It all began in 1986 when The Rev. John Gensel, the Jazz Minister at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Citycorp ask New York Musician Anne Phillips to write “A Jazz Nativity”. The result?…Bending Toward the Light – A Jazz Nativity…..plus.. hundreds of Jazz Musicians and thousands of audience members have experienced this great expression from […]
Going Beyond Words
In Memoriam Robert Romeo DeCormer, Jr.
Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet invites you to another In Memoriam broadcast as we salute one of America’s most revered and adored conductors, director, arranger, and teacher. Listen to hear why he was appreciated so much by so many other musicians. Robert Romeo DeCormier, Jr., an arranger for folk and pop stars died on November 7, […]
Christmas In July
Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet invites you to the annual GBW Christmas in July broadcast. You will hear 16 recordings by 16 composers from 10 countries…..Listen and see how many you know. Here are some of the Choirs Concordia College of Moorhead The Slovenian Chamber Choir; Kansas City Choral; The St. Catharine’s Chirs’ Choir […]
A Listen to Four New CDs
Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet will introduce you to four new recordings featuring two university ensembles and two professional choirs. You will enjoy the Yale Schola Cantorum under David Hill, the Utah State University Chamber Singers guided by Dr. Cory Evans, the Concordia University Chicago Kapelle with Dr. Charles P. Brown, and finally, the […]
The Music of Anton Bruckner and George Frideric Handel
Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet will air four important works by Anton Bruckner and a piece written by George Frideric Handel during 1706-07 which was the first large scale sacred work written when he was still very young. He was in his formative artistic impressions in Hamburg, one of the centres of this extremely […]
I Am The Flag (A Musical History of the American Flag)
Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet goes back into the broadcast file and helps you celebrate Independence day with some very interesting information that tells about how our flag and pledge of allegiance was formed…and how and when did the number of stars grow on our Flag. Along with all of these things you will […]