By Angel Carpenter EUGENE, OR – Louise Kienzle, music teacher at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City, has won a state music education award. She received a plaque for the 2011 Excellence in Elementary Music Education Award on Jan. 15, at the Oregon Music Educators Association State Conference in Eugene. Kienzle teaches music to grades […]
New for Holy Week: “Father, Forgive Them”
Original work for SATB and organ. Very moving, inspirational text. To hear live performance go to kenmalucelli dot com, click on Sacred Choral, scroll down to title and click on play button. Sample pdf score available on request. Thanks very much for your consideration. Ken Malucelli
René Clausen interviewed on Blog Talk Radio!
Rene Clausen, celebrated composer and conductor of the famed Concordia Choir recently dropped in on “The African-American Voice of Classical Music” host Patrick D. McCoy on Blog Talk Radio in February 9th to discuss the choir’s upcoming concert tour, beginning in Washington, D. C. on February 19th with a concert at the National Presbyterian Church. Repertoire […]
CD of choral settings of Scottish poetry
Delphian Records has issued a CD entitled “Scotland at Night” featuring award-winning chamber choir Laudibus conducted by Mike Brewer. The CD features choral settings of Scottish poetry, from Burns to Alexander McCall Smith. The compositions are by Tom Cunningham, James MacMillan, Arvo Pärt and others. Full details are on http://www.tomcunningham.org.uk/recordings. What a joy! […]
UVM conductor, music professor Chapman dies
By Mike Donoghue James G. Chapman, retired University of Vermont Choral Union conductor and longtime music professor, has died. He was 83. Chapman of Underhill had been in failing health and died Tuesday morning at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, UVM music professor David Neiweem said. In 1968, Chapman was the founder and director […]
And the Oscar goes to . . . PS 22!
By SABRINA FORD and IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON Members of a Staten Island fifth-grade chorus that has earned widespread acclaim for its heartfelt renditions of popular hits are getting the reward of a lifetime — they’ll be singing at the Oscars this winter. The kids of the PS 22 Chorus got the stunning news Thursday night from […]