Leipzig’s St. Thomas Boys Choir copes with voices deepening at a younger age

Washington Post ^ | 4-7-12 | Michael Birnbaum

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[Hot Tabasco]

The cause of the shift remains unclear.

Little league pitchers are limited in the number of times they can pitch in a week and the number of pitches they can throw in any particlar game. That's to protect their fragile arms.

I suspect the voice boxes of these children are being overused and stressed beyond the natural ability of these kids to "grow into" their deeper voices as they age......

[tnlibertarian]

[Verginius Rufus]

Is Pedobear for or against Pedobaptism?

[Morgana]

I was thinking the same thing.

[left that other site]

I am a voice teacher, and I enjoy teaching ALL ages to sing.When a boy knows good technique and theory, and knows HOW to sing, puberty is not so traumatic. Once the new voice “settles in”, the boy is already educated as to how to use it.

However, the repertoire spoken of here is a completely different matter. My students all want to be Rock Stars! LOL!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Haydn worked as a singer in Vienna in his teen years. Apparently those in charge did not feed him well. When he was about 17, the empress complained about his singing, and he was dismissed.

However, he received musical training there, and if he had stayed, he might not have developed his abilities. In some cases, necessity is the mother of musical invention (Not comparing Haydn to that musical group though).

[SWAMPSNIPER]

If the choir director shows up with a sharp knife, RUN!

[sand lake bar]

“global warmimg”

You beat me to it.

[decal]

For anyone wanting to hear a castrato in action, here ya go:

http://archive.org/details/AlessandroMoreschi

[afraidfortherepublic]

One of the thrills of my adult life was hosting 2 members of the Land of Lakes Choir Boys on one of their tours a few years ago. They performed at our church, and 2 choir members spent the night at my house. LOLCB is a terrific program, and the young men were gracious and delightful guests. The CDs I purchased are still some of my favorite recordings.

Land of Lakes Choir