The Elektra Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Cassie Luftspring has been chosen to succeed co-founder Morna Edmundson as Artistic Director. Read the full announcement on the elektra website here. “We are unbelievably excited to announce Cassie Luftspring as our next Artistic Director, states Elektra’s President, Stephanie Stephenson. “Elektra undertook an intensive process […]
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Musica Viva NY Presents Brahms’s German Requiem and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, May 18, 2025
New York, NY (For Release 03.17.25) — New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents A HUMAN REQUIEM, a one-night only concert at Manhattan’s All Souls NYC on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Led by Musica Viva NY’s Artistic Director/Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, the Musica Viva NY choir and orchestra mark the […]
Celebrating the music of B.E. Boykin, Reginal Wright, and Christopher H. Harris.
At Graphite, we celebrate the heritage of Black History and their contributions to American culture. African American music has enriched music in the United States in innumerable ways, but if there is one element that permeates it all, it is rhythm. Stardust B.E. BoykinGraphite Publishing Difficulty: 2Duration: 3-5 min. Available for SATB, SSA, or TBB, with piano and djembe B.E. […]
Musica international – Favorite Piece of March 2025
“FAVORITE PIECE” of Musica International, the global choral repertoire database, for March 2025: “Terre Jurassienne”, by Jean-Christophe ROSAZ (Switzerland/France) A choral piece for 8 mixed voices (SSAATTBB) dedicated to Nicolas Fink. Its calm and luminous character, in F major, evokes a sense of joy, and it was commissioned by the Swiss Youth Choir. It exudes […]
MusicaMail, the newsletter of Musica International
The new “MusicaMail” is out! Read the NEWSLETTER of Musica International of FEBRUARY 2025 at https://www.musicanet.org/musicamail/202502/202502_en.html In this MusicaMail: – Repertoire for Children’s Choir – Participate in the Development of a New Concert Theme – The latest Musica International Favorite Pieces -News and upcoming events submitted by our members … and more […]
Woman-to-Woman Mentorship for Choral Conducting Student, Chicago Area, Fall 2025
Jennifer Whiting is offering an opportunity for a two-month mentoring project with a female choral conducting student at the college or university level. The experience includes podium time with Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale and culminates with conducting one song in the fall concerts. Applicant may be a female-identifying undergrad or graduate-level student in the areas of choral […]