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Last month, Coca-Cola’s® super bowl advertisement caused a momentary flap because it dared to communicate the lofty ideals expressed in “America the Beautiful” in multiple languages.  Hands were wrung, complaints were tweeted, and pundits were quick to opine.  But as is so often the case with such ephemera, the matter was quickly replaced by the […]

I attended a concert recently from a large regional choir. As often happens with large ensembles and performance halls, a single solo mic was brought down front for one piece. When it came time for the soloist, though, it was not one singer that approached the mic but a trio. Even before the trio sung […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet.  This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.)   Aurora of the Soul by Sheena Phillips […]

FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: FROM FIVE DIFFERENT FOLDERS by Reginald Unterseher   (NOTE from contributor Reginald Unterseher:  “Here are five from my current five folders, my favorites of the five choruses I am conducting or singing with.”)   1. “Kreek’s Notebook” (Krigi vihik). TõnuKõrvits. Mixed chorus with string orchestra. Estonian Music Information Center. Rich vocal and […]

Throughout most of the year, twelve hours a day, five days a week, there is a choir of high school students rehearsing somewhere in the U.S.   Those ensembles are full of fresh-faced young men and women who are beset by all of the same issues, stressors, and negative influences that cause some of their […]

With the season of Lent beginning tomorrow, church choirs will become increasing busy.  As a result of the plethora of services and observances involved, some singers could spend 20 hours in the choir loft during Holy Week alone (this on top of their normal 40-hour day job and family obligations).   Those who regularly sing […]