The new INTERKULTUR World Rankings for the Top 1000 choirs has been published. After considering the results of INTERKULTUR events starting from October 2012, for example in Guangzhou, China there are interesting changes in the top ten and in the separate rankings for categories. What do South Africa, Austria, Italy, USA, Norway, China, Philippines, Hungary […]
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Applications Now Accepted for Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Scholarship (Monrovia, CA)
The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company is now accepting applications for the Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Scholarship. This award was established this season to honor the SGVCC’s previous artistic director, who contributed so much to Southern California’s musical culture before his passing last summer. This $250 scholarship will be awarded to a student who: is […]
New York City Chamber Choir seeks Sunday aftenoon hosts
20 voice specializing in 15-17 century court chapel and cathedral works available in New York City area, particularly in the Fall, Winter and Spring. The centerpiece of our Current offering: a rare 1511 Wedding Mass by Heinrich Finck, never recorded, newly edited by us. Considered by Gustave Reese the first great German work. Finck, 1444/5-1527, composed this […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, March 3, 2013
I was saddened to learn of the death of Marie-Claire Alain, the renowned French organist. Dr. Alain recorded the complete organ works of Bach not once, not twice but thrice. May she rest in peace. As luck would have it, I had programmed Marie-Claire Alain playing some Bach for us this Sunday as part […]
1º CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA – Requiem de J. Brahms – Coro Universitario de Mendoza
CORO UNIVERSITARIO DE MENDOZAPRIMERA CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA REQUIEM – op. 45 de JOHANNES BRAHMSJunto a la Orquesta Sinfónica de la U.N.Cuyodirigidos por PIERRE CAO (Luxemburgo) Convocamos a cantantes y coreutas interesados en participar:*CON CUPO Y AUDICIÓN PREVIA*ENSAYOS: Inicio de ensayos a partir de Junio de 2013 (una vez por semana de 20 a 23hs). Dos últimas semanas previas al concierto con el Mtro. […]
For STUDENTS attending the ACDA National Conference
Dear Students, Greetings! I hope to meet many of you at the National Conference in Dallas, which is just a few weeks away! Please visit the Student Activities R&S page, here: http://acda.org/page.asp?page=youthandstudentactivities You will find a listing of sessions geared toward students, and lots of valuable information. CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: Please plan […]