Wayland Rogers has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Wenger International Choral Composition Competition sponsored by the Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies. The winning work, ORPHEUS WITH HIS LUTE, is for SATB a cappella choir on a Shakespeare text.
News and Notices
Play List for Great Sacred Music, Sunday, November 6, 2011
We contine our survey of the various liturgical forms with a sampling of Te Deums this Sunday. One of the reasons I post this play list each week is to give you some ideas of sacred choral music worth a listen. I hope that you find it helpful. Enjoy! Great Sacred Music airs […]
Canticle Distributing Inks Deal with ECS and Randol Bass Music.
ST. LOUIS – As of January 1, 2012, Canticle Distributing, Inc. will serve as the exclusive North American distributor for ECS publications and Randol Bass Music. Canticle Distributing currently serves as a distributor for MorningStar Music Publishers, Aureole Editions, Prime Music, and Laurendale Associates. ECS has gained the reputation as one of the leading […]
New Jersey Camerata debuts
The New Jersey Choral Society will present the debut performance of its chamber choir, NJCS Camerata, in "a sacred space" on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave. According the Knapp, the new NJCS ensemble "was created to offer a special opportunity for our singers […]
With Sadness: Betty Buchanan
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with great sadness that I report the death of Elizabeth “Betty” Buchanan. She unexpectedly passed away last week. Betty was a beloved member of the Washington, D.C. choral community, founder of the Capitol Hill Choral Society, and well known among choral directors for her premiere recording of Amy Beach’s […]
Queens of Harmony
Martini Quartet, winners of the Sweet Adelines competition 2012.