Scott Dorsey

Welcome to a new feature from ACDA on ChoralNet . . . ChoralBuzz.   We know the feeling well: you're grinding away day after day, creating interesting classroom plans, motivational rehearsals, inspiring concert offerings, handling the seemingly endless details of the business of the choir, and tenderly caring for the myriad singers in your sphere.  […]

"A fast-paced, efficient choir rehearsal generally requires three elements: an inspired director, a responsive choir, and a good choral accompanist. The accompanist can be of great influence in either aiding or hindering the work of the director or choir. The accompanist can add momentum to a rehearsal or create jagged breaks in the concentration of […]

"Conductors who think of choral music as something people do might consider themselves as primarily in service to the singers. In contrast, conductors who view choral music as encompassing composition and performance-as-product might consider themselves as primarily in service to the music. Conductors who focus on the participatory aspects of choral music will give substantially […]

A Chicago skyscraper architect, a New York City children's choir founder and a North Carolina scientist who studies how to prevent sports-related concussions are among the latest 22 recipients of the no-strings-attached MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The $500,000 fellowships for 2011 were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Recipients […]

Tim Sharp, the Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association welcomes you to ChoralBuzz!   </div>

By now the  choral season is a month old (for some, even older).  You’re back in the swing; the initial jolt of new-year energy has faded and we should all be settling in for the long haul.   Now is the time when our singers start to get sick, the drama-queens become shrill (sorry, but […]