age of 12 from listening to the music of local Texan legends like Buddy Holly and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as the anthems of the 90’s from musicians like Dave Matthews and Ben Harper. Through his high school years, Charlie forged a unique guitar playing style that reflected the character of his early influences. After moving to New Orleans to study music, Charlie’s folk-pop songwriting was infused with the sounds of New Orleans and the local talent beside him. Eventually, his...