Gustavus alumni Thomas Hassig ’76 and Brian Ohnsorg ’97 will both be honored by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota in November. Hassig has been selected as Minnesota Choral Director of the Year, while Ohnsorg was named Outstanding Young Choral Director of the Year. Hassig and Ohnsort will receive their awards on Nov. 20 […]
acceptance
I’ve written a new anthem I’d like to sell. This is the first time I’ve tried this route. My anthems are published by Augsburg Fortress, MorningStar, Concordia and others but I’d like to see if there is any interest in this method. Here’s the text: acceptance Acceptance, acceptance, for all of God’s children. […]
Lighthouse Music Publications New Releases – Fall 2010
Lighthouse Music Publications has recently released the following works: An Empty Sea (SSA, marimba, vibraphone) – J. Smallman Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (SSAA) – R. Bartlett Becalmed (SATB, piano – 4 hands) – J. Smallman Shadows on the Tide (SATB, piano – 4 hands) – J. Smallman Kuutamolla (SSATBB) – J. Smallman Please visit Lighthouse Music […]
St. John’s Announces Arianne Abela as New Director of Choristers
WATERBURY, MA — Arianne Abela, an award-winning Yale University-trained conductor, has been named director of the Chorister Academy at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Waterbury. She succeeds Maria Coffin, founder of the six-year-old youth music program, based at the church, located at 16 Church St. Ms. Abela graduated in May from the Yale University School of […]
Amersham A Capella named Good Housekeeping Choir of the Year
LONDON, UK — AN all-female choir from Amersham has taken the title of Good Housekeeping Choir of the Year 2010. Amersham A Cappella outshone three other finalists in the prestigious annual competition with renditions of ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’, ‘Joint is Jumpin’’ and ‘Somebody to Love’ at the Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair, London earlier this month. The […]
Women’s choir serves community for Breast Cancer Awareness
Every college student wants to be a part of a class that really does not seem like a class at all. Over the course of four years very few students are able to say that one of their classes feels like another home. However, for the students of the University of Kentucky Women’s Choir that […]