The Mendelssohn Glee Club of NYC is looking for TTBB men in preparation for its May 13, 2025 concert in the Upper West Side (UWS) of Manhattan. The Club, the oldest independent men’s chorus in the USA, founded in 1866, rehearses Monday evenings in the UWS of Manhattan. Our concert in Manhattan is free and […]
Pieces for Premiere
Friends, as 2025 begins there are a half dozen choral pieces from my pen awaiting a public premiere. E.g., a shape-note setting commissioned for private performance, an ironic love poem commissioned for an anniversary, a choral transcription of a timely art song, an exciting submission composed for a competition but not selected. So we could […]
New Website
Kirke Mechem — New Website: kirkemechem.com New website includes audio clips and details of many Mechem works.
A Change of Pace for “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”
If you like to program “When I Survey…” during Lent, but are tired of the familiar melody, give this new arrangement, set to “Hereford” by Samuel Wesley, a look. It’s easy to put together, each verse utilizes a little different choral approach, and the anthem reminds of the English Cathedral tradition. Here’s a link: https://www.jwpepper.com/11606936.item
Call for Singers: Illuminare Concert March 30
Music on the Hill invites experienced adult and teen singers to join the Festival Chorus for Illuminare, Sunday March 30. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings 7 – 9 p.m. in Redding (Georgetown), CT, starting Tuesday, February 11. The program includes Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg, Toward the Unknown Region by Vaughan Williams, and Triptych by Connecticut composer […]
Musica Viva NY Presents Choral Music from the Baltic States, March 2nd
Musica Viva NY Presents CURSE UPON IRON: Choral Music from the Baltic States, Sunday, March 2, 2025 “Musica Viva NY: sounds of the city…with a commitment to new music and diverse composers, New York City choir Musica Viva NY is paving the way for daring collaborations” – Choir & Organ New York, NY (For Release 01.21.25) — New […]