Greetings Chorus & Vocal friends, The Naughty Boy– a 6-minute SATB a cappella choral work I wrote on commission from West Chester University Concert Choir (David DeVenney, conductor) – now available for purchase and performance. This whimsical work uses a children’s poem by Keats to create lyrical, sing-song textures. The work is appropriate […]
Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director of Elektra Women’s Choir, Wins Women of Distinction Award
Morna Edmundson, one of Canada’s best-known choral conductors with a strong reputation for excellence, has received a 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the arts, culture and design category in recognition of her work with Elektra Women’s Choir. Passionate since childhood about choral singing, Morna obtained degrees and diplomas in vocal music in […]
Eastern Kentucky appoints Richard Waters as new DCA
Eastern Kentucky University has appointed Dr. Richard Waters director of choral activities. Waters, associate professor of music, will direct the University’s three choral ensembles and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting and choral literature. He received a bachelor’s degree in music education from James Madison University, a master’s degree in choral conducting from the […]
Choir gets reprieve from tornado stress
By Bernie Delinski MUSCLE SHOALS – Standing alongside a piano inside FAME Recording Studios, Hackleburg High School choir director Judy Miller reached over and pressed a key. With that, her students, who had formed a semicircle Thursday facing a pair of microphones, made sure their voices were in harmony. Miller then signaled to them and […]
Choir members surprise director with essays of thanks
By Zaimarie De Guzman STUART, FL — Most seniors at Martin County High School are tired of writing final projects and college applications, but a small group of them last week happily volunteered to write an essay addressed to one of their teachers — Ronald Corbin. For 31 years, Corbin, 62, has directed the school’s […]
Special-needs choir connects songwriters on journey from challenging pasts
The choir, comprised of special-needs men and women from ages 21 to 50, sat before director J.D. Allen as he led them in a rendition of an original song titled “Little Flowers,” about how children and special-needs people are precious and fragile. J.D. strummed his guitar and guided the choir through the song, one of […]