This looks quite interesting: The North Dakota State University Department of Music and the American Choral Directors Association announce the NDSU Choral Symposium: Music of the Americas, May 3-5, 2013, in Fargo, ND. This event will showcase the choral music and traditions of North, Central, and South America. The focus of the symposium will […]
Technology enables art in Les Miserable
Singers and musicians will be interested int he technical adjustments that make the new movie version of Les Miserable possible in a movie to be released this Christmas. I still remember the first time I saw this show. I was in London, probably in 1989, and sitting high in the balcony behind a post […]
Studying Choral Music and Musicians – a click away
I hope everyone that follows choral music is aware of the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing – an online resource that is edited by James Daugherty. We are fortunate to have this journal and I’m glad that it is now officially associated with ACDA. From the ACDA website: “We are delighted that […]
The Bully Pulpit
Everyone, Might you be interested in speaking from the bully pulpit of choral music? Wikipedia gives this description of a bully pulpit: position of authority of sufficiently high rank that provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter. The bully pulpit can bring issues […]
It’s all about the phrase
The e-mail arrived from a young colleague in her first year of teaching. Her words were were direct, and the pleading tone was crystal clear: "They're singing the correct notes. NOW what do I do?" To which I replied, "Now, the FUN begins! Now you get to create the magic and the majesty of choral […]
Commission a New Choral Work for $1 – $100 (or free)!
Commission a New Choral Work for $1 – $100 (or free)! If you missed the first announcement about this unique, first-time, low- or no-cost Commission Project that is taking place from July 15 until October 15, 2012: More than 30 talented, highly-motivated composers are participating in this special project, and for a limited time you […]