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 choirs will love to sing […]
Others
On Verizon.net and not receiving your ChoralNet email?
We have been experiencing issues sending email to Verizon subscribers over the last few weeks. We’re trying, so far unsuccessfully, to get their issue resolved, so we sadly don’t have an estimated time to fix, but if you’re one of the 200-some ChoralNet subscribers on Verizon, we feel your pain! If you’re on Verizon, the […]
Choral History – Singing Christian Music (Again!)
This is a little bit of a repost, but I think in light of the recent events in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, it bears discussing again. About a year ago, I blogged about the Christian nature of choral music, and discussed how we run away from that Christian-ness when we discuss choral music in the […]
ICEP Spotlight – Dr. Jaclyn Johnson, 2014 ICEP Conducting Fellow
I Found Myself in a Far-Off Land by Dr. Jaclyn Johnson “There are two reasons why people don’t know what they want in life. One, they already have it, and two, they don't truly know themselves.” – Alan Watts, philosopher & scholar Without any hesitation, I can honestly say that I have everything […]
Thursday Thoughts – Work and Life Balance
Well, friends and colleagues we are in the throes of our fall season. We are preparing for our first concerts of the season, our rosters have settled from the influx of new members, and we are wondering how it is October and we have no time for ourselves. We are masters of list-making, calendar organization […]
Choral Potpourri: Ethics Should Matter
“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” W. H. Auden What does it mean to be an ethical choral conductor/director? Our own Choral Ethics code should be a model of behaviors for how we treat our singers, but shouldn’t it […]