We are refreshing the new tradition and coming back to Budapest, the country of Kodály Method. Let us celebrate and promote choral music, let us spread the value and experience of singing in a choir – as Kodály said: Music should belong to everyone! Come and join our Festival or the competitive part of the […]
Call for Singers: Illuminare Concert March 30
Music on the Hill invites experienced adult and teen singers to join the Festival Chorus for Illuminare, Sunday March 30. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings 7 – 9 p.m. in Redding (Georgetown), CT, starting Tuesday, February 11. The program includes Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg, Toward the Unknown Region by Vaughan Williams, and Triptych by Connecticut composer […]
Musica Viva NY Presents Choral Music from the Baltic States, March 2nd
Musica Viva NY Presents CURSE UPON IRON: Choral Music from the Baltic States, Sunday, March 2, 2025 “Musica Viva NY: sounds of the city…with a commitment to new music and diverse composers, New York City choir Musica Viva NY is paving the way for daring collaborations” – Choir & Organ New York, NY (For Release 01.21.25) — New […]
HEAR THE NEW CHORAL DEMO OF AVSHALOMOV’S “PRINCIPLES”
Just released, this demo shows the powerful impact of this half-hour secular oratorio, setting key texts of Thomas Jefferson on themes of liberty, social justice, and religious freedom, including the heart of the Declaration of Independence. Demo files of the choral movements are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q_LKfQ8OLccV34Cvj_sgZuIsoKpnlIeZ?usp=sharing … along with .pdfs of full score and piano-vocal, which […]
Announcing the Establishment of the “Stanley M. Hoffman Special Collection” at the Berklee College of Music Library Archives
I am honored and humbled to announce the establishment of the “Stanley M. Hoffman Special Collection” at the Berklee College of Music Library Archives. The college purchased the first of my three alma maters—the Boston Conservatory of Music—some years ago, so my life and work have truly come full circle. The collection will include all […]
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė’s new choral CD receives high praise
New York –based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė is getting acclaim with the new recording of her choir pieces: “These choral works go beyond words… A powerfully compelling, stunningly sung hour of immersive listening to a distinctive and important musical voice.” This is how the BBC Music Magazine praised Martinaitytė’s new album ‘Aletheia‘ and chose it […]