I shared this with my choir a couple of weeks ago but forgot to share it here – a tremendous trio of singers does Lady Gaga: Who are these kids, and did they write the music down? (edited for egregious grammatical errors late morning – plc)
The A Cappella Flash Mob
Incredible – found on A Cappella News. Well done! Well done!
They aren’t singing anymore . . . .
Congregations aren't singing anymore and most worship leaders haven't noticed. I discovered this fascinating blog post pointed from a Facebook post courtesy of Samford wonder-student and ChoralNet member Peter Haley: The people in our churches aren't singing anymore – not really. To be sure, there are many churches that have congregations singing with enthusiasm, but generally […]
Choral Music and Choir on Twitter
Twitter continues to reveal fascinating bits of information and show itself to be a tool for insight. I've got two permanent searches going on "TweetDeck" (a tool for monitoring twitter accounts). Whenever someone tweets the word "choir" or "choral music" it comes up on my screen. Here are a few from today and […]
Dutch music culture takes a major hit
Horrible news: Without any further explanation the future of four highly renowned broadcasting ensembles has become uncertain. The rug is being pulled out from under a distinctively Dutch music culture that can be heard in abundance via radio, television, online, and live in well-filled concert halls such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn in […]
Creativity and Effective Use of Choral Music
Gotta love creative thinking, even if it comes in the form of a criticism. This from The Atlantic Wire about tonight's Simpson's episode: This Sunday, an episode of The Simpsons featured a title sequence storyboarded by Banksy, the graffiti artist and provocateur. Banksy's opening included a minute-long interlude apparently set in a Korean animation sweatshop, […]