SABBATICAL by Tim Sharp For the last two months, I have engaged in a “deep dive.” I have had the opportunity and the time to follow some hunches, plunge into a network of ideas, and to complete projects of research and writing that have been developing over some time. The time-honored name for […]
GUEST BLOG: “Sabbatical,” by Tim Sharp
The Choir as a Governmental Template?
(This is an excerpt from a column titled, “If Congress Were a Choir,” by Margaret Evans. Used here with the gracious permission of the author and the Low Country Weekly, Beaufort, South Carolina.) A choir is not a Democracy. It's not even a Republic. You might call it a dictatorship. But it's a voluntary […]
GUEST BLOG: “If Not Us, Then WHO?” by Elizabeth Waterbury
IF NOT US, THEN WHO? by Elizabeth Waterbury Recently I found myself selecting literature for a proposed appearance at a regional conference. Like many of us, I have a Chamber Choir group who on a good day sings well enough to consider such a proposal. I thought carefully about what we might […]
Stick Time: Oh, What a Church Choir Can Do
Once this week’s Thanksgiving holiday is past, those who conduct choirs in schools go just a little bit crazy with the onslaught of December concerts. Whether the performances be in a concert hall, a banquet room, the local shopping mall, or at the city tree lighting, the sounds of choirs will be everywhere. Those […]
Composition Spotlight: Ya La Lay
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.) Ya La Lay by […]