8-11 a.m. eastern. Hosted by Rob Kennedy. On 89.7 fm in central North Carolina and online at http://wcpe.org. Please join me! 08:00:20 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Agnus dei II ~ Missa Papae Marcelli Josquin Despres: Agnus dei ~ Missa L’homme arme super voces musicales Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips 08:15:33 Franz Schubert: Agnus dei […]
News and Notices
ICC founder Henry Leck receives distinguished alumni award
Founder and Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Henry Leck, will be honored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Alumni Association on October 8. Leck, who founded the ICC over 25 years ago, will receive the award for Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Fine Arts & Communications for his accomplishments and blazing significant […]
Martin Benvenuto takes over Contra Costa Children’s Chorus
“There was a part of me that was missing kids making music in my life,” he said simply about why he pursued the position. His goals are more elaborate. “I am seeking high standards of performance and to deliver a professional level show,” he stated. “I understand singing as a full engagement of […]
Brian Johnson selected as Austin Teacher of the Year
Johnson came to Austin in 1987 and credits his success as a teacher to his professional relationship with Phil Burkhart, Ellis Middle School band teacher, and other Austin teachers. “I couldn’t have come to a better place,” Johnson told students. Johnson doesn’t necessarily do things different from other teachers, but said he finds out about […]
David Bedford, 1937-2011
David Bedford, who died on October 1 aged 74, was a musical polymath, a composer whose output varied from arranging Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells to important Modernist works for the Proms; he also worked with Kevin Ayers’s cult 1960s band The Whole World and produced compositions for community choirs.
California ACDA Awards William Hall
William Hall, D.M.A., dean and artistic director of the Center for the Arts at Chapman University, received the 2011 Howard Swan Award at the recent annual conference of the California Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Since 1985, ACDA has recognized an outstanding choral director in California who has retired from full-time conducting. The […]