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10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni!

December 13, 2016 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment


Choral Clarity Presents: 

10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni!

I may have just said the unthinkable. No, I won’t retract my statement. We can do better! We should do better!

Why did Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus become the selection that choirs choose to repeat year after year? Why did this piece become the one that we invite our alumni to return and sing year after year?

It’s time to look elsewhere.

Here are 10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni!


Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Others Tagged With: ACDA, American Choral Directors Association

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