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A CHORAL CHALLENGE by Amanda Bumgarner          Once a month, the Choral Journal appears in your mailbox or inbox. I am not so unrealistic as to think that you eagerly devour every word from cover to cover, down to the last book review. Perhaps that is the case for some (and if so, I […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “From the Ground Up: Building a New Student Chapter,” presented by Andrew McNair during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference)          One thing that anyone wanting to start or grow an ACDA chapter should consider is how you plan to publicize and spread information about your chapter.  The […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Enriching the Life of the Aging Choral Singer,” presented by Sarah Parks during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference)          When working with aging singers, three areas of vocal production that need special attention are posture, breath and articulation.  Encouraging a buoyant, lifted posture throughout the rehearsal […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “American Indian Choral Music: The Works of Brent Michael Davids,” presented by Robert Gehrenbeck and Brent Michael Davids, with the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Chamber Singers during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference)          Brent Michael Davids’ 2002 commission for Chanticleer, The Un-Covered Wagon, combines traditional western choral […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Not-So-‘Major’ Works: Alternative, International Offerings from Outside the Canon,” presented by Trey Davis during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference)   Requiem – Jean Richafort (c. 1480-c. 1550) “Introitus” (1st Section) – Composed in c. 1521 (the death of Josquin des Prez), 40 Minutes – SATTBB, unaccompanied  – Das […]

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