Betsy Sansby, who leads the One World Community Choir of Minnetonka, MN, has just produced the first in a set of work discs for community choir leaders. Each 60-70 minute disc contains all the parts to five or six a cappella songs from around the world. Cost: $15 plus shipping. The first disc includes: […]
Donald Nally to resign from Lyric Opera of Chicago
By now, nobody in Philadelphia should be surprised that conductor Donald Nally is making a hard-to-explain departure: Lyric Opera of Chicago is expected to announce this week that chorus master Nally is leaving at the end of the 2010-11 season to spend more time with his Philadelphia choir, The Crossing. What wasn’t said: He’s leaving […]
Wavelyn Hine hired as Artistic Director of Berkshire
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Concert Choir has appointed Wavelyn Hine as artistic director for the 2010-2011 season, following the retirement of John E. Cheney, who has served in the post for 14 years. Hine has been a soloist with choir and other local choral groups as well as a regular vocalist at St. […]
Photocopy Our Music Books!!
Planning for your anthem schedule? Deerwood Music has photocopyable books on offer. Buy one at $65 plus shipping and photocopy the entire contents. Our music is sung by choirs of all types in parish churches and cathedrals from Australia to the UK. Anthems, Hymn-Anthems, Celtic Hymnal, Book of Service Music: all available at www.deerwoodmusic.com
Cloistered nuns sign Gregorian chant recording contract
A group of Benedictine nuns who live in complete seclusion in the South of France are set to become divas of pop after signing a deal with Universal Music, the leading record company behind Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse. After a worldwide search for the finest exponents of the art of the Gregorian chant, the […]
Noah’s Ark for speaking chorus and solo oboe
For anyone interested in works for speaking chorus, sound files are now available for my Noah’s Ark for speaking chorus and solo oboe:http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm Note that the publisher, E.C. Schirmer, offers the oboe part on CD. – Clare Shore