“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” Lucille Ball What with reading the Chorus America report for my Blog and my birthday fast approaching on Sunday, I’ve been doing a bit of soul searching lately. So indulge me if you […]
Women's Choirs
Choral Potpourri: What Does It All Mean?
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus Today is the first Thursday of October and Chorus America’s “Choral Conductors Today: An Updated Report, A Comparison of 2017 and 2005 Findings” was released four weeks ago. We here at Choral Potpourri have been reporting the key findings for you the […]
Choral Potpourri: A Woman’s Place
“The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.” Virgil I never expected to be a choral conductor; it was not my dream. And when I realized I would have to major in Music Ed, I was horrified! As […]
Music Within Reach: Classics for Women’s Chorus
There is such a tremendous wealth of newly published music on the scene that sometimes it can be easy to forget about the classics. There are also many pieces from the last few hundred years that have slipped through the cracks, and now editors are actively seeking them out and publishing them for today’s choirs. […]
Music Within Reach: Three Pieces for Women’s Choirs
There is a lot of great music out there for women’s choirs, but sometimes you have to dig hard to find pieces that are perfectly suited to the musical needs and to the voices of your individual choir. My high school women’s choir is a decent size, but because of school scheduling, I can only […]
Scholarly Abstraction: Publications on Women’s Choruses
Estes, Lauren. The Choral Hierarchy Examined: The Presence of Women’s Choirs in Monographs on Choral Literature and Choral History. Master of Music thesis. Syracuse University, 2013. Women’s choirs have been perceived as less prestigious than, and inferior to, mixed choirs. There is a well-documented choral hierarchy in academia that favors mixed choirs above other […]