News and Notices

By Dean Close · 11:46am October 29th, 2010 VINTON, IA — Simon Estes did not grow up dreaming of being one of the most renowned opera singers in the entire world. He never even heard opera music until he went to college. Estes, who will perform a concert Saturday evening at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School […]

The Milwaukee Choral Artists, one of five professional women’s vocal ensembles in the United States, invites entries for its second Young Composer Composition Competition.   Scores are due January 15, 2011.    For information, visit www.milwaukeechoralartists.org.  

By Janelle Gelfand CINCINNATI — It’s Monday morning, and 55 members of the Winton Woods High School Varsity Ensemble are rocking and finger-snapping a little too boisterously through “Ghostbusters.” “This is not about you having a party. This is about you performing for them,” says director David Bell, pointing to their invisible audience. Winton Woods […]

On Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation’s “Random Acts of Culture” at Macy’s in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ – the world’s largest pipe organ – the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers […]

PAINESVILLE, OH — Victor Murillo was facing his third conviction Tuesday morning for playing music too loudly in his car. The 20-year-old from Painesville had been charged once in October, once in June and once when he was a minor. Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti could have sent Murillo to jail for as much […]

Greetings Choral Friends!   I’m pleased to announce the launch of my new  web site www.kurterickson.com At this new site you will be able to purchase scores, download recordings, find out about upcoming concerts, and read about other assorted news and upcoming projects.    As a San Francisco Bay Area based composer, I’ve written new […]