News and Notices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                            The Nashville Singers Receive Operations Grant from Metro Nashville Arts Commission A Cappella Vocal Ensemble One of 51 Nonprofits Awarded MNAC Grant Funding   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 20, 2013) – The Metro Nashville Arts Commission (Metro Arts) recently announced $1,890,200 in grants to 51 local nonprofit organizations for 76 community projects and […]

I recently spent an enjoyable afternoon visiting Kirke Mechem in San Francisco. He has prepared a document that lists his choral music organized by concert theme or style.   Emily Crocker Hal Leonard Corporation   PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS   SATB unless otherwise noted.  * = available in multiple voicings Audio clips, duration, and publisher info are […]

There is a new choir on Bainbridge Island: we are the Amabile Choir, an SATB group of 50 singers.    The Amabile Choir seeks to inspire singers and audience members by performing choral music with love and joy, enriching lives through musical excellence.   Amabile will have its inaugural concerts Saturday December 7th, 3:00 and 7:30 […]

The Golden Gate Men’s Chorus, under the direction of Joseph Piazza is preparing itself for a performance at the World Choir Games in Riga, Lativia in July of 2014.  Competing among 15,ooo participants and 500 choirs from around the world, the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus will present four newly commissioned works by renowned composers for […]

Be sure to catch the first episode of a new series, “Re-Choired Listening,” on the Radio Arts Foundation of St. Louis. The hour-long show is devised and presented by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus’s artistic director, Philip Barnes, and is broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm. Each program is an eclectic mix of choral and vocal music […]

Chorus pro Musica, Jamie Kirsch, music director, announces openings in all voice parts. Auditions by appointment: Mondays, Aug 5, Aug 12, Aug 19 between 5:00-6:20pm, and Saturday, Aug 17, 10:00-1:00pm; Old South Church, Boston. Visit http://www.choruspromusica.org/about/audition to submit an inquiry or call 617-267-7442; our auditions manager will follow up to schedule and provide audition details. […]