This Sunday on Great Sacred Music The Choir of St. Paul’s Church, K Street, Sequentia and the Corydon Singers will be featured in the first hour of Great Sacred Music this Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. eastern. They will sing music by Thomas Haweis, Hildegard von Bingen, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Anton Bruckner. At 9 […]
News and Notices
Community College of Philadelphia Faculty Composer’s Music to Be Included in 9/11 Memorial Marathon Broadcast
Community College of Philadelphia Assistant Professor and Music Department Chair Robert Ross has had his setting of Psalm 51 in Hebrew for chorus and string orchestra selected to be aired during a 24-hour live broadcast entitled WE REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11 on WPRB 103 FM (Princeton, New Jersey) between 4 and 6 PM on Sunday, September 11, 2011. […]
Conductor Ethan Sperry talks about his first season with the Oregon Repertory Singers and the choral explosion at Portland State
One of the most exciting people on the choral scene in Portland is Ethan Sperry, who just completed his first year as director of choral activities at Portland State University. Sperry’s first year included exceptional concerts of music by Morten Lauridsen with Lauridsen in attendance (and on stage) plus a first-ever PSU choral alumni concert […]
Juliano takes over Solano Choral Society
By Rich Freedman SOLANO, CA — Kristy Juliano quickly realized the difference between all those choirs she directed at St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School — and taking over the reins of the Solano Choral Society at Solano Community College. The former is, naturally, replete with teenagers. The latter? Teenagers could be grandchildren of some […]
Keith Hearnsberger joins Arkansas Northeastern College
BLYTHEVILLE, AR Dr. Keith Hearnsberger has joined the faculty of Arkansas Northeastern College as the director of choral activities. His duties will include conducting the ANC Concert Singers, Women’s Choir, Chamber Singers and the ANC Community Choir. A native of southeast Arkansas, Hearnsberger comes to Arkansas Northeastern College after completing his music and educational […]
Detroit Students Fight for Choir
It’s back to school season, so The Takeaway is doing a special series on educational issues in America. Many school districts are facing deep budget cuts, while also feeling the pressure to raise student achievement. That puts a lot of pressure on teachers, students, and administrators alike. Today, two students whose school choir lost funding due to budget cuts […]