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Choral Caffeine: Recruiting for Church Choir
One of the non-musical tasks every choral conductors has to perform is recruiting singers. Okay, I know there are a couple schools in the country where a staggeringly high percentage of student sing in choir, the rest of us poor mortals have to sell, sell, sell! It’s even harder in a church. In an educational […]
What does a singer look for in a conductor audition?
This is from a singer’s blog, describing her impressions from the audition of a potential Artistic Director (the applicant rehearsed and conducted a concert). Of course, everyone has different criteria. This is just one opinion, but this singer had a very positive impression because: She radiates electric energy … on stage and rehearsal. She […]
Choral Caffeine: Church Music
Part of the normal musical week for some choral conductors is service to a local church or synagogue. I suppose it stands to reason, given that a large portion of the history of choral music is tied in one form or another to the church. Of course, trying to understand the term “church music” is […]
Choral Caffeine: A Little Vocal Care
It’s already hit me, and I suspect you’ve faced it too. You know what I’m talking about . . . that change-in-the-weather, everyone-in-the-choir-is sick, exposed-to-all-their-germs upper respiratory infection that we all seem to get this time of year. It’s not a full-blown cold or flu, just a nagging sniffling, coughing, low-grade fever affair that takes […]
Stick Time: Clarity of Line
Johann Sebastian Bach. I confess, dispite my adoration of his art, he’s still one of my musical tormentors. The reason is simple: I don’t think I’ll ever grasp all he poured into his monolithic compositions (which explains why some conductors devote themselves almost exclusively to his music). I won’t stop trying, though. Today, let’s […]