Scott Dorsey

LIFE-LONG SINGING: AN ACDA PRIORITY by Tim Sharp          Of the many areas of interest that overlap the attention of choral directors, lifelong singing opportunities is a topic that unites and captures all of us. Knowing that singing can be enjoyed at many levels, throughout all stages of life, motivates our profession, and keeps […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, Between the Beats, by William Simon)         Almost anyone can beat time, but it is what a conductor does between the beats that indicates his ability to develop an interpretation. I like to call the period of time between one beat point and the        It is […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, A Casual Look at Adjudication, by Willard Schmitt)   During his tenure at the University of Southern California, Ralph Rush was a mentor of many of the nation’s music educators. He has given us a cogent comment concerning  adjudication when in 1955 he pointed out:   1. Nothing […]

The August issue of the Choral Journal is now available at the ACDA website.  The issue includes such articles as:      “Missa Dei Filii ZWV20: An Introduction to the Late Masses of Zelenka (Corbin)    “In the Footsteps of Bach: An Interview with George Christoph Biller) (Rothlisberger)    "Love and Music Are the Last […]

The Choral Journal: An Index to Volumes 19-53 has been updated to include annotated and cross-referenced entries for the latest volume year (Vol. 53).  The current Index includes entries for 4,307 articles published in the Choral Journal from 1979 through the June/July issue of 2013.  It is available to anyone – ACDA member and non-member […]

When you gather a few friends in restaurant to celebrate a birthday, the server might take note of the celebration and arrange for the establishment to provide a small candle-lit dessert for the birthday-girl/boy.  It’s a thoughtful gesture.   The wait-staff might also serenade the party, standing beside your table screaming some raucous, utterly unintelligible […]