Any advice concerning any aspect of starting a community choir/chorus are welcome!   What to watch out for?  What to look for? What do we need to get set up?  Any legal aspects?  (Anything except repertoire suggestions.)  I have directed 3rd-12th school and college choirs for decades, but was recently asked to start a community choir […]

Whether you’re leading a professional vocal ensemble or managing a community choir, chances are you didn’t sign up for hours of admin. You’re here for the music—the harmonies, the performances, the joy of singing together. That’s where choir management software comes in.  Designed specifically for choral organizations, choir management software brings everything under one digital […]

Shara Nova’s choral music will draw in an audience and sustain their attention to the very last note. How does she do it? With invention, creativity, vocal orchestration, sharp attentiveness to timbral color, emotional intensity, and a delicious dash of dissonance, when appropriate. She keeps you on your toes; you know the journey you are on […]

Announcing the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Celebrating Christmas with Renowned All-Male Vocal Ensemble CHANTICLEER, Dec 6   NJPACOne Center StreetNewark, New Jersey 07102www.njpac.org Sat 12.06 @ 3:00 p.m. A CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS “The world’s reigning male chorus.” – The New Yorker Hailed for its “precise, pure and deeply felt singing (The New York Times),” the multiple Grammy […]

Conducting Internship The Zamir Chorale of Boston America’s foremost Jewish choral ensemble The Conducting Internship was established in September, 2000 to train conductors in the area of Jewish choral music. The American Record Guide has designated Zamir “America’s foremost Jewish choral ensemble.” The intern • Is engaged in a study of Jewish choral repertoire and […]