COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet. This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.) O Danny Boy arr. […]
Choral Caffeine: The Conductor’s Role
Conducting. It’s nothing more than down-left-right-up, telling singers which notes they missed, and preening on stage, right? Wrong. Oh, so very wrong. When done correctly, the successful choral conductor melds musicianship, leadership, artistry, and a special intangible something that inspires singers to follow their conductor into the heart of musical and poetic vulnerably. In […]
Saturday Respite: Row-Row-Row Your Boat
One of the more recognizable pop voices of the late 20th century, Michael McDonald is a participant in this soulful R&B version of "Row-Row-Row Your Boat."
Scholarly Abstraction: Community Choir Singing
(The abstract to the article “Update on Community Choir Singing in the United States,” by Cindy L. Bell, published in the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing) This article reviews and responds to recent reports by professional music and arts associations, most prominently the 2003 Chorus America study, announcing that over 23 million […]
Scholarly Abstraction: Aesthetic Responses
(The abstract to the article “Aesthetic response to choral music: Response comparisons of performer-participants and non-performer respondents,” by Anita P. Davis, published in the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing) This study compared aesthetic responses of college students currently enrolled in an auditioned women's chorus and college students enrolled in undergraduate introductory music […]