COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors. Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works. Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter. The Silver Platter Award winners are works that […]
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Conducting from the Keyboard by Michael Wu, Guest Blogger
Michael Wu is on the faculty at the Landon School, Bethesda, MD and is currently a DMA student in Choral Conducting at George Mason University. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Michael! When I advocate at my school for an accompanist to be in the room with me during my choir rehearsals, I liken […]
Choral Potpourri: Getting Out the Humidifier
“…A person can develop ‘la grippe.’ ” From Adelaide’s Lament It is mid-November in the Midwest and you know what that means. A few leaves still cling to branches after their brethren have made a truly lovely, colorful exit. Birds are gathering on trees and powerlines to migrate en masse as soon as […]
Composition Spotlight -Sing A New Song
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors. Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works. Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter. The Silver Platter Award winners are works that your […]
ICEP Spotlight – Dr. Joshua Habermann
Parents all have favorite stories about their children that they share when company comes over. These tales are usually brought out to illustrate some defining and possibly amusing character trait. In my case my mother tells the story of asking me what I wanted for my fifth birthday, and her surprise when I told her […]
Choral Potpourri: Using Our Skills in Other Ways
“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” Lucille Ball Right about now we are all gearing up for the next six or seven weeks of insanity. Our concerts loom ahead and so does the end of […]