If you don’t know this piece, you need to – by today’s birthday composer Toivo Kuula:
Celebrating Winter
It hit 104 in Alabama yesterday and I know it was hotter in other parts of the United States. So let’s think about something else – winter! A little Debussy to brighten our Sunday:
Planning for the Fall: Choral Composer anniversaries in 2012 and 2013
I'm getting ready to start the planning process again for my 2012-2013 literature. Most of you are probably ahead of me! I am looking at the composer anniversaries in 2012 to help guide my selection of literature for the fall. I consulted this list of the Top 5 Composer anniversaries in 2012 and […]
Historic blending of choirs
Big news in the church world today – the pope’s choir is joinging the Westminster Abbey choir: It’s the first time in its 500-plus year history that the pope’s personal choir will sing as a single chorus with another choir, let alone one from the breakaway Anglican church. And this isn’t any ordinary chorus: The […]
ACDA Looking for Membership Director
ACDA is on the hunt for a person to develop the membership. From the website: The American Choral Directors Association announces an opening for the new position Director of Membership Development. This added position will join the current ACDA Membership Coordinator position, specifically targeting membership growth and retention. Position Description: The ACDA […]
Standardized testing in the arts
Standardized testing in the arts? I haven't heard anything about it, but this Nancy Flanagan has. Here is a little bit of her blog post – read the whole thing here. Why would we deliberately advance a worthless (and expensive-to-develop) mode of assessment for something as crucial to kids' well-being and our own […]