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Stories of Newness: Healing and Reimagining with Amanda Stevenson (Omaha Children’s Choir)

June 16, 2021 by Shannon Marie Gravelle 1 Comment

This week’s blog is sharing highlights from a conversation with Amanda Stevenson, founder and artistic director of Omaha Children’s Choir (OCC), an organization focused on making choral music education accessible to all children. OCC just wrapped up their 6th season (2020-21). You can read more about OCC and their amazing work here. In late January […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Children's Choirs, COVID-19, Transitions

Young Trebles: The Silence of a Children’s Choir in the Time of COVID-19

July 22, 2020 by From Our Readers Leave a Comment

By Corey Carleton The treble voices are clear, strong, and at times overwhelm the acoustics of Fellowship Hall at a Presbyterian church on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. It’s a large, live room. “Are you heavy or light?” Fernando Malvar-Ruiz asks his Concert Choir. Malvar-Ruiz is “Mr. Fernando” to his singers, and Artistic Director of the […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Children's Choirs, COVID-19, Pandemic, treble choir

CJ Replay: Expanding Students' Musical and Vocal Ideals in an Urban Community Children's Choir

March 16, 2020 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The February 2016 issue of Choral Journal features an article titled “Discovering Voices: Expanding Students’ Musical and Vocal Ideals in an Urban Community Children’s Choir” by Nicole Becker and Jeanne Goffi-Fynn. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Click “Search Archives” and choose February 2016 from the dropdown menu. Below is an excerpt of the […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Children's Choirs, Choral Journal, CJ Replay, community choir

Ten Commandments for the Children’s Choir Director

May 13, 2019 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly publication for choral conductors and teachers at all levels. It is published online, and each issue contains four practical articles. If you are not already a member of ACDA, you can join and receive access to ChorTeach online. Below is an excerpt from an article written by Henry Leck an appearing in the Spring 2019 issue, […]

Filed Under: ChorTeach Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Children's Choirs, ChorTeach

CJ Replay: Focus on Children and Community Youth

June 13, 2016 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The March 2016 issue of Choral Journal was a Focus on Children and Community Youth, guest edited by Robyn Lana. This issue contains the following feature articles and is available to ACDA members to read and download here. On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King Jr. Concert for Youth Choir by Anthony Trecek-King There […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: Children's Choirs, Choral Journal, Choral Journal Preview, CJ Replay

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