announcement to Choralnet: Paul Ayres’s composition “The isle is full of noises” (words in English and Mandarin Chinese by Shakespeare and by Bai Juyi) for choir SATB, or SABar, with piano accompaniment has won North Dakota State University’s 2014 Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize weblinks: http://www.ndsu.edu/performingarts/music/fissinger/recipients.html http://paulayres.co.uk/catalogue/344.html the same […]
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Joshua Hummel Wins 2014 Lutheran Youth Choir International Choral Composition Contest
The Lutheran Youth Choir International is proud to announce that Joshua Hummel is the winner of its 2014 International Choral Composition Contest for his work Grace and Providence. Over thirty entries were received from composers in seven countries. Mr. Hummel’s work will be performed during the choir’s 2015 Festival of American Vocal Music in Germany. Hummel is […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, October 12, 2014
In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify for you to enjoy: GSM – October 12, 2014 Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern. Rob Rob Kennedy Great Sacred Music The Classical Stationhttp://theclassicalstation.org …………………………… 08:02:00 Andre Caplet: […]
PROJECT : ENCORE™ Recognizes 5 Composers
PROJECT : ENCORE™ of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, a bridge between conductors and new, post-premiere choral compositions and their composers, is proud to announce this quarter’s acceptance of– Maskil of David by Karen Siegel Agnus Dei by Micha? Ziolkowski Alleluia by Jake Runestad The Eye Begins to See by Donald McCullough Maa kantaa, Ihminen […]
Congratulations to William Wyman on 40th Anniversary at NWU
Congratulations to William Wyman celebrating 40 years conducting choral music at Nebraska Wesleyan University. We salute Bill and NWU as the Choir and alumni gather this weekend for a choral alumni concert in celebration. Bill has led the NWU Choir in significant concerts in New York and cultural capitals around the world. And Concept Tours […]
In Memoriam: Russell Mathis (ACDA National President 1974-1977)
G. Russell Mathis, a professor of music at the University of Oklahoma for nearly 40 years, passed from this life on Sept. 23 after a brief illness. He was 88. Appointed to the OU faculty in 1962 as director of choral activities, he was a key advocate for the arts throughout his tenure at […]