Chorus America is delighted to announce that Dr. André Thomas is generously donating a new composition to support Chorus America. We are forming a consortium of choruses to contribute toward the purchase of this commission and then share the commission (and printed dedication) equally. This will be a 3-4 minute, SATB piece, unaccompanied, based on a text of Dr. […]
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Virginia Sen. Mark Warner conducts Mormon Tabernacle Choir encore
By Gerry Avant WASHINGTON, DC — Mormon Tabernacle Choir director Mack Wilberg paid a visit this morning to U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., to give him some advice. By the senator’s own admission, he needed to hear what Wilberg had to say and, more important, observe the music director in action. The advice and […]
Dr. André J. Thomas to drop in on THE MAESTRO SERIES on BlogTalk Radio July 6
Dr. Thomas will drop in on Patrick D. McCoy, The African American Voice in Classical Music on Wednesday, July 6, at 12 EST to discuss his career as one of the nation’s finest authorities in choral music! THE DIRECT LINK: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/patrickdmccoy/2011/07/06/the-maestro-series-dr-andr-j-thomas.
Lesley Leighton Appointed Associate Conductor of LA Master Chorale and Three Other Staff Appointments Announced
Lesley Leighton, an established choral conductor and long-time singer with the Los Angeles Master Chorale who was appointed assistant conductor of the chorus a year ago, has been promoted to the newly-created postof Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) it was announced by LAMC Chair Mark Foster. Her three-year term begins July […]
Summer Sing! Presented by Quintessence
SUMMER SING! Presented by Quintessence: Choral Artists of the Southwest Saturday, July 16 from 2-4 p.m. Immanuel Presbyterian Church 114 Carlisle Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Do you love to sing? Are you tired of singing alone? Curious about singing in a choir? Join Quintessence for our Summer Sing, a free community event where […]
Lake Forest Professor Extends Creativity To Chicago Choral Artists
By Chelsea Stevenson LAKE FOREST, IL — When Emilie Amrein began at Lake Forest College four years ago, the school had just one choir of 20 students. Today, the music professor’s work has allowed the Lake Forest College music department to expand to nearly four choirs that include approximately 80 students. Her work has not […]