Beyond the Rehearsal Room: Choral Questions, Practical Answers is a practical advice feature for conductors, choir directors, accompanists, singers, and music educators navigating the everyday challenges of choral music. From rehearsal planning and vocal development to communication, leadership, repertoire selection, performance preparation, and working with different personalities, this column explores the questions that often arise […]
International Choir Festival 2026 – A Celebration of Music and Peace
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Vivaldi’s Gloria: Symphony Cathedral 2026
Join us for Vivaldi’s Gloria, a spectacular choral and orchestral concert presented as part of the new Symphony Cathedral series. This special evening brings together the Omaha Symphony and the renowned St. Cecilia Cathedral Choir in the magnificent acoustics of St. Cecilia Cathedral. The program celebrates the richness of Baroque music, featuring works by Vivaldi, […]
All Haydn Concert in Kansas City This Saturday, August 15
The 125-voice Summer Singers of Kansas City & Symphony Orchestra join with soloists Victoria Botero, Karen Kelley, Zachary Devin and Asher Tillman to perform an all-Haydn concert including Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Te Deum in C, No. 2, and Lord Nelson Mass. Music Director Dr. William O. Baker will conduct the symphony and the mass. Associate Music Director Christine Freeman will conduct the Te […]
Lincoln Festival Chorus performs Haydn, Mozart, Gershwin, and Cole Porter on Friday and Sunday, Aug. 7 and 9, both at 7:30 PM at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
Lincoln Festival Chorus performs Haydn, Mozart, Gershwin, and Cole Porter on Friday and Sunday, Aug. 7 and 9, both at 7:30 PM at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. For more information, contact Lincoln Arts Festival at 207-633-3913 or . Joseph Haydn’s “Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo,” composed around 1775 for the Brothers Hospitallers […]
Houston Chamber Choir International Choral Conducting Competition
The Houston Chamber Choir is proud to launch its inaugural International Choral Conducting Competition!This is an exciting new initiative that will showcase exceptional emerging choral conductors from around the world as they demonstrate their artistry, musicianship, and leadership. Audiences are invited to experience the competition firsthand by observing the three finalists in open rehearsals on […]