“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.” Fred Rogers There are sights and smells and […]
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Choral Potpourri: Crabbiness
“No one understands us crabby people!” Lucy Van Pelt (Peanuts) My Choral Ethics series will continue in January. In the meantime, we will explore our December experiences as choral conductors and directors. Last week, we spoke of children and this week it is all about us; the crabby us! Most of us […]
Composition Spotlight -Thou Knowest Lord the Secrets of Our Hearts
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 […]
ICEP Spotlight – Emily Williams Burch
While we talk about music being the international language, nothing brings that home more than participating in a music exchange program. According to ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) staff, “the International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) is committed to leading the world in the creation of opportunities for intercultural and artistic dialogue with these choral […]
Composition Spotlight -Happy Thanksgiving!
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 […]
ICEP Spotlight – Dr. Giselle Wyers
This September, I was fortunate to be one of the conductors selected by ACDA to take part in an exchange with the ICEP (International Conductors Exchange Program). I was very excited when I first heard about this program a few years ago, when I was asked to serve on the NW Division Steering Committee for […]