On March 8, MENC will be sending an email survey invitation to a random sample of 2500 middle and high school MENC chorus teachers in the United States. This survey is part of my dissertation research on middle and high school male choral participation and recruitment. If you are selected, please participate! Please encourage your colleagues to respond if they […]
Three New Arrangements for TTBB including “J’entends le moulin”
These three arangements have just been published by A Tempo and may be heard in entirety and ordered at donaldpatriquin.com. SONGS OF LOVE AND NONSENSE consists of “J’entends le moulin”, “I’ll Go See My Love” and “On This Hill There Was A Tree”. The suite was commissioned by the Cantabile Men’s Chorus, Kingston, Ontario (Mark […]
JUNO nomination for Canadian Choral Composition
Leonard Enns Receives Juno Nomination for Classical Composition of the Year The DaCapo Chamber Choir is thrilled to announce that Artistic Director and conductor, Leonard Enns, has received a Juno nomination for Classical Composition of the Year, for Nocturne!Nocturne is featured on the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s second CD, ShadowLand, which was released this past November. You […]
ChoralExpress expanded to include Iowa and Wisconsin
ChoralExpress (www.choralexpress.com), the Choral Calendar of the Midwest, in addition to serving Minnesota, has expanded to include Iowa and Wisconsin Choirs. This online resource for all choirs provides a means for choirs to register and post their concerts. The Choral Calendars, dedicated for each state, are searchable by region of the state and type […]
LA Children’s Chorus debuts Emerging Voices – choir for boys with changed voices
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus celebrated the debut performance of its newest choir, Emerging Voices – which is one of only a few in the country to serve boy vocalists with changing voices – at a special concert and fundraiser on February 19, at the home of Antoinette Adams and Frederic Cohen in San Marino. […]
Composers welcome you to North Central ACDA: reception 3/2/10
Hello conductors! On behalf of Choral Composers Anonymous, a ‘support-group’ for Twin Cities area choral composers (yes, as in: “Hello my name is Abbie and I’m addicted to writing choral music…”), I’d like to invite you to a pre-ACDA reception at my home in St Paul, MN on Tuesday March 2, from 7-10pm. Have you […]