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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Preaching to the Choir

April 11, 2019 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.” Francis of Assisi I receive quite a few emails with people’s thoughts about Choral Ethics. Some folks tell me they are not exactly sure what Choral Ethics is, but will know it when they see it. Some tell me what I […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Church Choir, Leadership, The Choral Life

Choral Village: An Immersive Experience to Build Cultural Sensitivity and Empathy

March 25, 2019 by Amanda Bumgarner 1 Comment

The April issue of Choral Journal is now available online! The cover article for this issue was written by Joy Hirokawa and titled “Choral Village: An Immersive Experience to Build Cultural Sensitivity and Empathy.” Below is an excerpt of the article, and you can read it in its entirety in the April 2019 issue! Go to acda.org/choraljournal and […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Our Choral Culture

March 21, 2019 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Habits change into character.” Ovid Many of us, especially in community-based programs, complain we don’t have enough singers to do the repertoire we really want to do.  If we are a mixed group, we long for more tenors or baritones or basses but don’t seem to retain them when we get them.  After years of […]

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A Focus on Relevance

March 11, 2019 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The April 2019 issue of Choral Journal is a focus on Relevance. The four main feature articles are based on presentations from the 2018 North Dakota State University Choral Symposium. The theme was Relevance–“creating programming that fosters connections between singers, audience, and the community with the purpose of exploring issues of social significance.” Jo Ann […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Truth to Tell

March 7, 2019 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction.”  Lord Byron Since writing about Choral Ethics here on ChoralNet, I have received a number of emails.  Folks who contact me either want to thank me or to tell me their stories. And their stories are amazing.  Some seem outlandish at the outset, but then I follow up […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Cinderella At Home

February 28, 2019 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” Jane Austen I am not in Kansas City this week. I wish I could be, but I can’t. I am in the middle of rehearsals and in the middle of auditions and our master bath is being remodeled; you get the idea. Things snuck up […]

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