Featuring pieces from Jennifer Lucy Cook & Jocelyn Hagen! Chiaroscuro There is a Girl (from Here I Am) Jennifer Lucy CookSATB div. choir with opt. bowed crotalesDifficulty: 5Duration: 5-10 min.Big, bold, exciting, and packed with imagination, “Chiaroscuro” explores the contrast of light and dark; one cannot have sunshine without casting a shadow. Jocelyn HagenSATB div. […]
Performance Opportunity: Rutter’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall – May 2027!
Dear Choral Colleagues, Are you programming John Rutter’s Requiem for your 2026–2027 season, or looking for a transformative, premier performance opportunity to anchor your ensemble’s spring tour? I am thrilled to invite collegiate, community, and advanced high school/church choirs to join me in New York City on May 29, 2027, to form a dynamic festival […]
Music for Stewardship, Calling and Community Engagement
Vol. 2: Music for Stewardship, Calling and Community Engagement By Elizabeth Alexander & Saunder Choi “Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law.” – Rev. James Vila Blake (1894) Thus begins one of the earliest congregational covenants in Unitarian Universalism, words that continue to resonate in our congregations today. Blake’s vision […]
CoLAB at Avaloch Farm: A New Summer Program for Collab Pianists and Choral Singers
Calling all choral singers and collaborative pianists! Love to escape the city and get out in nature during the Summer? CoLAB WORKS AT AVALOCH FARM – AUG 17-22, 2026 Come join the Lab Chorus for CoLab Works at beautiful Avaloch Farm – A new workshop for collaborative pianists and chorus. We’ll be singing beautiful Brahms (and others) in a […]
8 New Compositions Added to the PROJECT : ENCORE Contemporary Choral Catalog!
We are proud to announce this quarter’s choral compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: Loretta K. Notareschi — Climate Masshttp://projectencore.org/loretta-k-notareschi Julian David Bryson — Fire Flowershttp://projectencore.org/julian-david-bryson Raphael Amadio Fusco — Le parole dei mesi (The Words of the Months)http://projectencore.org/raphael-amadio-fusco Tom Council — Maria Wiegenliedhttp://projectencore.org/tom-council Mike […]
The Choral Director’s Toolbox This Week
Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox FREE at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In this episode of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, guest presenter Dr. Jamea Sale explores Lifelong Singing: Helping Older Singers Thrive. Drawing on voice science research and personal experience, Dr. Sale examines the physical, vocal, and social dimensions of aging that affect choral participation. She offers practical strategies for supporting older […]