RedHouse Arts is pleased to announce the addition of Larry Finke’s arrangement of The Wexford Carol to its catalog. This simple and elegant SATB arrangement (wifh oboe obligato and piano accompaniment) will eastily become a Christmas favorite. Please visit www.redhouseartspace.com/choral-music.html to see a sample of this piece or to place an order. Thanks!
Music for the Mines: Feiszli helps engineers reach their potential
At the urging of her parents, Marcie Hinker joined choir at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Her parents, Paul and Roben Hinker, both were members of the choir when they attended the School of Mines in the late ’80s. They spoke highly of the program and its director, James Feiszli. “I learned he […]
George Steinbrenner gave Dunedin High School singers their big break
It is definitely a fact: George Steinbrenner was a very generous man, and his generosity was not only frequent, but spontaneous. In 1984, I agreed to chaperone a group of Dunedin High School singers called the Falconaires to the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Tampa, where they were asked to sing at a meeting of […]
Music downloads are not performances, court rules
A Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed down mixed results for Internet music providers today in a ruling in New York. The appeals panel rejected claims by the royalty group ASCAP that downloads were live performances and said that transfers alone didn’t amount to a public airing. Terms in the Copyright Act made it clear that a performance involved […]
LA Children’s Chorus Announces Nationwide Search for New Executive Director
David Scheidemantle, Chair of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost children’s choirs, announced the choir is conducting a nationwide search for a new executive director to replace outgoing director Rachel Fine, who, after four outstanding years of service, has accepted a position as executive director of Los Angeles […]
Charlene Archibeque returns to San Jose (CA) State Univ.
August 29, 2010 This fall, SJSU will be welcoming back a former choral director as the new acting director of choral activities. Charlene Archibeque said she has been retired from her position for four years. Prior to her retirement, she said she helped the SJSU Choir, once called the “Choraliers,” win seven international choral competitions. […]