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 […]
Waiting – Advent Lessons and Carols
Hi, I have a new anthem with Augsburg Fortress. It’s called Waiting and it is for 3-pt (any) voices, flute, piano, and opt. handbells. It’s a round on this text – We are waiting, we are waiting for the Lord to come down and be with us. It would make a nice piece for a […]
Dr. Annette Ermshar Joins Los Angeles Master Chorale Board of Directors Board Officers for 2011-12 Also Announced
Dr. Annette Ermshar, a Pasadena-based forensic psychologist in private practice, has joined the Board of Directors of the internationally acclaimed Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) it was announced by LAMC Chair Mark Foster. Her three-year term began in July 2011. “We are delighted that Annette has joined the Board,” says LAMC Chair Mark Foster. “She […]