This gently satirical poem by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) tells the tale of six learned men who visit an elephant to discover its identity. Each being blind, they acquaint themselves with different parts of the beast, and therefore come to different conclusions: “Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong!” […]
New Jersey Camerata debuts
The New Jersey Choral Society will present the debut performance of its chamber choir, NJCS Camerata, in "a sacred space" on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave. According the Knapp, the new NJCS ensemble "was created to offer a special opportunity for our singers […]
With Sadness: Betty Buchanan
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with great sadness that I report the death of Elizabeth “Betty” Buchanan. She unexpectedly passed away last week. Betty was a beloved member of the Washington, D.C. choral community, founder of the Capitol Hill Choral Society, and well known among choral directors for her premiere recording of Amy Beach’s […]
What Feast of Love by Thomas Keesecker from MorningStar Music
Now available – my setting of the Delores Dufner text What Feast of Love for SAB or SATB a cappella choir and two handbells. http://www.morningstarmusic.com/viewitem.cfm/item_id/50-7510
Queens of Harmony
Martini Quartet, winners of the Sweet Adelines competition 2012.
Ensemble Named “America’s Church Choir”
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 31, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Salvation and Deliverance Church Choir from Salvation and Deliverance Church in Tarboro, N.C. took home the grand prize at Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound™ finale and was named “America’s Church Choir.” During the finale, held on Oct. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., […]