By Jeff Danna GLENBROOK, IL — Glenbrook North High School students Rachel Samett and Michayla Van Treeck have worked behind the scenes on past theater production’s. But those smaller shows were just preparation for their work on this spring’s large-scale musical, “The Phantom of the Opera.” “It’s not (been) as intense as this show,” said […]
News and Notices
McCoy to bid farewell to Washington, D.C.’s Takoma Park Baptist Church
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your support of my music ministry in Washington, D.C. It is with mixed emotions, yet with a since of extreme accomplishment that I share the news of my farewell from Takoma Park Baptist Church, where I have served as Minister of Music for six years: PRESS […]
Lillian Quackenbush receives prestigious award
COLUMBIA, SC — As a performer, teacher, conductor, scholar and advocate, Dr. Lillian Quackenbush has been instrumental in the creation, performance, understanding and widespread exposure of music, specifically choral music, in innovative settings that engage artists and audiences beyond the expected reach of traditional choral presentations. Dr. Quackenbush has served as the music director at […]
Students connect with themselves and each other through choir
By Erinn Unger MT VERNON, WA — Choir classes at Mount Vernon High School teach more than just music, said senior Kyle Mitchell. For Mitchell, who’s been in choir since freshman year, the class has developed him “in a weird way,” he said. He’s developed as a leader and his confidence has increased. “Choir is […]
Luther College hires new choral director
DECORAH, IA — Luther College announces the appointment of Andrew C. Last, as the college’s director of Collegiate Chorale and Norsemen, and as assistant professor of music. Last will begin his duties at Luther in August. Last currently serves on the voice faculty at Concordia University, Nebraska, teaching applied voice to undergraduate majors and non-majors. […]
Andrew Last joins Luther College Choral Faculty
April 30, 2012 For immediate release Contact: Jerry Johnson, Director of Public Information Telephone: (563) 387-1865 E-mail: Andrew Last to succeed Tim Peter as Luther College director of Collegiate Chorale and Norsemen DECORAH, Iowa—Luther College announces the appointment of Andrew C. Last, as the college’s director of Collegiate Chorale and Norsemen, […]