C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective is launching its first commissioning competition. The group will give five finalists the opportunity to compose new works for C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, and to participate in the rehearsal process. All five new works will be premiered on March 3 and 5, 2011, in New York City. First prize […]
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70-year veteran of a single choir
England — A man who joined a choir in 1940 in Somerset when he was eight years old has celebrated 70 years of singing with the same church group. Mervyn Salmon, 78, became part of St Cuthbert’s Church choir in Wells when Winston Churchill was prime minister and King George VI was on the […]
Mississippi: Choir performance disrupted by impromptu sermon
Folks attending the Saenger Theater to hear some traditional Mississippi music Saturday night received an unexpected earful of some fire-and-brimstone preaching by an audience member who took aim at the sinful behavior of homosexuals, adulterers and divorced people. The incident began approximately one hour and 45 minutes into the concert, when a young white […]
Ryan Turner Appointed Second Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music and Music Director of Emmanuel Church
Emmanuel Music in the News For Immediate Release March 2, 2010 Ryan Turner Appointed Second Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music and Music Director of Emmanuel Church March 2, 2010 – Boston, Massachusetts Emmanuel Music and Emmanuel Church announced today the appointment of Ryan Turner as the new Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music and Music Director […]
Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus: 25th Anniversary
The Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus, under the direction of Terrie Ashbaugh, MM, is proud to share with our colleagues the celebration of our 25th anniversary season. To commemorate this occasion, we have commissioned a new work by David Childs, with beautiful text by poet, philosopher, and theologist John O’Donahue (an excerpt from Beannacht). This work will be premiered in […]
Choral Composition Competition – North Greenville University (NGU)
NGU is calling for original, sacred choral (SATB – some divisi) scores to compete in this contest. A cappella or piano accompaniment., duration 3-5 minutes. Deadline for submission is July 15, 2010, by postmark. Submission fee is $25. for the first and $10. for the second. Submitted works may have been premiered but never published. Six […]