Dear Choral Colleagues, Please check out a new and cutting project lead by a core of twelve new music choral composers and Vox Reflexa. For more information go to: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1800941736/vox-reflexa-new-millennium-composers-forum-cd-proj Sincerely, Ben Geier
Zephyr Vocal Ensemble announces openings for Alto 2 and Tenor 2 (NY/NJ/PA)
Zephyr Vocal Ensemble, a high-level 16-voice mixed a cappella ensemble singing a wide variety of musical genres, anounces openings for Alto 2 and Tenor 2. Singers must possess excellent reading skills and vocal independence, impeccable pitch (just intonation), stylistic flexibility and strong stage presence. Ability to blend and sing straight-tone with a free sound is a […]
New role at university for Denise Eaton
By Christina Hayden SPRING, TX — After 17 years as the head choral director at Spring High School, Denise Eaton will take on a new role teaching choral methods at Sam Houston State University and conducting the women’s choir. Eaton will also be a full-time choral editor for Carl Fischer Music Publishing. “I’ve always […]
Looking for a cappella music for the holiday season?
Go here to listen to Clare Shore’s Three a cappella Carols: http://www.clareshore.com/3carols.htm Suitable for small or large choruses, Clare Shore’s Three a cappella Carols utilize traditional English texts in new musical settings. Performed as a set, the three songs offer contrast in style and length, beginning with two brief carols – a jubilant Joy […]
Oregon Bach Festival names Matthew Halls as Rilling successor
On August 24 the Oregon Bach Festival announced the appointment of 35-year-old British conductor and keyboardist Matthew Halls as its next artistic director. Halls will assume artistic leadership after the 2013 season, succeeding Helmuth Rilling, the founding artistic director from Stuttgart who will remain with the University of Oregon event as director emeritus. Based in […]
Economic Meltdown Lament, SATB, A Cappella
“Lives Torn Apart” now available (and temporarily free) from www.choralmelodies.com. SATB, a cappella, secular, easy and accessible, to be be sung with feeling (this should not be difficult). Complete lyrics: Walking a hard, empty road, Bearing a terrible load. Lost in confusion, Wishing it were an illusion. Where is the land where our […]