The November/December 2023 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil: An Interview with Conductors and Singers” by Vladimir Morosan. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was a Russian composer and conductor considered to be “the last great figure of the tradition of Russian Romanticism […]
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Concerning the Choral Music of William Byrd: An Interview with Peter Phillips of The Tallis Scholars
The June/July 2023 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Concerning the Choral Music of William Byrd: An Interview with Peter Phillips of The Tallis Scholars” by Sean Michael Burton. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) is considered one of the greatest musicians of the sixteenth century. Born […]
Composing for Middle and High School Choirs: A Conversation with Laura Farnell and Reginal Wright
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 Fall 2022 issue […]
Wisdom of the Crowd: David Lang on Finding Community in His Participatory Choral Works
The August 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Wisdom of the Crowd: David Lang on Finding Community in His Participatory Choral Works” in conversation with Patrick Murray. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Composer David Lang is no stranger to the choral […]
An Interview with Duncan Tuomi, the Winner of the 2021 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Competition
The August 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an interview with Duncan Tuomi, the winner of the 2021 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Competition. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ The Brock Competition is operated by ACDA’s Composition Initiatives Committee, and the […]
Rejuvenating France’s Choir School Tradition: An Interview with Mark Opstad
The May 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Rejuvenating France’s Choir School Tradition: An Interview with Mark Opstad, Artistic Director of La Maîtrise de Toulouse” by C. Michael Porter. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Woven into the DNA of England’s choral identity […]