News and Notices

  REVIEW:    http://www.examiner.com/performing-arts-in-washington-dc/the-choir-of-the-church-of-the-ascension-and-st-agnes-handel-s-messiah-review

The American Choral Directors Association has added an exciting NEW FEATURE to the ACDA website – exclusively for ACDA members. Thanks to a special arrangement with Naxos, ACDA members can now enjoy “FIRST LISTEN,” a program that previews excerpts from 15 new choral recordings before they are released to the general public.   “We are […]

During The Washington Chorus “A Candlelight Christmas” Concert Saturday night at The Kennedy Center, the Halllelujah Chorus inspired a modern day “Mary and Joseph.”   READ MORE:   http://www.examiner.com/performing-arts-in-washington-dc/a-candlelight-christmas-with-the-washington-chorus-and-a-wedding-proposal-review

The American Choral Directors Association is pleased to announce that Joshua Fishbein, a graduate student at UCLA, has won the 2011 Brock Student Conducting Competition.  His winning composition, “Oseh Shalom” (for cantor and SATB chorus with piano) will be premiered during the 2012 ACDA Western Division Conference in Reno, Nevada.

Please join me for an hour of Lullabies and Carols on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 9 p.m. eastern. The program airs on 89.7 FM in central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org Happy Holidays!   Rob Kennedy   ————————– Traditional French arr. WIllcocks: Quelle est cette odeur agreable? Traditional Polish arr. Hancock: Infant Holy, […]

    Dreams of the Fallen   A Consortium Commission Opportunity for the 2013-2014 Concert Season     Watch a video about the project:     See here for more information:  http://jakerunestad.com/home/DreamsOfTheFallen.html   About the work: Led by new music enthusiast and respected pianist Jeffrey Biegel, a consortium of choirs and orchestras is being assembled […]