It was a pleasure visiting with numerous choral directors at the ACDA National Conference in Chicago last week about attending the World Symposium on Choral Music in Argentina during August 2011.   Many of you have discovered that making an airline reservation to Puerto Madryn is rather complicated, so I would like to offer assistance with your travel arrangements to […]

Mississippi State University appoints Dr. Gary Packwood, Director of Choral Activities STARKVILLE, Miss.–An Alabama musician with national and international conducting experience is becoming the new director of choral activities at Mississippi State. Gary D. Packwood, who assumes his new duties this fall, will administer the choral area and conduct all its ensembles, said Michael Brown, […]

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia—Over the past six years, the Seranata Children’s Choir has been entertaining the Filipino community here with their upbeat and nostalgic music. The children of Filipino migrant workers performed their 6th concert this year on Feb. 10 to a full-house audience at the American International School of Jeddah. As in its past concerts, […]

By Tyler Hansen ALBANY — In retrospect, James Reddan should never have asked the question. The director of choral activities at Linn-Benton Community College informed members of the school’s chamber choir that they had been selected to perform in the ceremonies leading up to the Summer Olympics in London in 2012. Reddan wanted to know […]