Bigger choirs! Splashier wardrobe! Clapping & stomping! New music! Louder everything! Special effects! Big, BIGGER, BIGGEST! Sometimes our choral performances seem to be less a celebration of the art than the musical equivalent of screaming car advertisements on TV. Big hair, big shoes, big sounds. True, we are competing with the ear-splitting caucaphony churned […]
Sunday Inspiration: Josquin “O virgo prudentissima”
NEVER Make Them Cry
Do any of the following items belong on a list of the physiological factors involved in healthy singing? [1] Inflammation of one or more parts of the throat (globus pharynges) [2] Significant expulsion of mucus through the nostrils (rhinorrhea) [3] Restricted respiration [4] Increased heart rate (tachycardia) [5] Sudden […]
Seasons Greetings from ACDA
A Choral Ghost Town
There’s something eerie about getting off a late-night flight and walking through a deserted airport terminal. The shops are all closed, the agent counters are vacant, the PA system is silent, the normally crushing bustle of humanity is nowhere to be seen. In other words, it’s a modern-day ghost town. The choral profession is […]
Composition Spotlight: Moon Man
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!) Moon Man by Greg Bartholomew SATB (or SA) a cappella (click for PDF and Audio) Level: High School or higher Uses: Winter/Holiday Program Themes: Winter Holiday This Piece Would Program Well […]