The August 2024 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Irish Choral Music: Problems and Possibilities” by Kevin Boushel. Following is a portion from the article’s introduction. _________________ Ireland features sparingly in the histories of choral music, and its choral music is not afforded much importance in histories of Irish music. This is […]
August Choral Journal Preview
The August issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! ____________ Features Irish Choral Music: Problems and Possibilities by […]
From Our Readers: The Soundtrack of My Life
Elizabeth Leon is an author and musician from Ashburn, Virginia. For more information, please visit www.msva.org or www.elizabethleon.org _ _ _ In August of 1999, I was the mother of an almost two-year-old daughter and was expecting a baby in December. After two years staying home with a toddler, I was desperate to regain some sense of who I […]
A Unique Perspective: Directing Choirs at the Perkins School for the Blind
The June/July 2024 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “A Unique Perspective: Directing Choirs at the Perkins School for the Blind” by Arnold Harris. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ The term “siloed” is often used to reflect the individual, and rather independent, work environment that chorus directors inhabit. It certainly is […]
June/July Choral Journal Preview: Anton Bruckner 200th Anniversary Year
The June/July issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! Focus Articles Bruckner’s Mass in F Minor: Culmination of […]
Scoping the Literature of Transgender Singing: Experiences and Pedagogical Insights in Choral Contexts
The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) is ACDA’s scholarly publication that welcomes studies that apply rigorous, systematically-grounded methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, to investigate phenomena of potential interest to all who sing in, work with, or are otherwise interested in choral ensembles. Below is the abstract from this article, “Scoping the Literature […]