Alliance Music Publications, Inc. has just released two new challenging works by award-winning Swiss composer Ivo Antognini. “I am the Rose of Sharon” (SSAATTBB a cappella) – YouTube – Santa Fe Desert Chorale (dir. Joshua Habermann) “Ave Maria” (SSATTB a cappella) – YouTube – Cantus Firmus Surselva (dir. Clau Scherrer) […]
Kurt Erickson (Composer) Featured Piece: May The Lord Bless You & Keep You – SATB a cappella
Greetings Choral & Vocal friends, Hope this finds you all well and healthy. (I write after fighting off assorted colds and flu bugs for most of the winter: Worst. Cold Season. Ever.) This month’s featured piece is my May The Lord Bless You And Keep You – a short, 2-minute SATB a cappella […]
DEBORAH BERMAN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Deborah Berman, a highly regarded veteran arts administrator with extensive experience on both coasts, has been appointed Executive Director of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) following a nationwide search, it was announced by LACC Board Chair David Scheidemantle. Ms. Berman has been serving as Interim Executive Director since December 1, 2010, and assumes her new […]
The Windward Choral Society Builds Community Through Song | Hawaii Public Radio
The Windward Choral Society, a 90-voice chorus in Hawaii, is featured on Hawaii Public Radio: http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/content/windward-choral-society-builds-community-through-song
Sing Out! The Essex County Choral Festival
ESSEX COUNTY CHORAL FESTIVAL AN INSPIRATIONAL AFTERNOON Under the artistic direction of Jason Asbury, the Essex County Choral Project called Sing Out! provided an inspirational afternoon of music performed by eight choirs representing a variety of musical, generational and geographical diversity. Held in the beautiful Engelhardt Court at the Newark Museum, the project was designed […]
Medvedev congratulates choir
President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated the world-famous Pyatnitsky Folk Choir on its 100th anniversary. “The Choir, established by the prominent Russian folklorist Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, has triumphed on the world’s most prestigious venues and has done a great deal to popularize Russian culture everywhere,” the President says in a congratulatory message. The Pyatnitsky Choir will be […]