News and Notices

Dr. Catherine Roma Commissioning Project The mission of the Dr. Catherine Roma Women Composer Commissioning Project is to fund new collaborations between GALA member choruses and women composers, resulting in new works that celebrate diversity, promote social justice, and stir the human spirit. The first composition project will be performed by 12 women’s choruses in […]

September, 2014 The Tower Chorale Announces New Season The Tower Chorale is excited to present its 29th season, the fourth under the direction of Mr. Patrick Godon! “Feliz Navidad – A Concert of Holiday Warmth” This program features Spanish carols. You’ll hear sacred and secular holiday songs in a wide variety of flavorful arrangements. Also […]

In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify for you to enjoy: GSM – September 7, 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 ……………………………   08:00:34 Pierre Villette: […]

Going Beyond Words with Host Stan Schmidt advances your listening experience with an invitation to take an hour this Sunday, September 7th at Noon Central Time, to think on humanity and why we get ourselves into sticky situations that are sometimes hard to change.   For the last 13 years we have taken this weekend […]

In 2007 I conducted my first ensemble and quickly learned how frustrating it can be to find great new music for a choir. I was drowning in websites with thousands of scores and struggled to find music I was excited to perform. There was no quality control and no way to discover new work; the […]

        Dear ACDA Colleagues:   It is with great sadness that I must share the news of the passing of Cheryl West, Director of the Indianapolis Youth Chorale. Early Saturday morning, Cheryl died from an apparent cerebral hemorrhage at St. Vincent Hospital. Her passing is an unexpected and terrible loss for her […]