News and Notices

Columbia County Choral Society is reorganizing and is selling its choral library for $1 per individual copy plus shipping.   If you would like a list of available pieces, email me a .

  Hymn for the Earth was created as a heartfelt tribute to our planet, with music by Matthew Sklar (Wedding Singer, Elf, Prom) and lyrics by William Schermerhorn (Macy’s Parade, Yes, Virginia The Musical). The piece was commissioned, at the suggestion of Judith Clurman, who, as an editor of a choral series for Hal Leonard, felt […]

Featuring the catalogs of Dale Warland & Border CrosSing new song!Cui luna, sol et omnia, by Francisco López CapillasSATB choir a cappellaDifficulty: 5 | Duration: less than 3 min.To illustrate the idea of “all time,” each voice part is written in an entirely different time signature, somehow all the parts still fitting harmoniously with each […]

NEWVoices Choir announces the SwanSongS Fund and seeks submissions by September 1, 2026. https://www.newvoiceschoir.org/swansongs-fund Dr. Phillip A. Swan, has established himself as a supporter and promoter of new choral compositions.  To honor his 15th anniversary season as Artistic Director of NEWVoices, we established the SwanSongS Fund.  This fund will support an ongoing choral composition competition […]

Researchers are invited to submit proposals for the TCDA 2026 Summer Convention (July 16-18, Henry B. González Convention Center , San Antonio, Texas). We welcome unpublished research in choral music education including literature reviews, action research, and works in progress. Submissions may be accepted elsewhere but not yet published, and previously presented work is allowed […]

You’ve done the work, you have the notes, you have the pronunciation. But…what does it mean?  How did this music come to be? I have over 600 articles about chorale music indexed on my site, Behind The Music.  My articles give a “biography” of the music and explain the meaning of the words we sing. […]