This week on GBW and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet Host Stan Schmidt directs our thinking to choral compositions that are considered to be revered, respected, exalted, enriching and treasured. What are the top 40 hits in the genre . When you get choral directors together, perhaps at a national convention, they might have a debate on what […]
Celebrating a late Epiphany
This week on GBW and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet Host Stan Schmidt initiates a Celebration of a Late Epiphany. Included in the parade of composers is JohnRutter, Gottfried Stölzel, Jonathan Dove, Peter Cornelius, Michael Head, Michael Pretorius, Hector Berlioz and Johann Sebastian Bach. You will enjoy such ensembles The Cambridge Singers, The North Germany Radio Choir, that […]
Music of Liszt Berlioz and Franz Schubert
This week on GBW and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet Host Stan Schmidt brings you an hour of music by three great composers who are well established to your ears. Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz and Franz Schubert. The Music of Franz Liszt will wet your taste is the Motet “The Lord Preserves the Soul of His Saints” and […]
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday 2019
It has been almost 50 years since the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King. Host Stan Schmidt brings a strong reminder through music and word to ACDA Radio and ChoralNet to help us all recall the greatness of this American minister and what he did to establish the truths he promoted in his, “I Have […]
The Diversity of Composer John Rutter
In 2016 John Rutter released a CD called “John Rutter – Visions and Requiem 1986 (New Recording)” This week on GBW and ACDA Radio we will review the new recording of his “Requiem” using modern day Technology and also give a small hint as to the musical diversity of his creative genius. The first part […]
Essential Breathing Exercises for Your Choir
By Molly McLinden Anyone who sings, whether as a soloist or chorister, knows that proper breathing is a major component to a reliable and healthy sound. If you don’t get a good breath, you may find yourself running out of air, straining, or having a weaker sound. There is a lot of information out there […]