The Bank of England is withdrawing the older style £20 notes that show a portrait of Sir Edward Elgar. Holders of these notes may continue to use them until the end of June 2010.
Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service in Boston March 14
Chorus pro Musica in collaboration with the New England Philharmonic and the Zamir Chorale of Boston will present Ernest Bloch’s masterwork, The Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh), Sunday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. at John Hancock Hall in Boston, MA. Pre-concert discussion at 3:00 hosted by Richard Dyer, with Ernest Bloch II and Joshua Jacobson. http://choruspromusica.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=230255
National Survey on Male Choral Participation and Recruitment
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 […]