Through the past thousands of years, choir singing has become more and more widespread, more and more part of our everyday lives. We can only contemplate how it started – maybe with religious rituals? Or work songs? But nowadays, choir singing – and music making in general – compliments our lives in many ways. We […]
Why your choir isn’t getting enough donations (and exactly how to fix it)
Choir Web DesignWe Craft Your Place Choral Management Series Why your choir isn’t getting enough donations (and exactly how to fix it) Christmas is when audiences are most willing to give. Yet, most choir websites treat donations as an afterthought. Here are the 7 critical mistakes holding your funding back, based on behavioral science. Methodology […]
REQUIEM FOR THE INNOCENT CHILDREN (SATB a cappella)
Dear conductors and ChoralNet users, I composed this short but emotional piece as a reflection on the innocent children who are lost during wars fought by adults. It was inspired by the children who die every day from hunger, as well as those who suffer injustice and violence at the hands of adults in our […]
The Outcast Hymnal
MusicEase Software recently released The Outcast Hymnal. It contains 114 new hymns set to traditional SATB music supporting LGBTQ+ communities and the voices of all who have been pushed to the margins: immigrants seeking safety, people of color dismissed or diminished, those whose bodies or abilities the world tries to ignore, those who look or […]
New choral work about an autistic experience
Hello, I’m a composer and autistic woman, and I wanted to share a new SATB piece, recently published, about my autistic experience. Commissioned for the Contemporary American Vocal Music Initiative by Dr. Jerron Jorgensen and the Choirs of Southern Oregon University. Conductors who’ve programmed it so far have described it as: “A deeply validating piece […]
Announcing Requiem for a Lost Generation
I’ve been working on something very close to my heart, and I’m finally ready to share it more publicly. Requiem for a Lost Generation is my first large-scale musical composition. A choral requiem honoring those we lost during the AIDS crisis. As a singer, I’ve always been drawn to the communal power of great choral […]