News and Notices

The long-time vision of the Cincinnati Children’s Choir (CCC) is coming to life with the help of an anonymous donor, Interkultur, and DunnHumby.  The Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) Honor Choir will premiere on the stage of Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center under the direction of CCC’s Founder Robyn Lana and guest conductor/commissioned composer Rollo Dilworth.   The […]

Great Sacred Music airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. eastern on 89.7 fm and online at http://theclassicalstation.org   Rob Kennedy is your host. If you have a suggestion for future programs or wish to send along one of your choir’s CDs for consideration, contact me at:    Rob …………………………………….. 08:00:00 William Byrd: Justorum […]

By Amy Smart   VICTORIA, BC — For conductor Peter Butterfield, great art is at once static and moving.  “It’s a changing thing, it’s like dunes in a desert,” he said. “I think by definition, it’s a journey every time.” That’s what gives some classical works – like Bach’s 18th-century Mass in b Minor – their […]

By Monica von Dobenbeck   HARRISBURG, PA — There will be no eulogy and no sermon for Donald L Clapper during his memorial service at Pine Street Presbyterian Church where he served as minister of music for 43 years. Clapper planned the detailed service himself 10 years ago with only prayers, Scripture readings and the music he loved. […]

By Patt Rall   BEMIDJI, MN — Matthew Goinz is back in town after spending the last year the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he is studying for a master’s degree in music with an emphasis in choral conducting. Goinz, a graduate of Bemidji State University, continues to garner accolades from audiences for his ability […]

My first piece in Washington Life Magazine is a Q and A with the legendary conductor, Norman Scribner:   http://www.washingtonlife.com/2012/06/06/wl-insider-maestro-norman-scribner-2/