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Why are you inside staring at your computer on a Saturday?  Go outside and PLAY!

(From the Choral Journal article “Origin and Development of a Sacred Musical Heritage: The Psalter of Herod’s Temple,” by Mary P. Houze)          That vocal music with its inherent ability to communicate a message was held in greater esteem than instrumental music is attested to by the fact that only Levites, their kinsmen, and […]

Who says big voices can’t sing choral music?

It seems that many choral conductors are always on the hunt for both new literature and clever presentation ideas.  Here is a performance from a recent ACDA Divisional Conference that may get those creative juices flowing.  

(From the article "An Early American Alternative to the Traditional Elizabethan Madrigan Dinner," by John Silantien, published in the October, 1976, issue of the Choral Journal.)           Each year many madrigal groups in the United States re-enact the elaborate Christmas celebrations which occurred at the English court of Elizabeth 1. The offerings often […]