Good morning! We didn’t make it into the program book, but would like to invite you a reception for alumni and friends of the Northwestern University graduate conducting program at the ACDA convention in Chicago this week. The reception will be held in room PDR-3, on the third floor of the Chicago Hilton, […]
News and Notices
Slam Dunk Gospel Choir
By Nina Shen Rastogi This weekend, L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin won the NBA’s annual slam-dunk contest by leaping over the hood of a Kia Optima. To underscore the momentousness of the act, the Crenshaw Elite Choir was brought in to sing R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” while Griffin soared toward the basket. […]
In Chicago for ACDA? Take the Train
If you want to save money, contribute to a “green” Conference, and did I mention “save money”, take the $3.50 train from the airport to downtown Chicago. All the locals do it, and you can, too. Convenient to hotels, venues, and is a safe and smart way to go!
Scandal over boys choir performing prison song
A YouTube video of boys from an award-winning chorus school performing a famous prison song has sparked controversy in Russia. At the center of the scandal is the Boys Chorus Capella in the city of Perm, a prestigious singing school with almost 50 years of history. The kids are usually taught academic songs. However, a […]
Residents combine exercise, arts to create Ann Arbor Bike Choir
By Sheila Pursglove, Special Writer Sue Zielinski enjoyed singing in the shower, in the car, and as she rode her bike around Toronto, Ontario, where she helped to found “Song Cycles — the Choir on Bikes” in the early 1990s. “I had heard a great version of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on the radio one morning. […]
Choir will kick off ‘Choir Therapy Month’
The Therapy Choirs of Michigan, a Michigan non-profit organization, is promoting March as “Choir Therapy Month,” starting with a noon, March 1 performance at the State Capitol. The Farmington Hills-based choir, directed by Len McCulloch, of Farmington Hills will lead the 13th annual kick-off rally in the Rotunda at the State Capitol in Lansing. […]