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COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet.  This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.)   Abound in You by Rick Bartlett […]

SLEEP, GLORIOUS SLEEP! REPAIR AND RECOVER (sung to the tune of Food, Glorious Food!  From the musical Oliver by Lional Bart) by Mary Lynn Doherty          A good night’s sleep can make all the difference, right?  At this busy time of year, spring concerts, final grades and end of the school year celebrations often […]

Stefan Parkman has had a long association with Eric. Born in 1952, he first studied medicine, but began singing with Eric in Orphei Drängar in the early '70s. Just a few years later he began his studies in the Royal College of Music. Stefan's an exceptionally fine tenor (listen here or buy the album here […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet.  This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.)   Dream Within a Dream by Michał […]

  Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) is a very powerful tool for sharing files and information amongst large groups or multiple devices. Whether through your own Google account or through a Google Apps for Education (or Business) system, using Google Drive lets you create entire folder/file structures that can be shared with anyone you choose […]

A SAMPLING OF INTERNET RESOURCES RELATED TO VOCAL HEALTH by Mary Lynn Doherty   Professional Development Voice Care Network: http://www.voicecarenetwork.org/ Summer course on using your voice in an optimal way and on learning how to teach voice/choir/general music in a way that supports your students’ vocal health as well: http://www.voicecarenetwork.org/courses.cfm?ID=123&PID=127&siteID=1 Contains info on personal vocal […]

Arne Lundmark is the manager for the Swedish Radio Choir, a fine singer, and voice teacher. He's the baritone soloist on a recording of Sven-David Sandström's Etyd, som e-moll (if you get a chance, listen to it–gorgeous!). I was able to write Arne and ask about his experiences with Eric when a member of Eric's […]

The year is finally winding down. Haydn Creation last week. Opera Gala this week. Now it's just juries and tour (Cuba this year).   I really love this time. The pressure is finally starting to dissipate. It's not that I'm less busy; There are still plenty of juries, recitals, meetings, and projects to complete. It's just that […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet.  This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.)   The Future of Life by Pamela […]

ChoralNet member CJ Redden-Liotta proposed and generously provided this article on one of his favorite research tools. Do you have a topic that you’d like to offer as a ChoralTech guest post? Contact Jeff Tillinghast if you’re interested in sharing a resource with the ChoralNet community as a guest Tech post!   (www.hymnary.org)   As a […]