News and Notices

Craig Hella Johnson, artistic director and founder of Conspirare, was named the Texas State Musician for 2013 by the Texas Legislature.  Induction ceremonies took place April 30, 2013, in the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate.   The honorary appointment is for a one-year term.  Flaco Jimenez of San Antonio is the Texas State […]

ALBURQUERQUE (vis cnn.com) – Mass had just ended at St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the choir had begun its closing hymns when it happened. A 24-year-old man jumped several pews and rushed toward the choir with a knife in his hand, screaming, “Fake preacher!” He stabbed four choir members during the […]

Does acoustic voice matching really enable singers to use their natural technique while still blending with the group, or, are they actually subconsciously changing the way they sing?  Why does acoustic voice matching work?   For my dissertation I am doing a scientific study on just that.  I’ve collected vocal data on singers as they […]

Music for organ and brass this Sunday.   Rob Rob Kennedy Great Sacred Music The Classical Station http://theclassicalstation.org —————————   08:00:22 Gregorian chant: Benedicamus trope: Congaudeant catholici Anonymous 4   This trope comes from the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century illuminated manuscript.   Don Carlo Gesualdo: Peccantem me quotidie Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly   Jeremy Summerly […]

COBB SUMMER SINGERS is a non-auditioned chorus of 100+ members SEASON BEGINS TUES. JUNE 11 PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum, Zadok the Priest and select choruses from Messiah PERFORMANCE DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 6:00pm   St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church 2160 Cooper Lake Road Smyrna, GA 30080   REGISTRATION ONLINE or at the first rehearsal […]

CINCINNATI, Ohio— VAE: Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble has named Craig Hella Johnson as Music Director beginning in January 2014. Entering its 34th Season in 2013-2014, VAE, Cincinnati’s premier professional chamber choir, welcomes Mr. Johnson as the fourth Music Director in the organization’s history. VAE has enjoyed artistic leadership by some of the nation’s leaders in […]