By Ginger Brashinger NEW LENOX, IL — It isn’t often that someone lands a dream job during their “retirement years.” In the case of New Lenox resident Gregory Day, the opportunity to take over as artistic director of the Lincoln-Way Area Chorale came after his retirement from 35 years of teaching. “This is professionally the […]
Jon Washburn receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal presented to Jon Washburn The Vancouver Chamber Choir is pleased that its founder and Artistic Director Jon Washburn has received one of the highest honours in Canada for his lifetime contribution to the choral art. The Honourable Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia will present the Queen Elizabeth II […]
Final call: Apply for Bard Conservatory’s Choral Conducting M.M. Program
Bard Conservatory is accepting late applications for the M.M. program in Choral Conducting. The Graduate Conducting Program at Bard is a two-year Master of Music program offering two concentrations or tracks: orchestral conducting and choral conducting. The program is designed and directed by Harold Farberman, founder and director of the Conductors Institute at Bard; […]
Two Gazed Into a Pool (SSA)
A beautiful text by Christina Roseetti “Two Gazed into a Pool” is now available for your SSA choirs. It is set for SSA choirs, a cappella with some divisi. It is published by Colla Voce and you can find a purusal copy at Colla Voce. Thanks for looking Tom Council www.tomcouncil.com
Profile of a homegrown teacher: Jane Matson, Newtown HS, CT
Jane Matson performed in Camelot and My Fair Lady on the stage of Newtown High School as a student in the early 1980s before enjoying a career as a professional singer in national tours and stage productions. Matson has given up a life on stage to play a role that’s tailor made for her. Matson […]
New director for Australia’s Hot Ginger Chorus
By Janine Hill MALENY, AU — THEY thought the best man for the job would be a woman, but that was not necessarily so. A vacancy for a musical director with the Hot Ginger Chorus, a 45-strong female a capella group, has been filled by a man. In a move that some might consider brave, […]