Enjoy all episodes for FREE at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In Episode 40 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, guest presenter Dr. Jamea J. Sale, Director of the Institute for Healthy Singing & Voice Research, explores Directors as Embodied Models: Seeing, Mirroring, and Sounding. Drawing on research in mirror neurons and motor learning, Dr, Sale explains how singers unconsciously mirror their conductor’s facial and […]
Professional Development for Choral Accompanists
Most people don’t train to become a choral accompanist; they fall into it because they can play the piano. However, choral accompanying goes beyond playing the notes on an instrument; it is a specialized skill that takes years to develop, usually “on the job.” There is no Choral Accompanying School or degree program; in fact, […]
Premiere performance video of INVITATION TO LOVE
I’ve just posted a YouTube video of the premiere performance of INVITATION TO LOVE, my SATB setting of the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, performed by the Radiance Ensemble under Markdavin Obenza. https://youtu.be/A0ryrAykFxw I hope you like it! For more information and to download the free PDF perusal score, visit my website: www.gregbartholomew.com
End of the festival – beginning of the anticipation
How sad that this year’s festival Per Musicam Ad Astra has already come to an end… But do not worry – this is an annual event, which means you only have to wait until next September for the next one! 🙂 Let this year’s photos and videos on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PerMusicamAdAstra motivate you to […]
All Saints Anthem
All Saints Day in 2025 is Saturday, November 1st. If you typically program for this occasion for this weekend, and have not picked a selection yet, check out my arr. of “There is a Happy Land” on the J.W. Pepper website, link below. Thanks. Forrest Sherrill. There is a Happy Land | J.W. Pepper
A World of Good Music
A World of Good Music Did you know that Graphite Publishing currently features scores in thirty-three distinct languages?! Our “Shop Music” page has a nifty filter option that can help connect you to songs written in languages from all around the world. Dr. Tracy Wong hails from Malaysia and is a choral conductor, music educator, composer, vocalist, […]