One of the many challenges that leaders of community choruses faced when Covid-19 lockdowns began in March 2020 was figuring out how to sustain a connection with their audience members in the absence of live performances. The forced cancellation of concerts nationwide led Philip Brunelle, founder and artistic director of VocalEssence and organist choirmaster at […]
Choral Journal
June/July Choral Journal Preview
The newest issue of Choral Journal is available online. Following is a list of the articles you will find in this issue. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving […]
A Study of Indianas by Carlos Guastavino
The May 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “FLOWERS AMONG THORNS: A STUDY OF INDIANAS BY CARLOS GUASTAVINO AMID ARGENTINE POLITICAL UNREST” Benjamin T. Saunders. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) is one of the most recognized and prolific […]
May Choral Journal Preview
The newest issue of Choral Journal is available online. Following is a list of the articles you will find in this issue. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving […]
Attention or Autopilot? Motor Learning and the Choral Warm-up
The March/April 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Attention or Autopilot? Motor Learning and the Choral Warm-up” by Christopher Loftin and Matthew Hoch. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Most choir directors consider the warm-up portion of rehearsal to be of considerable […]
Toward “Transcendence”: Music and Meditation in Michael McGlynn’s O Maria
The March/April 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Toward ‘Transcendence’: Music and Meditation in Michael McGlynn’s O Maria” by Seán Doherty. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ The term “transcendence” appears frequently in discourse regarding contemporary choral music. It is often used […]