With sadness I report the passing of Dr. Robert Earl Wright. Dr. Wright recently retired from the University of Montevallo and was a lifetime member of and officer in ACDA, an exceptional scholar/conductor, and friend to so many. His memorial service is scheduled for Friday, January 6, 3:00 p.m. at Riverchase Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL. […]
News and Notices
Nashville Symphony Choral Director Retires
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Symphony Chorus Director Dr. George Mabry will be retiring from his duties on December 31, 2011. Mabry has directed the Nashville Symphony Chorus since 1998, bringing national acclaim to the group. Under his leadership, the chorus reached several milestones: the addition of professional section leaders, an expansion of the chorus’s annual program […]
Music teacher finds satisfaction in his work
By Anne Williams BEMIDJI, MN — Hundreds of trophies line the shelves and walls of the Bemidji High School choir room, reflecting decades of notable performances by choir students. But the awards are not what impress Chris Fettig, the school’s music director, the most. “These are my most important trophies,” he said, looking at the […]
Playlist for Great Sacred Music for Sunday, January 1, 2012
The first Great Sacred Music program of 2012 begins with Matins. Well, at least the music that would be sung at the morning service in an English cathedral. That includes the psalms for the day sung to Anglican chant. I hope you will find the variety of moods and the general style of these five […]
Choral Art Society of the South Shore – Come Sing with Us! (Haydn and Vaughan Williams)
For Immediate Release December 22, 2011 Contact: Robin Flint, Choral Art Society, Come Sing with the Choral Art Society of the South Shore! The Choral Art Society of the South Shore, now in its 53rd season, begins rehearsals for the spring concert on Monday, January 9th, at 7:30 pm at the First Trinitarian Congregational […]
Local chorus helps children soar with vocal music
By Stewart Oskenhorn SNOWMASS, CO — For several years, Paul Dankers, music director of the Snowmass Chapel and a enthusiast for vocal music, had been thinking that what the Roaring Fork Valley needed was a children’s choir. But Dankers was envisioning a serious endeavor, where the students would learn traditional repertoire and classical singing techniques. […]