The American Prize is pleased to announce that the winner of The American Prize in Composition (Choral Division) is Ted Vives, for Castrovalva, Lux Aeterna and Gloria. Ted Vives has received many awards and commissions for his choral and instrumental works. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Music Composition and Education from Florida State University and […]
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Dodge City Community College Concert Choir takes on community service project
By Eric Swanson DODGE CITY — Sixteen students bustled around a Wright Park picnic shelter Monday, cleaning graffiti and putting fresh paint on the shelter. The students belong to the Dodge City Community College Concert Choir, and they were working on the picnic shelter as a community service project before the semester ends. The project […]
Lutheran Youth Choir of North America inaugurates new Festival of American Vocal Music in Germany this summer
The Lutheran Youth Choir of North America, founded in 2005, will inaugurate a new Festival of American Vocal Music for American and German high school age youth at the medieval Mansfeld Castle outside of Wittenberg, Germany this summer. Running from July 30 to August 6, 2011, this festival will unite twenty select young American singers from […]
THE MAESTRO SERIES: An interview with Stan Engebretson, conductor of The National Philharmonic Chorale Wed, May 18, 12Noon EST on BlogTalkRadio
Dallas in 2013
Dallas to Host American Choral Directors Association 2013 Annual Conference DALLAS, TX– Dallas has been selected as the host city for the American Choral Directors Association’s (ACDA) 2013 annual conference. The ACDA will bring its 9000 attendees into the city March 13-16, 2013, for the first time since 1977. From left to right: […]
Kraig McBroom honored as Horry County Teacher of the Year
By Vicki Grooms MYRTLE BEACH, SC — As an architect of many musical productions at Carolina Forest High School, Kraig McBroom’s efforts have been appreciated by many across the Grand Strand, but Tuesday night, he received the ultimate award from his school district by being chosen Horry County Schools Teacher of the Year. District educators […]