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So many boring pictures of choirs.     Here is one I really like, the Choir of Sidney Sussex College that I found on Eric Whitacre’s blog.     Who else has a great choir pic?

I wish I had thought of this, from Clef Notes and Drama Queens by Tim Smith.  A blog featuring Britten: On this Veterans Day, I wanted to share something from Benjamin Britten’s profound “War Requiem.” The composer interwove the ancient Latin Mass for the Dead with haunting poetry of Wilfred Owen to create a musical […]

Laurel Masse, a singer, takes notes on the rhythm of words in her revived passion for language: What I have been discovering in acting – illuminated by the skills of the wonderful actors I am working with – is that the words themselves have a melody, subtle, but strong. Though I've often told shy, first-time […]

Alex Ross takes notice of this article by Tim Mangan and makes some very interesting comments on the future of the superstar conductor.  Take a look: The specifics can be debated, but a larger point seems clear. With the complicated cultural and financial pressures now circling orchestras, the modern music director needs more than ever […]

I love it when I see someone relate Stephen Covey’s ideas to choir.  Helping You Harmonise supplies another great insight with the conductor’s circle of influence:   I have a lot of conversations with choir directors, and one of the things I’ve noticed is that there is a strong correlation between how happy or unhappy […]

Two ChoralBlogs back I wrote about the efforts the American Choral Directors Association continues to make as it works at being a transparent organization. My previous blog highlighted the ACDA audition process, the Choral Journal publication process, and our election of leaders. Today I would like to outline what we are doing to be transparent […]