We can’t hear Mozart share with us in his own voice, but we CAN hear Morten Lauridsen. Enjoy this trailer.
Stick Time: Meet Morten Lauridsen
CJ Replay: The Value of the Children’s Choir
“In the midst of a nationwide uphill batde to preserve the quality of music teaching in our schools, it is exciting to witness the growth in numbers and quality of children’s choirs over the past few years. These choirs are often found outside of our school systems, signalling the very healthy sign that parents are […]
CJ Replay: Attend Your Conference
“Let me urge you to begin the 1980s by attending one of the six ACDA Division Conventions that have been planned for YOU! The December 1979, January and February 1980 issues of the Choral Journ give information about each of the 1980 Conventions. Your state and division newsletters which you have or will receive contain […]
CJ Replay: Robert Shaw Biography
“In presenting his rationale for the writing of this biography the author says in speaking of Shaw … “there has always been a ceriteredness about him and that center is congruent with the mystereous core of the experience of music … There is that incredible vitality . . . There is his perception’ of the […]
Stick Time: Vowel Uniformity
For those of us who have worked in various parts of the nation, we can tell you with absolutely certainly that various regions of the country all bring unique challenges to the choir’s sound as pertains to language. In this selection, one not need know the language to hear the careful attention to vowel color. […]