ARTICLE BY ARTSWESTCHESTER Posted on September 30, 2022 by Katherine Doherty by Katherine Doherty “Opera has something for everyone, and we are looking forward to welcoming new and returning audiences,” says Dan Montez, the founder, general manager and stage director at Taconic Opera. The company is commemorating its 25th anniversary with new performances beginning this […]
Love in Public – by David MacIntyre
Today we’re featuring movement #2 “I Thought Once” of composer David K. MacIntyre’s magical work “Love in Public”. This provocatively titled opera MacIntyre wrote on forty-four dramatic love poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Twelve expressions of love pour through the majesty of Elizabeth’s words and the elegance of David’s music. Enjoy! Available at Cypress Choral […]
Singers Invited for Jersey Shore area Veterans Weekend Concert
Tower Hill Church in Red Bank, NJ will be presenting a concert on Veterans Day Weekend and we are looking for singers to come and join us. We are putting together some patriotic and “Americana” repertoire for this event which will feature brilliant brass players from West Point. The one group rehearsal will take place […]
Essential Voices USA releases WASHINGTON WOMEN by David Chase and Judith Clurman
October 8, 2022 Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor, announces the release of WASHINGTON WOMEN, a new collection of choral songs by David Chase and Judith Clurman. It is scored for mixed chorus, piano and cello. The texts are taken from speeches, opinions, and interviews of sixteen remarkable women from across the […]
Women in Choral Higher Education
Women in Choral Higher Ed (WiCHEd) is a caucus in support of current or aspiring women choral conductors in higher education. Drawing on our shared experiences, WiCHEd has monthly conversations that invite insight into challenging situations women face in higher education. Please join us this Sunday for a forum entitled: Job Jenga: How to Get […]
Healing, Coming Together, And Celebrating Our Shared Experience
Healing, Coming Together, And Celebrating Our Shared Experience Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell This article includes music themed for issues of healing and uniting as a common people. Sometimes we focus too much on what divides us instead of what unites us. Music and art have always served the public good in calling out truths and […]