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COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors.   Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works.  Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter.   The Silver Platter Award winners are works that your choirs will love to sing […]

I am reposting this article from last week because it sort of got bumped before lots of you got to see it.   About a year ago, I blogged about the Christian nature of choral music, and discussed how we run away from that Christian-ness when we discuss choral music in the public schools (posts here, here, […]

Good day, colleagues. One of the reasons that I have an interest in writing for ChoralNet is to tell you of the wonders I found in the summer of 2013 when I went to the National Office to research in the Archives. Scott Dorsey was a wonderful host and all of the staff at the […]

You asked, and he answered!   Read here all the questions you asked of Tim Sharp, and his responses.   Look for another Ask [someone else] Anything coming soon!     Ask Me Anything–great idea! I’d like…to ask Tim to give his current evaluation of the international conductors exchange that has been happening now for […]

                                                                    Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” Henry Van Dyke Many Choral Ethics problems stem from perfection issues, or the perception of what perfection […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors.   Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works.  Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter.   The Silver Platter Award winners are works that your choirs will love to sing […]

We have been experiencing issues sending email to Verizon subscribers over the last few weeks. We’re trying, so far unsuccessfully, to get their issue resolved, so we sadly don’t have an estimated time to fix, but if you’re one of the 200-some ChoralNet subscribers on Verizon, we feel your pain!   If you’re on Verizon, the […]

This is a little bit of a repost, but I think in light of the recent events in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, it bears discussing again.   About a year ago, I blogged about the Christian nature of choral music, and discussed how we run away from that Christian-ness when we discuss choral music in the […]

I Found Myself in a Far-Off Land by Dr. Jaclyn Johnson   “There are two reasons why people don’t know what they want in life. One, they already have it, and two, they don't truly know themselves.”  – Alan Watts, philosopher & scholar   Without any hesitation, I can honestly say that I have everything […]

Well, friends and colleagues we are in the throes of our fall season. We are preparing for our first concerts of the season, our rosters have settled from the influx of new members, and we are wondering how it is October and we have no time for ourselves. We are masters of list-making, calendar organization […]