Composer Dan Forrest was the winner of the American Choral Directors Association's Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Competition in 2005. Since then his compositions have been heard in a variety of venues, including this performance of "You Are the Music" by the Hilliard Darby High School Symphonic Choir (Michael G, Martin, conductor) during the […]
CJ Replay: Elijah Rock
(From the Choral Journal article, “Jester Hairston: Background and Interpretation of ELIJAH ROCK, by Tim Sharer [p.34].) Originally, the work was intended to be staged and lighted, much as we would now do to a current pop or jazz tune. The curtain should open to find a bare and dimly lit stage as […]
CJ Replay: D.I.Y. Composition
(From the Choral Journal article, “Camden-Rockport Project: A Choir Writes Its Own Song” by Michele Pressley) For several years general music students explore the elements of music, developing a basic understanding of melody, harmony, texture, tone, dynamics, rhythm, etc., through the creation of mini-compositions. These same techniques, in a slightly modified form, are […]
Preview the 2013 ACDA National Conference
There’s no getting around it . . . the National Conferences of the American Choral Directors Association are spectacular experiences that have the power to alter career trajectories and change lives. Anyone who has ever attended an ACDA National Conference can point to “that moment” – a specific experience that changed their personal and […]