Recently, David Simmons Wood made a splash by writing an article for Early Music America called “Toward a Rebirth of Renaissance Choral Repertoire.” In the article, David drew attention to what I see as a troubling gap in our collective repertoire and programming trends. Namely, the near disappearance of Polyphony from our performances, classrooms and in the […]
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The Entrepreneurial Future of Choral Music with Ryan Main
Could it be that the new era of “the choral entrepreneur” is what we need to save Choral Music? After the pandemic, we have seen a resurgence of enthusiasm for Choral Music amongst the already initiated. But, program enrollments are down, concert attendance is down, positions have been cut, and conference attendance has not recovered. […]
August Choral Journal Preview
The August 2023 issue of Choral Journal is available online. This issue includes several articles on the topic of women in choral conducting ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to […]
June/July Choral Journal Preview
The June/July 2023 issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! _ _ _ _ _ _ IN THE […]
Building the Chorus: Recruiting Techniques that Work
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels but specifically K-12 and community choirs. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/publications/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For more information, email or visit acda.org/chorteach. Following is an excerpt from an article in the Spring 2023 issue […]
Evaluating the Graduate School Decision: Is it Right for Me?
The June/July 2023 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Evaluating the Graduate School Decision: Is it Right for Me?” by Francis Cathlina. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Many working musicians ponder the notion of pursuing a graduate degree. Is it for me? Can I stop my full-time job to pursue this? […]