The Brattleboro Concert Choir’s 2024-25 season is coming, and we hope you’ll join our musical community! The Concert Choir (https://bmcvt.org/brattleboro-concert-choir/) rehearses 7-9 pm on Wednesday evenings at the Brattleboro Music Center in Brattleboro VT, and we are currently seeking new members of all voice parts for the upcoming season. We especially invite BIPOC singers and […]
Brattleboro (VT) Camerata auditioning for 2024-25 season
The Brattleboro (VT) Camerata (https://bmcvt.org/brattleboro-camerata/), a small chamber choir focused on Renaissance-era and Renaissance-inspired music, is currently seeking new members of all voice parts for our upcoming season – we especially invite BIPOC singers and singers of all gender identities to audition. Rehearsals are Mondays 6:30-8:30pm at the Brattleboro Music Center, and starting on Monday, […]
New Choral Work: MY RED BOOTS
MY RED BOOTS is based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of blessed memory (1927–2018). Both she and my late father, Josef Hoffman, were Jewish Holocaust Survivors. My mother’s brief memoirs are housed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I have been […]
Audition for the Zamir Chorale of Boston
Audition for the Zamir Chorale of Boston “America’s foremost Jewish choral ensemble” (American Record Guide) Also: Conducting Intern Position Available The Zamir Chorale of Boston will hold auditions for all voice parts on: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 7:15-9:00 pm at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street, Newton, Mass. Candidates should have excellent vocal quality, the ability to […]
Emptying The Finale Folder
Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy started out as an Introit for my church choir. After I retired and moved to the tenor section, Ryan Forkner, the new director, used it several times. I later added the second verse which made it a short anthem and then Ryan used it for a concert with […]
Away from the Roll of the Sea – by Allister MacGillivray, arr. Diane Loomer
One of Allister MacGillivray’s and Canada’s favorite folk songs originally arranged for the Elektra Women’s Choir by Diane Loomer is our all time best seller! Harmonies are straight forward and the poetry is quintessential MacGillivray. Enjoy! Sheet Music Available – https://cypresschoral.com/composers/diane-loomer/away-from-the-roll-of-the-sea/