The latest issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Unaccompanied Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers” by Marques L.A. Garrett. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction, including a list of pieces mentioned in detail within the article. ___________________ For the purpose of this […]
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Great Choral Classics You've Never Heard Of
The December 2019 issue of Choral Journal is now available online. Below is an excerpt of the article “Great Choral Classics You’ve Never Heard Of” by Joshua R. Jacobson. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Click “Search Archives” and choose December 2019 from the dropdown menu._____________________________ There are hundreds of attractive but largely unknown […]
November Choral Journal Preview
The newest issue of Choral Journal is available online. Following is a list of the articles you will find in this issue. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. Below is a preview of the articles you will find in this […]
ChorTeach Spring 2018 Preview
Below is a preview of the articles you will find in the latest issue of ChorTeach, available to ACDA members online at acda.org/chorteach. “The Role Music Plays in Racial Identity—One Conductor’s View” by Adan Alejandro Fernandez The author of this article candidly shares his experience as a Latin music student and offers thoughts on racial […]
Reviving the Music of Ernst Bacon (1898-1990)
*The following article was written by Ernst’s wife, Ellen Bacon. In the mid-20th century, American composer Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) was well known. His Symphony in D Minor was awarded a Pulitzer Scholarship in 1932. In the ’30s, he was appointed head of the WPA Federal Music Project in San Francisco and founded the Carmel Bach […]
Choral Resources in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today in the United States we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day. In remembrance of King’s dream for racial equality, I want to draw your attention to a few resources relevant to this topic. Last year I posted a ChoralNet blog previewing a 2016 Choral Journal article “On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King […]