News and Notices

By George Hazard   COLUMBUS, OH — Two kinds of kitchens are important to the Columbus Girlchoir this spring.  This first was the choir’s recent Saturday clinic, a kind of “test kitchen” that helped them prepare their menus for five upcoming concerts and the 2012-2013 season. The second kind comes April 21, when three actual, top-of-the-line […]

By James Bash   PORTLAND, OR — Behind every arts organizations are folks who make things happen. For the Portland Symphonic Choir, a lot of the behind the scenes work falls on the shoulders of Mark Petersen, who is the General Manager of the organization. Right now, Petersen is especially busy, preparing the logistics for the choir’s […]

RALEIGH, NC — Dr. Loñieta Aurora Thompson Cornwall, a professor in Shaw University’s visual and performing arts department, recently received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award from Gov. Bev Perdue. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award is given to those who have a record of excellence in the state of North Carolina, […]

Wicker Park Choral Singers are holding their first fundraiser and it is going to be FUN! Watch the promo video HERE and get your tickets HERE! If you’re in the Chicago area, we’d love to have you there!   Join the members of Wicker Park Choral Singers for their first foray into fundraising.  This interactive evening will […]

  Dear Colleagues, The American Prize has announced the finalists for The American Prize in Composition, 2012, in both the choral and orchestral divisions. Here are the links to the announcements on our blog. http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2012/04/composer-finalists-orchestra-2012.htmlhttp://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2012/04/composer-finalists-choral-2012.html Congratulations to all finalists, and especially to those members of the ChoralNet for their outstanding applications. David Katz, chief judge […]

By Jonathan Turner   MOLINE, IL — The annual Moline Boys Choir spring concert later this month will be extra special — not only because the April 29 program will inaugurate the new auditorium at John Deere Middle School, but that the choir, alumni and community will bid farewell to its longtime director, Kermit Wells. After […]