The cover article of the current March 2018 issue of Choral Journal highlights William Grant Still’s eighteen-minute choral-orchestral work …And They Lynched Him on a Tree. The cover artwork depicts the story of this piece with a powerful contrast of dark and light, a parallel to Still’s scoring for White and Black Chorus, Mother, Narrator, […]
March Choral Journal Preview
The latest 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. Below is a preview of the articles you will find in this issue. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your […]
ChorTeach Preview: Winter 2018 (Volume 10, Issue 2)
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online magazine for choral directors and music educators. The articles in each issue are gleaned from ACDA state and division newsletters and from submissions. ChorTeach is specifically designed for those who work with amateur singers and are looking for practical material to apply to classrooms and rehearsals. Below is a preview of the articles […]
Reviving the Music of Ernst Bacon (1898-1990)
*The following article was written by Ernst’s wife, Ellen Bacon. In the mid-20th century, American composer Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) was well known. His Symphony in D Minor was awarded a Pulitzer Scholarship in 1932. In the ’30s, he was appointed head of the WPA Federal Music Project in San Francisco and founded the Carmel Bach […]
Choral Resources in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today in the United States we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day. In remembrance of King’s dream for racial equality, I want to draw your attention to a few resources relevant to this topic. Last year I posted a ChoralNet blog previewing a 2016 Choral Journal article “On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King […]
ChorTeach Preview: Fall 2017
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online magazine for choral directors and music educators. The articles in each issue are gleaned from ACDA state and division newsletters and from submissions. ChorTeach is specifically designed for those who work with amateur singers and are looking for practical material to apply to classrooms and rehearsals. Below is a preview of the articles […]