(From the Choral Journal article, “A Choral Conductor’s Preparation for Choral/Orchestral Concerts,” by Kerry Barnett) Orchestral scores can be confusing to choral conductors, many of whom are primarily used to looking at only choral parts, perhaps with some form of keyboard accompaniment. The process of becoming comfortable with the visual presentation of orchestral […]
Saturday Respite: Now THAT’s a Tribute
CJ Replay: Studying the Orchestral Score
CJ Replay: Choral Transfusion
(From the Choral Journal article, “The Need for a Choral Transfusion,” by Gary L. Anderson) A continuing challenge facing nearly all choral directors is keeping an established choral program fresh, exciting, and appealing. Unfortunately, many directors are committed to thesame recruiting procedures, the same number and types of choirs, and the same rehearsal schedule […]
Stick Time: Six Chansons
Listening to masterpieces of the standard choral repertoire is like visiting with a well-loved friend. There is a sense of instant familiarity, comfort, and kinship. It is, however, critically important to remember (or perhaps to realize for the first time) that while a work may be well known to many in a room full […]
Stick Time: Stolen Moments
Get your week off to a finger poppin’ start with this performance of the Darmom Meader chart “Stolen Moments” by the vocal jazz ensemble from American River College. This recording, from the 2011 National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association, gives just a small sample of one of the many vocal forms on display […]