The 2012 World Choir Games, to be held in Cincinnati, will have an estimated economic impact of $73.5 million, according to a University of Cincinnati report released Thursday. The impact includes direct spending of $36 million by the operators and organizers of the event, participants who will stay at hotels downtown and elsewhere, and by […]
With Heart and Voice announcement
WXXI NAMES PETER DUBOIS NEW HOST OF ITS NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM WITH HEART AND VOICE Rochester, New York (July 12, 2010) –Peter DuBois, Director of Music and Organist at Third Presbyterian Church, has been named host of With Heart and Voice, WXXI-FM’s national sacred choral and organ radio program. DuBois has served as […]
Brazael Dennard, 1929-2010
Dennard, who died Monday at age 81 at his Detroit home after a long illness, was a man of many accomplishments. He had a significant career as a teacher and administrator in the Detroit Public Schools. He co-founded Classical Roots, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s annual celebration of African-American composers and musicians. He built a nationally […]
David Fanshawe, ethnomusicologist and composer, 1942-2010
Many of us in the choral community have conducted and performed David Fanshawe's unique African Sanctus since it's creation in 1977. To say that David was an original is understated. He was a spirited and bold man who possessed contagious enthusiasm for preserving the vanishing musical cultures of people from small African villages to Southeast […]
Children’s choir sing the song of Prévert (chanson de Prévert)
An excerpt of a concert given on the 27th June 2010 in the church of Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève (Sarthe, France), for the inauguration of 11 new stained glass windows of the church. The Children’s choir “Les Cagou’s”, conducted by Evelyne Béché (http://evelynebeche.olympe-network.com/children_choir_caslum.html) sing “The song of Prévert” (“La chanson de Prévert” in french) by Serge Gainsbourg. Watch […]
Looking for repertoire for next season?
My piece Mary’s First Lullaby, for SATB/piano or cello, has just been published by Yelton Rhodes Music. Here’s a link to a sample PDF of the piece, along with samples of other dandy holiday pieces: http://www.yrmusic.com/v2/download/perusalpdfs/yrm.mths.php More info about this piece is available at my website, along with links to other published works, […]