Allelujah: Praise and Celebration: Choir Singing the World Over

Sing4All on iRadio with Robin Kissinger and guest, Hugh Ballou

Thursday Jan. 7, 2010 2pm PT/5pm ET on 7th Wave Network
Allelujah! Praise and Celebration: Choir Singing the World Over
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The word “Allelujah” is said the same way the world over and sung in the vibrant and joy-filled voices of choirs in all corners of the planet. My guest on this show, Hugh Ballou, is a conductor who is passionate about choir singing and who actually uses the principles of creating ensemble in his business coaching work because they are so powerful. Join us this week in an exuberant exploration of the joy, community and priceless value of engaging in singing in an ensemble. We’ll learn how individuality and ensemble each contribute to a vital performance or creation. We’ll also touch on the importance of ensemble singing as a part of maintaining a vital society and passing on this sense of place and belonging to our children. This will be a great way to jump whole-heartedly into the New Year and experience the Community of Humanity. Allelujah! Contact Hugh Ballou at: www.hughballou.com or www.transformationalstrategist.com

Hugh Ballou is a conductor and a business strategist. He has over 40 years experience as a pastoral church musician with advanced conducting skills. He has used his conducting skills in business to combine visionary, strategic and tactical expertise to produce bottom-line results while building organizational strength. He has been instrumental in achieving significant cost-effective programming through redefining staff responsibilities, team building, leadership expertise and empowerment of project teams. Hugh is also a skilled negotiator and analyst in the areas of long-range planning, conflict resolution and prevention, budget analysis, marketing and resource allocation. He has special expertise in building harmony through group activities. His degrees in music (a B.Mus and M.Mus) have been major contributors to his success in the business world as Facilitator/Consultant/Executive Coach with SynerVision International and as the Owner/CEO of a camera business.

Future Guests: Fred Migliore (FM Odyssey), Cliff Tasner (Billionaires for Wealthcare), Lynn Sereda, The Singing Revolution, Chloe Goodchild, Sylvia Nakkach, Dan Levitan (The World in Six Songs)

Past Guests: Nancy Krebs (Lessac Master Teacher), Joan Henry (Earth Singer), Ysaye Barnwell (Sweet Honey In The Rock), Diane Wittner and Anne Krill (Singing Activists) and Tami Simon (Sounds True), Mary Goetze (Global Voices), Zacciah Blackburn (Center of Light), Don Campbell (The Mozart Effect), Jocelyn Rasmussen (More Than Singing), Cornflower (Cornflower Music), Julie Blue (The Singspiration Singers)