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We're definitely in crazyville now. A Pennsylvania school district has decided not to stage a Tony Award-winning musical about a Muslim street poet after community members complained about the timing so soon after the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Richland School District in Johnstown had planned to stage "Kismet" in February, but […]

Choral music comes in many forms. From monks intoning a Gregorian “Ave Maria,” to a chorus roaring through a Verdi opera, to angelic children singing on Christmas eve.    Afro-Blue may not be standing in rows wearing robes, but at its heart, this is most definitely choral music. I bet they would rock Brahms.   […]

Yes, they are brilliant professional singers in one of the best ensembles on the planet. But each one of these fabulous singers started in a school choir somewhere.  And there was a director there working to help those kids sound great – just imagine who is singing in your rehearsal today.   Of the countless […]

It has been a bastion of male dominance for more than 900 years – but an historic choir is now breaking with its well-worn tradition by letting a woman join its ranks for the first time. Lincoln Cathedral’s director of music said the recruitment of 22-year-old choral scholar Helen Vincent as alto would give the […]

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Welcome to a new feature from ACDA on ChoralNet . . . ChoralBuzz.   We know the feeling well: you're grinding away day after day, creating interesting classroom plans, motivational rehearsals, inspiring concert offerings, handling the seemingly endless details of the business of the choir, and tenderly caring for the myriad singers in your sphere.  […]