Indiana State University Director of the School of Music Nancy Cobb Lippens is the 2011 recipient of the Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize. North Dakota State University Music honors the legacy of its long-time choral conductor, Edwin Fissinger, through this annual choral composition competition. Cobb Lippens, who publishes her music under the pen name Nancy […]
Sing in a community chorus in Hawaii
Artistic Director, Susan McCreary Duprey, welcomes interested singers to two different “Open House” rehearsals. On the island of O‘ahu: the Windward Choral Society open house on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 6:30pm at Windward UCC. On the Big Island of Hawai‘i: the Kona Music Society open house on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 5:30pm at Kealakehe Intermediate […]
The American Prize for Community Chorus and Conducting
Dear Colleagues: The American Prize is pleased to announce winners of its Choral Performance and Conducting competitions for 2011 in the community chorus division. For profiles and photos of winners and runners-up, and for additional information, including winners of Orchestral Performance, Opera Performance and Orchestral and Opera Conducting competitions for 2011, please visit […]
O Little Town of Bethlehem for SSAA and Harp
A new setting of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” for SSAA and harp is now available from Masterpiece Music. The composition utilizes the familiar text with a stunningly beautiful new melody. This piece would work well in a Christmas concert, Advent service or Christmas Eve service. Please click on the link below to preview the […]
Beijing Philharmonic Choirs win Singing World Competition
VII International Choir and Vocal Ensembles Competition «THE SINGING WORLD» named after Y.Falik 31 July – 2 August of 2011, Saint-Petersburg, Russia In the Yuri Falik International Contest of Choral and Vocal Ensembles (named for the famed St. Petersburg composer), 25 choirs had to compete for the best in technical and artistic performance and overall […]
Opera about Nelson Mandela features South African choral music
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A sexy dose of jazz and the refined strains of Western opera and traditional Xhosa song drive a new opera about South Africa’s former president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. The range of musical styles in “Mandela Trilogy” reflects South Africa’s mix of cultures, the production’s writer and director Michael Williams said […]