The award-winning Swedish choir Allmänna Sången is proud to present a new edition of its international competition for women composers. For the sixth time, Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall, in collaboration with Beijerstiftelsen and Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, are organizing the Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award (ASAWCA). The winner will receive a prize of SEK 50,000 […]
The Choral Director’s Toolbox This Week
Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox for FREE at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org Welcome to The Choral Director’s Toolbox in our first episode of 2026. This week, host Dr. William Baker reflects on resolutions–not the grand, sweeping kind, but the small, intentional practices that can lead to meaningful change in our lives and our choral communities. From quiet preparation before rehearsal […]
For fans of William Blake – The Tyger and The Lamb – World Premiere Recording
I am excited to share these spectacular World Premiere recordings of my settings of William Blake’s “The Tyger” and “The Lamb,” sung by Kari Turunen and the Vancouver Chamber Choir on Nov 28: https://youtu.be/kvDPtvKSygo. Choirs interested in obtaining scores of “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” for performance can visit Cypress Choral Music: https://cypresschoral.com/composers/david-rain/. Tyger, Tyger, […]
Your choir newsletter is costing you money. Here’s the fix.
Choir Web DesignWe Craft Your Place Choral Management Series Your choir newsletter is costing you money. Here’s the fix. A simple system that sells tickets, grows donors, and fills auditions Many choirs send newsletters that look polished but fail at the only job that matters: turn attention into action. A strong newsletter is not “content.” […]
Musica Viva NY Chamber Choir Presents an Evening of Sacred Songs, Feb 22
New York, NY — New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents EL CAMINO: Talbot, Casals and Victoria, a one-night only winter concert on the Upper East Side at All Souls NYC on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m with a pre-concert talk at 4:15pm. Weaving together voices of lament, resilience, and spiritual transformation across centuries, […]
Happy New Year!
The year of 2025 is over – and we can’t emphasize it often enough what a year it has been for us! – 5 different countries giving a home to – 7 festivals with a rich tradition – More than 100 registered choirs – More than 3 000 participants – All for 1 goal: to […]