Here is a small taste of the performance of the Verdi Requiem from the 2012 ACDA Eastern Division Conference. Amazing, isn’t it, what students are capable of doing?
Saturday Respite: A Little Something Smooth
Saturday Respite: An Important Question
What, you expected something serious on a Saturday? Fugetaboutit!
CJ Replay: Preparing Music Students for College
(From the Choral Journal article Preparation of the College Vocal Student, by Helen Hosmer.) My topic is The Preparation of the College Vocal Student. Following are the blueprint requests to be covered. I list them all to show how expansive our topic is and what an involvement is present. And it is really essential […]
Saturday Respite: Go for a Little Cruise
Ahhh . . . what a great way to spend a Saturday! Put the top down, put on your Wayfarer shades, and go for a cruise!
Bistritsa Babi Archaic Polyphony
When attempting to perform world music, one must take caution in the form of the presentation. Many a conductor has tried to present not just the music but the performance flavor of indigenous folk music only to end up treating the art as a caricature. Here, a taste of Bulgarian singing, specifically Bistritsa Babi Archaic […]