Dan Krieder is doing a great service for the world of choral music with his thoughtful posts about choral music. We’ve featured his previous posts when he talked about listening, communication with the audience, and the essence of rhythm. This new post lists ten marks of a singing culture. The first mark holds […]
Coming Soon – Tim Sharp the Blogger
ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp has been moving and shaking in his role as leader of the American Choral Directors Association. We’ll begin a new feature on ChoralNet in the near future that gives Tim an opportunity to speak about issues that are on his mind in a space that is a bit more dynamic than his […]
Goodnight, Sweetheart
It is always a good time for some King’s Singers:
John Rutter Creates YouTube Channel
In a move sure to be followed by all savvy composers, John Rutter has created a YouTube channel where he discusses his works. In the first series of uploads, Rutter discusses his famous Requiem – he gives an overview and then goes movement by movement through the work. More composers should do this […]
Remembering
Monday is the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing. ACDA remembered the event at the recent national conference – here is our memorial to it:
Super-Stardom in Music
This blog really nails it. I really like the part about the gold filter. Here is #6 on how to make it really big in the music world: 6. Taste: Taste is all-important. Three tenors are better than one. Ten tenors are better than three. And if you’re Irish, better yet – you’ll […]