Good morning! We didn’t make it into the program book, but would like to invite you a reception for alumni and friends of the Northwestern University graduate conducting program at the ACDA convention in Chicago this week. The reception will be held in room PDR-3, on the third floor of the Chicago Hilton, […]
The Turning Year
Geoff Allan – The Turning Year (2008) A choral cycle on poems for each month of the year by Hilaire Belloc for experienced SATB choir with SATB solos accompanied by flute, oboe and clarinet/bass clarinet. Available from http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/The_Turning_Year_%28Geoff_Allan%29
We heard you: Presenting the Independent Music Publishers Cooperative
Conductors, After years of following this ChoralNet community, studying how conductors make programming decisions, where you look first to buy music, and what you need to know before you buy, we composers have heard you! And we’ve joined forces to present the Independent Music Publishers Cooperative. http://imp.coop Here you can browse quality […]
Slam Dunk Gospel Choir
By Nina Shen Rastogi This weekend, L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin won the NBA’s annual slam-dunk contest by leaping over the hood of a Kia Optima. To underscore the momentousness of the act, the Crenshaw Elite Choir was brought in to sing R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” while Griffin soared toward the basket. […]
In Chicago for ACDA? Take the Train
If you want to save money, contribute to a “green” Conference, and did I mention “save money”, take the $3.50 train from the airport to downtown Chicago. All the locals do it, and you can, too. Convenient to hotels, venues, and is a safe and smart way to go!
Scandal over boys choir performing prison song
A YouTube video of boys from an award-winning chorus school performing a famous prison song has sparked controversy in Russia. At the center of the scandal is the Boys Chorus Capella in the city of Perm, a prestigious singing school with almost 50 years of history. The kids are usually taught academic songs. However, a […]