By Sarah Freishtat EVANSTON, IL — In 2002 the Evanston Children’s Choir consisted of founder Gary Geiger sitting in a room with three kids who could not sing the same note at the same time. Today it has more than 100 members and performs with groups such as the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and Barry […]
SATB Arrangement of BEAU SOIR by Claude Debussy
The arrangement I made of the art song BEAU SOIR by Claude Debussy is no longer a pre-publication edition. (See my Choralnet posting of September 8, 2010.) It is now available in-print from ECS Publishing. It is scored for SATB chorus and piano. The lyrics are in both French and English; the translation is new. The ECS […]
We Are One choir donates to school music programs
ST. LOUIS — The We Are One Community Choir has made its mission raising money to help vocal music programs at area schools. On Jan. 10, Cheyenne Huffman, a freshman and member of two choirs at Fox High School, as well as a charter member of the We Are One choir, presented Fox choral director […]
Stanwood Threshold Choir brings comfort through song
By Gale Fiege, Herald Writer STANWOOD — Female singing voices wanted. Big hearts a plus. The Stanwood Threshold Choir, which was formed in November, continues to look for more members. The women are training to sing in small groups at the bedsides of people who are dying or are seriously ill. When the choir’s directors […]
ACDA National Convention 2011 SJSU Alumni Event
ACDA National Convention 2011 SJSU Alumni Event Friends and Invited Guests are cordially invited to the SJSU Alumni and Friends Reception Friday Evening, March 11, 2011 5:00pm Cocktails, 6:00pm Dinner Berghoff Restaurant 17 West Adams Street Chicago, IL. 60606 rsvp before convention via email or at the […]
Six Choral Hymn Intros
RedHouse Arts is pleased to offer Six Choral Hymn Intros by composer Larry Finke. These six hymn introductions for organ and choir are meant for small choirs that have limited rehearsal time but still want to add a distinctive sound to worship. Each integrates well with Lenten liturgies, especially coming before a heartfelt singing of […]