A number of readers have started their own choirs. But have you done it in equatorial Africa, with no instruments, no music teachers, no music literacy? And what would be your first piece? Why, Carmina Burana, of course. 60 Minutes reports. (Sorry, can't embed.) The video starts with lots of discussion on how the […]
CCMC Composer of the Month: Greg Bartholomew
The Composers of Choral Music Community ChoralNet Composer of the Month for April, 2012 is Greg Bartholomew. Excerpt from blog post: The quintessential element that separates choral composers from instrumental composers is of course, text. How a composer handles that text speaks volumes to the quality of the work. Greg […]
Stuff Conductors say
And they do! I’ve heard a lot of these. (Sorry, I didn’t title this video.) For the embedded-impaired: http://youtu.be/DF5gTF0oZ_E
TEDx talk: Hussein Janmohamed on choral music
TEDx talks are independently-organized versions of TED talks. This one details the experience of Hussein Janmohamed, a conductor/composer who grew up Muslim in Canada. His compositions are inspired by his Muslim heritage. For the embedded-impaired: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0q0buX3fmM
Diversion of the day: The Cyber Conductor
This has plenty of potential for being adapted for choral performances. I particularly like "Der schlechte Dirigent." For the embedded-impaired: http://youtu.be/CFltd2838gc
Scariest thing to discover outside your hotel door at ACDA
Wake up in the morning and open your hotel door, and hey, isn’t that nice, the hotel provided a copy of the local morning paper to each room. Something to read at breakfast, and at least it’s not USA Today. The top headline on the paper reads “Reno casino gains extra time to restructure […]