By Guy McCarthy Members of the Beaumont High School Choir appeared Friday night with pop-rock icons Foreigner in the ballroom at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. Choir members and band boosters sold CDs and raffle tickets to raise money for charity. Foreigner’s stage manager said the group in turn would donate $1,000 to Beaumont High […]
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MO High School Teacher MaryRuth Boone Honored
DEXTER, Mo. – For nearly 30 years there has been friendship, fun times, achievements, and dedication within the Dexter High School Choirs. And now, as she prepares to step down and retire after a highly successful career, MaryRuth Boone’s students have something they would like to say to the DHS choral music director: “Thank you.” […]
The First Inter-District Choral Exchange Program
PLAINVILLE, CT — Students from Berlin, Bristol and Plainville participated in the first Inter-District Choral Exchange Program on Friday, April 8. One hundred middle school students raised their voices for a special collaborative inter-district festival. Under the direction of Corinne Terlecky from McGee Middle School in Berlin, members of the Sound Express were excited to […]
ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program applications open
Applications for the 2012 American Choral Directors Association International Conductors Exchange Program are now beiung accepted. Interested parties may access the online application by joining the ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program community on ChoralNet (https://choralnet.org/view/280632). The ICEP, under the overall direction of James Feiszli, will provide the auspices under which U.S. conductors will interact […]
Six hundred men find their voices
Katherine Feeney BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — What could be so special about 'male voice' that warrants three days of celebration and over $25,000 in public funding? Plenty, according to organisers of the Pemulwuy Male Voice Festival, which is set to launch 600 Australian voices from 16 choirs into song across three days this month. Because, […]
Choral Journal to be Added to Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM)
The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) has entered into an agreement with Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) for the abstracting and indexing of Choral Journal for the RILM database of scholarly literature on music. Choral Journal entries should be available through RILM by the Fall of 2011. In a statement released by Tim Sharp, […]