At this moment, our newest colleagues are stepping into their classrooms for the first time. These freshly-credentialed professionals are joining our ranks brimming with ideas, enthusiasm, and energy. But if truth be told, many of these good people are also apprehensive about their new lives. To new colleagues . . . Welcome! We’re glad […]
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ACDA’s Wall of Honor
ACDA’s Wall of Honor just went online:
No more men in choir
It seems that choir directors aren't the only ones that can't find enough men to build a program:
Real composers don’t write choral music
Allegra Martin blogged her answer to a question from the Massachusets ACDA convention a few weeks ago: “I don’t remember who it was, but someone raised a hand and made a sad comment about how all the “real composers” (not my words!) were not writing for chorus nowadays.” She has a fantastic two part answer. […]
Tweeting about Choral Music
What people around the world say about choral music on Twitter: "I adore choral music and I don't care who knows it." "I wish I could live in a world of ONLY good (choral) music." "I dunno what most teenagers blast when they're upset but […]
Voices in Harmony Choral Summit
Writing today from Patagonia, Argentina, at the 9th World Choral Music Symposium, I am pleased to announce that next July (2012), following the World Choir Games in Cincinnati, a World Choral Summit will take place in Beijing, China, and will bring together thirty choral leaders from throughout the world. I look forward to being a […]