News and Notices

The featured work this week is Arthur Honegger’s King David. Composed in 1921 King David comprises 27 movements tracing the life of David from shepherd boy to powerful king. Thanks for your continued support of Great Sacred. Rob Kennedy Great Sacred Music The Classical Station http://theclassicalstation.org ————————————————————   07:59:46 Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening Light Winchester […]

By Beverly Stidham   PHOENIX — The Phoenix Symphony Association appointed Dr. Thomas Bookhout as its interim chorus master. Bookhout’s appointment is for the 2012/13 season. In addition to the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Bookhout is the director of performing arts at Scottsdale Christian Academy and the sanctuary choir director of Camelback Bible Church, which performed a […]

By Jackie Loohauis-Bennett   MILWAUKEE — Marco Melendez will take over as the new artistic director for the Milwaukee Children’s Choir in September and lead the 2012-13 season.  Melendez, 27, began his career as a member of the American Boychoir, performing in Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. At age 15 he was named the music […]

By Travis Williams   RADFORD, VA –When it comes to selecting a new leader, a candidate’s experience often becomes his or her major selling point. Such was likely the case when the Virginia Music Educators Association elected Radford High School choral teacher Lois Castonguay president of the state unit of the National Association for Music […]

By Kathy Lauer-Williams   BETHLEHEM, PA —  The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has received a prestigious international award that could bring $30,000 to the organization that is the oldest Bach choir in America. The J.S. Bach Foundation in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is honoring the choir with the award given annually to a group that has […]

By Dorothy Andries   EVANSTON, IL — You won’t have to audition for this choir, but be warned, the standards are high. The repertoire includes sacred music by British composers William Byrd, William Harris, Herbert Howells, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Tallis, as well as works by Durufle, Faure, and Messiaen. “We want to be as good […]