Go here to hear Clare Shore’s Tropical Blessing for SAB Chorus and Handbells: http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm The words are by the composer: Praise God, the Father, our Creator!/Bless all of us, He is our maker!/?Bless paw and hoof, burrow and roost;/Bless equine, bovine, canine, feline, Osprey, egret, woodpecker, ?Little Blue;/Bless Spot and Puff and Grandma, too. //Praise […]
New NAS Choral Music Rental catalogue lists c. 750 items
Items include some instrument sets. Catalogue lists composer, selection, voicing, publisher, number of copies available, number of pages per selection, and rental price. Music rents for 20% of list price and normally circulates for 3 months, with prorated extensions available. Music is normally due back within 1 month after your last performance. Music […]
Philip Copeland takes position at Samford University
ChoralNet blogger Philip Copeland will move a few miles south to direct choral music in the fall. The choir director at UAB for the past nine years, Copeland will become director of choral activities at Samford University, replacing Timothy Banks, who retired this month. As associate professor, he will focus on the A Cappella Choir, […]
Choir singing can ease irritable bowels
Singing is a popular pursuit in the Nordic countries and while it is often associated with alcohol consumption it can also have positive health effects – such as easing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Swedish research suggests. Singing has been found to stimulate elevated oxytocin concentration in serum, and the study hoped to shed light […]
A new web app for managing community performing groups
Use artello.org to stay in touch with participants and prospectives, check printing, bookkeeping, budgets, ticket sales, fundraising, program booklet, tax support. Replaces the PC bookkeeping and database software you now use, and all staff can work together collaboratively from any PC, Mac, or handheld regardless of location. It’s a commercial subscription-based service.. member groups […]
New web site for freelance organist
I invite you to log on to < www.georgebayleymusic.com > to read details on my availability for interim church appointments, organ recitals, and church music workshops. George Bayley: Organist, Composer, Choral Director