By Chris Chancellor   PORT ORCHARD, WA — The first concern centered on her life. It then shifted to her livelihood. South Kitsap resident Stephanie Charbonneau began studying piano and singing in choirs at age 3. But a lifetime of honing her craft nearly came to an end when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which […]

Royzell L. Dillard was a faculty member at Hampton for 25 years. He served as the Assistant Professor of Music, the Director of University Choirs and the Minister of Music at Hampton University’s Memorial Church. His cause of death was not released. His age was not included in the release. Dillard earned the Bachelor of […]

We’ve had another busy month of planning – and it only gets busier from here! After months and months of preparation, the progress being made is really making the event begin to feel real. After hiring Carey Rennekamp, Director of Sponsorship Sales and Fulfillment, the 2012 World Choir Games team is fully staffed and ready […]

The American Choral Directors Association announces that the winner of the 2010 Julius Herford Prize is Dr. Michael Craig McGaghie.  His dissertation, “Macaronic Things: Thornton Wilder and the Late Choral Music of Dominick Argento,” was accepted at Boston University in fulfillment of a Doctoral Degree in Choral Conducting under the direction of Professors Ann Howard Jones, […]

In conjuction with a reception to kick-off the new honorary advisory board for the Indianapolis Cihldren’s Choir, the Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel appeared as a guest conductor.     Conseco Fieldhouse, in downtown Indianapolis, was host to the event.  President of Pacers Sports & Entertainment  Jim Morris is the chaiman, and he gathered […]