Richard Toensing’s glorious set of 24 New Orthodox Carols for the Nativity of Christ are beautiful, approachable, and varied, both in spirit and in musical idiom. Some are in the Greco-Byzantine style, some are in a pentatonic folk-like idiom, and still others are in standard Western tonality, yet all of them have a fresh twist […]
Wayland Rogers wins English competition.
Wayland Rogers is the 2010 winner of The Thorensian Prize, a choral composition competition offered biennially by the Chantry Quire of Chichester, England. His SATB cappella setting of Shakespeare’s ORPHEUS WITH HIS LUTE will receive its world premiere Nov. 20 at St. Pauls Church, Chichester.
Columbia County Choral Society New Director Embraces Job
Augusta, Georgia – Columbia County Choral Society’s new artistic director has dedicated his career to music. “I don’t know if I could do anything else except for be a musician,” Dr. Timothy Powell said. “I’ve got a real love for it. For me, it’s really who I am. It’s not just what I do.” […]
Philippine Madrigal Singers wins at the Arezzo International Choral Competition
The Philippine Madrigal Singers was conferred the prestigious “Guidoneum Award 2010” by the Fondazione Guido d’Arezzo, organizers of the Arezzo International Choral Competition, one of the top competitions in the choral world. The foundation honored the Madrigal Singers for the artistic and choral promotion activity that they carried out after they won the European Grand […]
The Wexford Carol
RedHouse Arts is pleased to announce the addition of Larry Finke’s arrangement of The Wexford Carol to its catalog. This simple and elegant SATB arrangement (wifh oboe obligato and piano accompaniment) will eastily become a Christmas favorite. Please visit www.redhouseartspace.com/choral-music.html to see a sample of this piece or to place an order. Thanks!
Music for the Mines: Feiszli helps engineers reach their potential
At the urging of her parents, Marcie Hinker joined choir at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Her parents, Paul and Roben Hinker, both were members of the choir when they attended the School of Mines in the late ’80s. They spoke highly of the program and its director, James Feiszli. “I learned he […]