Today, let’s focus our ears on the movement of phrase. Listen to the forward momentum as the chorus moves through each portion of the line in this Vaughan Wiliams work. There is a subtle ebb & flow to the tempo, giving an organic sense to the line. Also note the even movement of each voice […]
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Stick Time: Women’s Choral Sound
Listen to the wonderful homogeny of sound here. Healthy vocal production with pleasing and appropriate vertical tone. Note the care taken by the singers in the unform articulation of text. (With additional kudos to our colleague for conducting from memory.)
Tim Sharp’s “High Lonesome Mass” Premieres in Washington
Banjo-pickin’ may not be a familiar sound in church, but audiences will hear one — and a fiddle and mandolin — during a “High Lonesome Mass” to be performed in Longview. Chor Anno, a 25-voice choir of experienced singers directed by retired local teacher Howard Meharg, will sing the work during the St. Stephen’s Celebration Concert at […]
Monday Motivation: Attitude
“Nothing can stop the person with the right mental attitude from achieving their goal; nothing on earth can help the person with the wrong mental attitude.” ~Thomas Jefferson Try not to see today as the end of a weekend but as the beginning of an opportuntiy to make a difference in the life of […]
Sunday Inspiration: London Community Gospel Choir
A little something for your Sunday . . . Enjoy a moment of rest today. Monday will be here before you know it.
Mind Your Business: Leadership Basics
“Just having a title does not make you a leader, leaderships is about influence. Title only buys you time to exercise true leadership, and in this time your leadership either increases or diminishes and eventually fails. There is a huge difference between being a boss and being a leader… The Transformational Leader leads from a personal influence […]