As you plan next season, I’d like to offer my new piece Shepherds and Angels for your Christmas concert. It’s appropriate for professional or skilled college or community chorus. Instrumentation is SATB, violin, harp and tamborine. The prelude plus nine old American Christmas songs have a spirited accompaniment inspired by folk fiddling, 25 minutes […]
Chamonix mountain guides release choral CD
by Alison Shayler Chamonix, FR — As if rescuing hapless mountaineers and lost Alpinists wasn’t enough, Chamonix Compagnie des Guides have also turned their talents towards the music industry. 17 members of the mountain guides society have spent hours in a recording studio in Sallanches putting together a collection of songs in memory of colleagues […]
Johannes Somary, 1935-2011, composer and conductor of Amor Artis Chorale
SOMARY–Johannes, died on February 1st at age 75 from complications following a stroke. The community mourns deeply the loss of a brilliant musician, dedicated teacher, devoted husband, loving father, and proud grandfather. He is survived by his wife Anne, his children Stephen, Geoffrey, and Karen, his brother Wolfgang, his sister Maria, and seven grandchildren. The […]
Vince Gill performs with Cherokee choir
TULSA – When Vince Gill returns to his home state today to perform in front of a sold-out crowd inside The Joint, the country star will be joined by the Cherokee National Youth Choir to perform “Go Rest High on That Mountain.” “Vince Gill’s ‘Go Rest High on That Mountain’ is one of the most […]
Longwood music professor wins choral composition competition
Dr. Ryan Hebert, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Longwood University, recently won the Jefferson Choral Society’s inaugural Virginia Choral Composition Competition. Hebert’s winning work is a choral setting of E.E. Cummings’ poem “i carry your heart with me.” The prize, which includes a $500 cash award, will be presented at […]
Unprecedented offerings for Church/Synagogue Musicians at ACDA in Chicago
ACDA’s National Convention in Chicago will offer an unprecedented array of opportunities for musicians who serve congregations. The traditional convention activities will be stellar: An Ecumenical Service led by John Ferguson, in the beautiful Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago; a Reading Session in which the majority of the pieces will be conducted by […]

