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George Walker: His Story, His Song, His Legacy

October 31, 2022 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The October 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “George Walker: His Story, His Song, His Legacy” by Vinroy D. Brown, Jr. This article highlights the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 2022. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ The year 2022 marks the anniversary of several composers and […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Choral Journal, composer

Jake Runestad Live in My Classroom!

October 14, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

In this episode, filmed in front of a “live studio audience” in the form of my students, I have the opportunity to sit down with one of our generations finest compositional voices, Jake Runestad. With the help of my students, we have a spirited conversation about the value and genesis of creativity, the special nature […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, composer, expression, interpretation, Poetry

Songs of (re)Imagining: Amy Gordon

April 13, 2022 by Shannon Marie Gravelle Leave a Comment

Amy Gordon, an LA-based composer, has a catalog of almost 40 choral works, including pieces for treble choirs and online performance. In addition to her compositional activity, she teaches theory and has created a theory-themed Escape Room game (called Escape Tone), available in both Easy and Intermediate for purchase on her website.   This blog […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: composer, Equity

Songs of (re)Imagining: Paul John Rudoi

March 9, 2022 by Shannon Marie Gravelle Leave a Comment

I’ve been writing since June 2021. This is the first blog post in which I’ve interviewed or highlighted a cishet white male. “But Shannon, if this is a blog centering equity, why are you sharing the voice of a cishet white male?” Good question. Equity work needs to involve everyone. In particular, cishet white men […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: composer, Equity

A Conductor’s Guide to Katarina Gimon’s Elements

February 7, 2022 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The February 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Contemporary Choral Music in the Classroom: A Conductor’s Guide to Katarina Gimon’s Elements” by Christina Beasley. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Contemporary music allows the performers to create their own interpretation of the piece […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Canadian, composer

CJ Replay: Eric Whitacre on Composing and Conducting

September 23, 2019 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The September 2017 issue of Choral Journal featured an article by Tom Wine titled “Searching for an Icon: Eric Whitacre on Composing & Conducting.” Below is an excerpt from that interview, and you can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Click “Search Archives” and choose September 2017 from the dropdown menu._____________________________ How would you describe the […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Choral Journal, CJ Replay, composer, composition, Interview

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