* The Pennsic War, a massive gathering of the Society for Creative Anachronism, takes place about the first week of August every year.

At some large events, such as Pennsic and Estrella Wars, EMS personnel stand by on site for the duration of the event.

The novel Murder at the War ( Knightfall in paperback edition ) is a detective story concerning a murder that takes place at the SCA's largest annual event, Pennsic War.

The story takes place entirely at Pennsic.

The Pennsic War occurs each summer north of Portersville.

The Pennsic War is an annual American medieval camping event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism — a " war " between two large regional SCA groups: the Kingdom of the East and the Middle Kingdom.

The winners of the battles and other activities receive war points, and the Kingdom with the most war points wins that Pennsic.

The name Pennsic War is a combination of Pennsylvania and Punic War.

The Pennsic War uses numbers to identify each war rather than the year it was held, so the 2011 event was known as " Pennsic War 40 "— there having been 39 previous events.

The Pennsic War takes place in late July / early August.

Prior to 2007, Pennsic took place during the first two weeks of August, and some of the earliest Pennsics were held during September.

* The first Pennsic was held in 1972, at Newton's Campground ( now Shorehaven Campground ) in Waterford, Pennsylvania.

* The fourth, often called " Pennsic Pour " or " Pennsic Puddle ", was held at Spencer Farm on Aquilla Road near Chardon, Ohio and was marred by massive flooding and mudslides.

Contrary to popular myth, the Pennsic wars were not caused by Cariadoc challenging himself to a war and losing.

The board of directors ruled a few weeks before Pennsic I that since Pittsburgh was in the same state as an existing group, in Philadelphia, that it had to belong to the same kingdom.

Thus, the Debatable Lands were assigned to the East Kingdom prior to Pennsic being fought, which rendered moot the initial reason for the war.

Since the stated purpose of the war was to determine which kingdom got Pittsburgh and the Midrealm decisively won Pennsic I, it became popular mythology that " the loser got Pittsburgh.

Since Pennsic XXV in 1996 the event has gathered over 10, 000 participants each year.

Pennsic is, however, an SCA event ; members of other groups are welcome, but are generally expected to follow SCA rules — especially in regards to armor, weapons and behavior on the battlefield for the various fighting scenarios.

According to the Pennsic Independent, a privately-published newspaper published on-site, the final count for 2009 was 10, 947.

* Pennsic University: a framework of classes where attendees learn period skills, trades, and performing arts.

* Pennsic has inspired a mystery novel, Murder at the War ( Knightfall in paperback ), by Mary Monica Pulver.

Extensive facilities for group performance are provided by maintaining, under skilled direction, the Choir, the Orchestra, the Band, the Glee Club, and smaller ensembles of wind and string players.

Orchestra, Band, and Choir have auditions during the week preceding the first day of classes.

Music is furnished by the Carleton College Choir.

A bunch of young buckaroos from out West, who go by the name of Texas Boys Choir, loped into Town Hall last night and succeeded in corralling the hearts of a sizable audience.

The Choir Organ at St. Thomas, Strasbourg, designed in 1905 on principles defined by Albert Schweitzer.

Its first recording is an a cappella version from 1922 by the Sacred Harp Choir.

Peter Christian Lutkin, dean of the Northwestern University School of Music, helped popularize a cappella music in the United States by founding the Northwestern A Cappella Choir in 1906.

The A Cappella Choir was " the first permanent organization of its kind in America.

The St. Olaf College Choir was established as an outgrowth of the local St. John's Lutheran Church, where Christiansen was organist and the choir was composed at least partially of students from the nearby St. Olaf campus.

Four string alto balalaikas are also encountered and are used in the orchestra of the Piatnistky Folk Choir.

The movement was so powerful that even the renowned Red Army Choir, which initially used a normal symphonic orchestra, changed its instrumentation, replacing violins, violas, and violoncellos with orchestral balalaikas and domras.

Chapter VII deals with the Choir Offices.

It is also the setting for Glee's 2012 Nationals Show Choir Competition.

Christian alternative music has its roots in the early 1980s, as the earliest efforts at Christian punk and new wave were recorded by artists like Andy McCarroll and Moral Support, Undercover, The 77s, Adam Again, Quickflight, Daniel Amos, Youth Choir ( later renamed The Choir ), Lifesavers Underground, Michael Knott, The Altar Boys, Breakfast with Amy, Steve Taylor, 4-4-1, David Edwards and Vector.

It was recorded by Doris Akers and the Sky Pilot Choir in 1958.

In 1929 the Mormon Tabernacle Choir began broadcasting a weekly performance on national radio, becoming an asset for public relations.

For domestic transport, daily trains run from Ulaanbaatar to Darkhan, Sukhbaatar, and Erdenet, as well as Zamyn-Üüd, Choir and Sainshand.

The all-male student choir is named UFDA The Choir Boys and was established in 1986.

He also opened the first public opera house in Rome, and for the Carnival celebrations of 1668, commissioned Antonio Maria Abbatini of the Sistine Chapel Choir to set to music his free Italian translation of a Spanish religious drama La Baltasara.

Later, a mega-choir formed by members of the San Francisco Children's Chorus, San Francisco Boys Chorus, San Francisco Girls Chorus and Piedmont Children's Choir performed the national anthem under well known choir director Louis Magor.