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"A fast-paced, efficient choir rehearsal generally requires three elements: an inspired director, a responsive choir, and a good choral accompanist. The accompanist can be of great influence in either aiding or hindering the work of the director or choir. The accompanist can add momentum to a rehearsal or create jagged breaks in the concentration of […]

"Conductors who think of choral music as something people do might consider themselves as primarily in service to the singers. In contrast, conductors who view choral music as encompassing composition and performance-as-product might consider themselves as primarily in service to the music. Conductors who focus on the participatory aspects of choral music will give substantially […]

A Chicago skyscraper architect, a New York City children's choir founder and a North Carolina scientist who studies how to prevent sports-related concussions are among the latest 22 recipients of the no-strings-attached MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The $500,000 fellowships for 2011 were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Recipients […]

Tim Sharp, the Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association welcomes you to ChoralBuzz!   </div>

Mission is the raison d’etre for any organization. Mission is the reason you exist. Mission expresses the intentions of the founding mothers and fathers of an organization. Mission expresses what those framers wanted to achieve by starting the organization. AND, mission must be reexamined and refreshed periodically if an organization is to remain dynamic. This […]

This is part of a sermon that was originally preached by lay preacher Scott Tyra, whois a member of the choir at Desert Springs United Methodist Church in Las Vegas.   A few excerpts from his sermon are below – you can read the entire sermon here.   Nobody in a choir is that important. […]