Steven Sametz is the 2011 recipient of the American Choral Director Association’s prestigious Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission. As part of the commission, the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer will premiere Dr. Sametz’s Three Mystical Choruses at the ACDA National Conference in Chicago’s Symphony Hall on March 9, 2011. Three Mystical Choruses is a three […]
News and Notices
National ACDA Office Seeks Director of Education and Communication
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Announces a National Staff Position Opening Director of Education and Communication Location: Oklahoma City, OK Reporting Relationship: ACDA Executive Director Salary and Benefits: Professional Anticipated Starting Date: June, 2011 Position Description The ACDA Director of Education and Communication is a full time position, working directly with the […]
Elektra Women’s Choir Announces New Online Repertoire Resource for Women’s Choirs
Vancouver’s Elektra Women’s Choir is pleased to announce that their new Repertoire Resources section of their website (elektra.ca) is live. Everything Elektra has sung for 24 seasons is there including, in some cases, notes on what the piece is like to teach and conduct, notes from composers, links to composers and publishers, texts and […]
New rose to commemorate Honley Male Voice Choir anniversary
A SPECIAL rose has been created – to mark a choir’s 75th anniversary Honley Male Voice Choir are now the proud “parents” of a beautiful primrose-coloured rose that is unique to them. The Choir rose has been developed by choir member Ronnie Rawlins, an expert rose grower, who has bred many new roses which have […]
Music to mark rites for Burton
BY EDIE GROSS Over nearly three decades, hundreds of singers performed under conductor Stephen Burton’s baton. In church choirs. In local choral groups. In classes and concerts at the University of Mary Washington. Today, dozens of those singers will gather at the Fredericksburg Chapel of Covenant Funeral Service for one last performance in Burton’s honor. […]
Ann Arbor Bicycle Choir combines members’ passion for singing and cycling
When Dorothy Nordness heard about the Ann Arbor Bicycle Choir, she was intrigued. It was “just odd enough to sound really fun,” she said. “When you tell somebody you’re in a bicycle choir they raise their eyebrows and say, ‘What? What do you do?’” said the Ann Arbor woman, who is an alto in the […]