Bizarre: Thousands had gathered at the shopping mall's food court to take part in a group rendition of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus as part of a flash-mob concert – when groups of people – often strangers – conspire on social networking websites to turn up at the same place at the same time and start singing. […]
Almost here
The King's College service is almost here. This great website that gives a history of the service as well as PDF versions of past years programs. Here is a little information about the 2010 service: This year's service includes favourite carols like 'Ding! Dong! merrily on high', 'God rest you merry, gentlemen' […]
Desert composer Robert Kyr talks about his method
Composer Robert Kyr will soon premier a work with Conspirare. Here is what he says about it: Each of four programs focuses on a major choral composer: Josquin Des Prez (early Renaissance), Orlande de Lassus (Renaissance), Tomás Luis de Victoria (late Renaissance), and J.S. Bach (Baroque). “Songs of the Soul is one of most […]
Carol of the Bed Intruder
This is too funny: But you won't get it unless you are aware of the YouTube phenomenon that started with this young man: And that story spawned this song: Antoine has become quite a star:
The Joy of Work
I found this today via a twitter search on choral music. Read the whole post here. Choral singing also has something to teach us about the joy of work. We speak glibly of this all the time, of course, and it’s not that there aren’t other places we experience it. But I think there […]
Emotional Manipulation
This came from the Facebook page of my friend and colleague Eric Mathis at Samford University – a tale about emotional manipulation and music in the worship setting. Here is when the truth hit home for one worship leader: As a freshman at a Christian university, I spent the majority of that first year […]