News and Notices

JOIN and SING Monday rehearsals in Newton, NJ, for a new season of choral music, our 59th year. Rehearsals begin at 7:45, at Christ Church, Newton (Church and Main Streets). Arrive early – 7:15, if you are new to SCOS. Prepare for a Sunday afternoon concert, The Joy of Christmas, on January 8, 2012.

By Jon Mark Belue   AMARILLO, TX — Two years ago, Frank and Jan Frisbie cried together and shared memories of nearly 25 years of marriage. They were in the critical care unit at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital after Frank had suffered a massive heart attack. A doctor was blunt. Frisbie may not live. It […]

For the first time, there will be a “college row” at the ACDA Eastern Division Conference in Providence with designated times for the honors choir students to talk to college reps. If your school wants to participate, please go to www.acdaeast.org and check out the vendor link on how to reserve a booth. For more […]

Co-op Press is pleased to announce that May Phang, Associate Professor of Piano at DePauw University and Andy Wen, Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Arkansas Little Rock received Recording Assistance Grants from the Co-op Press Fund. David Asbury, Assistant Professor of Guitar and Bruce Cain, Associate Professor of Voice, both from Southwestern […]

By Emily Davies   NEW YORK – A CHIRK member of the Froncysytlle Male Voice Choir has described how the singers found themselves stranded along with thousands of others in New York last week, as it was battered by the worst storm to hit the city in over 20 years. The group had been touring […]

By James H. Burnett III   BROOKLINE, MA — That anyone questions the wisdom of his latest career choice makes Andy Icochea Icochea chuckle. A thin man with dark eyes and frizzy dark hair, Icochea Icochea (twice named, because his mother’s maiden name and father’s surname are the same) was, until a couple of months […]