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I received a wonderful "tweet" from Homar Sánchez Díaz, who was bragging on the Virtual Choir video that he and his students created. I thought it was very impressive – see what you think: http://www.youtube.com/embed/40DaB4niKuc This project was made by students, age 13-15.   A few Facts & Numbers: -30 artists -200 film takes –12 […]

James Feiszli, Director of Music at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, has been named 2013 U.S. Professor of the Year for the state of South Dakota by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.   For those of you who don't know […]

Choir and choral singing was everythere this summer – the internet was ablaze with news of how singing unified heartbeats into a singular rhythm.  There were articles everywhere – CNN, NPR,  and medical news.     Last week, TIME magazine added another interesting observation with the article:  Singing Changes Your Brain.   We knew that something special was […]

Have you ever noticed that American choirs tend to sing the same thing that other American choirs sing?  In my opinion, there are very few innovators out there – conductors that bring the music of the rest of the world to our country.  As for me, I count Kent Hatteberg as one of those people […]

Greetings, ChoralNet!   It is good to be blogging here again.  I thought I would start with something practical to begin the year.   At Samford, we start our choir year with something called “Choir Camp.”  It is a time when the students gather early on campus for an intense time of singing and rehearsal […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   Welcome back to the Composition Spotlight.   Each week we look at a piece 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 […]