REVIEW: http://www.examiner.com/performing-arts-in-washington-dc/the-choir-of-the-church-of-the-ascension-and-st-agnes-handel-s-messiah-review
A Holiday Gift from ACDA: “First Listen”
The American Choral Directors Association has added an exciting NEW FEATURE to the ACDA website – exclusively for ACDA members. Thanks to a special arrangement with Naxos, ACDA members can now enjoy “FIRST LISTEN,” a program that previews excerpts from 15 new choral recordings before they are released to the general public. “We are […]
Couple engaged during The Washington Chorus’ singing of The Hallelujah Chorus
During The Washington Chorus “A Candlelight Christmas” Concert Saturday night at The Kennedy Center, the Halllelujah Chorus inspired a modern day “Mary and Joseph.” READ MORE: http://www.examiner.com/performing-arts-in-washington-dc/a-candlelight-christmas-with-the-washington-chorus-and-a-wedding-proposal-review
Longfellow Chorus presents Piers Maxim’s “Song of the Silent Land” cantata/requiem on YouTube
Dear ChoralNet Subscribers: The Longfellow Chorus has just posted a video presenting British composer Piers Maxim’s winning cantata submission from our 2011 Composers Competition, “Song of the Silent Land.” More like a Longfellow requiem than a canata, this work is remarkable in several ways. Maxim has beautifully interwoven three Longfellow poems about mourning and death, […]
Fishbein Wins Brock Student Composition Competiition
The American Choral Directors Association is pleased to announce that Joshua Fishbein, a graduate student at UCLA, has won the 2011 Brock Student Conducting Competition. His winning composition, “Oseh Shalom” (for cantor and SATB chorus with piano) will be premiered during the 2012 ACDA Western Division Conference in Reno, Nevada.
Play List for Lullabies and Carols, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Please join me for an hour of Lullabies and Carols on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 9 p.m. eastern. The program airs on 89.7 FM in central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org Happy Holidays! Rob Kennedy ————————– Traditional French arr. WIllcocks: Quelle est cette odeur agreable? Traditional Polish arr. Hancock: Infant Holy, […]