The March 2016 issue of Choral Journal included a feature article titled “On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King Jr Concert for Youth Choir.” This is a timely topic on the 2017 Martin Luther King day that we celebrate in the United States. There are many resources available to serve as starting points for […]
Repertoire
CJ Replay: 250th Mozart Anniversary Focus Issue
In June 2006, the Choral Journal published a special focus issue on Mozart’s 250th anniversary, guest edited by Lawrence Schenbeck. As Schenbeck states in his editor’s column, “What surprised me in surveying recent research on [Mozart’s] choral music is how much we still have to discover. The four articles have one common, central theme: each […]
How Do You Find Repertoire?
Occasionally I will browse the forums on ChoralNet looking for interesting discussion. A question in a recent forum caught my attention as one that is likely very applicable to many of our members: How do you organize your repertoire? How do you keep track of pieces you have recently performed? Click the link in the […]
CJ Replay: The Star-Spangled Banner
In 2014, the United States celebrated the bicentennial of our great anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” As you are more than likely aware, the song was named the official national anthem by act of Congress in 1931. The Choral Journal featured two articles on Francis Scott Key’s great work that readers of ChoralNet might be interested […]
CJ Replay: Masters in Miniature
The March 2015 issue of Choral Journal features a cover article written by coauthors David Rayl and Zebulon Highben titled “Masters in Miniature: Repertoire by Great Composers for Smaller Choirs.” In this article, the authors suggest that “almost every great composer has written at least one piece that is achievable by choirs with fewer singers […]