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Welcome back! I hope you all had a good break. It's time for a new series, this time thoughts on the preparation for the young conductor. This could mean an undergraduate planning on a career in music education, or it could mean a young conductor, teacher, or graduate student who's started his/her career. How does […]

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.)   Winter Stars by Rich Campbell for SSA a cappella […]

We are delighted that the "Who's in YOUR Choir . . . ?" series has been so well-received.  In response to numerous requests, we share here the first 20 notable persons who have sung in choir that have been highlighted in the feature to date.  Feel free to post these photos in your rehearsal space […]

It’s time for YOU to share your programming through the “Five from the Folder” column on ChoralBuzz.   Each week we feature a brief list of FIVE selections that conductors find particularly useful to their choirs.  Combining the clarity of someone presently rehearsing a work with the concise length of a text, the column has […]

FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: HOLIDAY SATB by Lisa Larsen   [EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s never too early to program.  With the spring semester in full swing, your next semester includes the Christmas season.  Here’s something to start that thinking.]   Alfred Burt Carols, Alfred Burt,  Shawnee Press, #35000402 Wonderful a cappella carols. Best known: Caroling, Caroling […]

So, um, like, ya know, this is like totally sick.  An experienced educator and firey proponent of the teaching profession, Taylor Mali seldom misses when he shoots.  Here he defends the value of clear verbal communication.