This is the first in a series of blog posts highlighting various ChoralNet Communities. Communities are a tool for subcultures of the choral world to get together and address their own particular areas of interest. The first Community to really take off on ChoralNet was Composers of Choral Music. All the discussions of rehearsal […]
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Don’t ever fire an Alabama musician
I’m not sure how I missed this story but I found out about it at lunch today: A minister of music at a church in the St. Elmo community Tased the pastor who had just fired him Sunday, touching off a fight and various knife slashings, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The mayhem erupted when […]
Choral Caffeine: Start the Year Right & Sleep Well
Forgive me for being Captain Obvious, but it’s true: first impressions count. Whether it’s dressing for the job interview, meeting the future in-laws, or the first hit in a football game, the initial moments of any new experience create a long-lasting ripple effect (perhaps far longer than we want it to). For the […]
Peak your Vision
School is starting? Time to plan your next retreat! ACDA has got something new for directors of youth and children's choirs – they are calling it “Peak Your Vision,” and it will take place January 14 & 15, 2012 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. “We are eager to welcome conductors and teachers from throughout North […]
9th World Choral Music Symposium
Returning from the World Choral Music Symposium in Porto Madryn, Argentina, here is a taste of the opening night's concert. There were many fine workshops, conversation with world colleagues, and special encounters, but it is the choral music, once again, that moves us to travel half-way around the world. And in Argentina, there is also […]