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Monday Motivation: The Journey
Stick Time: Ears
Like any good coach, we all work to train our teams to get the most out of their bodies: to use their voices with tremendous skill, to focus the energies of their breathing mechanism, to mind their posture whether seated or standing. This choir has obviously work do develop the hearing of the singers to […]
CJ Replay: The Conductor’s Face
“As choral conductors we are called upon to grasp hold of a composer’s intentions and then communicate those intentions first to our choirs and then, through performance, to our audiences. The conductor’s primary tools of communication are gestures, though in our rehearsals we rely heavily on words often far too heavily. Ab, the patience of […]
CJ Replay: The Value of Making Music
“If you are open to all the good that will come out of music-making, you will be surprised at all that will come your way. Within the music is a deep wellspring of energy. Return to the singing, to the performing, to the rehearsing when you are low. It will give you strength. Notice […]
Stick Time: A Taste of Early Music
Who says larger choirs can’t sing early music? Though there appear to be about 50 voices in this ensemble, they sing this well-known work with appropriate delicacy, charming phrasing and a lovely lilt (the fine instrumental ensemble is a bonus). Consider a little early music for your spring programming.