TODAY'S PRELUDE: CHURCH CHIT-CHAT by Thomas R. Vozzella Just prior to the start of most worship celebrations, there is always some kind of music. This music has historically been used to center our hearts and minds on worship, and to introduce music being used in the service. Often times this music is viewed […]
Scholarly Abstraction: Publications on Women’s Choruses
Estes, Lauren. The Choral Hierarchy Examined: The Presence of Women’s Choirs in Monographs on Choral Literature and Choral History. Master of Music thesis. Syracuse University, 2013. Women’s choirs have been perceived as less prestigious than, and inferior to, mixed choirs. There is a well-documented choral hierarchy in academia that favors mixed choirs above other […]
Composition Spotlight: “Requiem Aeternam”
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet. This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.) Requiem Aeternam by Joseph […]
Last Chance to Catch Your Breath
Many people treat the daily eight hours that they should use for rest as some sort of chronological credit account, withdrawing time to do other things. The problem is, of course, that after about 14 to 16 hours, our little brains start to turn to sludge, our reaction time drops, and our higher reasoning skills […]
Stick Time: Trends & Choral Programming
One has always been mystified by trends. Or more appropriately by how quickly something can move from “The Big Thing” to “Snore.” Without question, the media are the high priests that preside over the worship service at the Church of the Flavor of the Moment (with a healthy dose of obscene corporate greed tossed in […]