Mitchell, Aaron. A Conductor’s Guide to Ariel Ramírez’s Misa Criolla.. Doctor of Musical Arts dissertation. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 2009. Although Misa Criolla has been a popular work since the first recording was issued in 1964, until recently there has been little written about the work itself, or its composer, in […]
Scholarly Abstractions: Misa Criolla
Stick Time: Life-Long Singing
It probably wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that most of a singer’s choral experience takes place in an educational institution. Certainly, a significant percentage of those of us in the choral profession are conducting ensembles connected in one form or another with an educational institution. The problem, of course, is that eventually we […]
Composition Spotlight: Dreaming in Darkness
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at a piece of useful repertoire from the ChoralNet Community Composition Showcase. A variety of voicings and levels of difficulty will be presented. Enjoy!) Dreaming in Darkness by Robinson McClelland SATB divisi a cappella (click for PDF and AUDIO) Level: High School or higher Uses: General […]
GUEST BLOG: “Conference Reflections: Oklahoma City” by Paul Carey
CONFERENCE REFLECTIONS: OKLAHOMA CITY, by Paul Carey Get ready for ACDA Dallas – it’s almost here! And yes you can still jump in and join us for an incredible experience. As you may know, I have been sharing personal memories of the last four national conferences – we hope that reading these vignettes […]