ASCAP presented the Victor Herbert Award to Harold Rosenbaum, Founder and Artistic Director of The New York Virtuoso Singers and The Canticum Novum Singers, in recognition of his contribution to the Choral Repertory, and his service to American composers and their music. The 11th annual ASCAP Concert Music Awards took place on Thursday, May 27, […]
New Place To Share Repertoire/Vidoes
I have spent a lot of time on YouTube and other sites trying to see what else is out there and I have gotten tired of the search. So I have started a new “Choir Director’s Brag Blog” for you to put the links to your best work on. I will embed the videos on […]
Choral CHARISMA Website Fixed
If any of you tried to access my various pages unsuccessfully, I’ve included links on the bottom of the homepage as a work-around. I’ve also updated the website to further address issues relating to Amelia Nagoski’s Choral Journal article — and my subsequent letter to the editor (in the 2101 June/July issue). Included among the issues addressed is an […]
Earthsong – a secular cantata
With the current catastrophe in the Gulf refocussing attention on the environment, this may be an ideal time to programme a work that reflects on our relationship with this planet. Earthsong is a secular cantata that celebrates Earth – or ‘Gaia’ in the terminology of scientist James Lovelock. It describes nature in joyful, […]
Madrigal Dinner Group Forming
Chor Leoni Appoints Kevin Zakresky as Assistant Conductor
Vancouver’s Chor Leoni Men’s Choir is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Zakresky as Assistant Conductor. A recent graduate of the MMA program in Choral Conducting at Yale University, Kevin was born in Saskatchewan and grew up in northern British Columbia. He attended the University of British Columbia, where he received a BMus in […]