(Excerpted from the Choral Journal article, “Vocal Aging and its Medical Implications: What Choral Conductors Should Know. Part One: Anatomy and Vocal Aging, Childhood through Adulthood,” by Robert T. Sataloff) Like death and taxes, most people have considered aging changes in the voice inevitable. Indeed, as we get older, there are certainly fundamental […]
“Five from the Folder: Men’s Voices” by Joseph Piazza
FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: MEN’S VOICES by Joseph Piazza 1. “Jubilate Deo” from Cantiones sacrae et profanae. Henk Badings. TTBB. Harmonia-Uitgave, Hilversum H.U. 3419a. Rhythmic, energetic setting of Psalm 66. Contrasting homophonic & contrapuntal sections employing stacked 4ths and 2nds. Imitative cannons at the fifth especially playful & succinct. Contemporary & joyful. Moderate difficulty. […]
GUEST BLOG: “Why We Might Want to Perform Good Music” by Jameson Marvin
WHY WE MIGHT WANT TO PERFORM GOOD MUSIC, by Jameson Marvin The central thesis of this brief discussion is: perform music of good quality. Music of distinction, performed well, is an experience of lasting value. In contrast, performing "trendy," easy-access, instantly effective music is, by nature, an ephemeral pleasure, a temporary titillation. The […]