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A day in the life of Eric Whitacre
This is too good to pass up. See the full story here, a few of my favorite excerpts below: Morning: Eric gets lost on the way to his studio because all of his hallways keep splitting into more and more separate hallways. Afternoon: Eric and Hila have lunch together on a giant lilypad […]
Skype bridges the distance
Conductor Tom Lloyd recently used Skype to communicate directly with the composer about a work he was performing – a practice that is certainly to become more widespread as composers and conductors become more conversant with technology: The Bi-Co Chamber Singers have traveled all over the world—from Turkey and Poland to Ghana and Costa […]
Help with multiple languages
See if this video can help you sing in seven different languages:
President visits choir festival
…in Ireland: PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins on the second full day of his term in office made his first official visit to Northern Ireland last night, attending the Co-operation Ireland all-Island School Choir Competition in Derry City. Mr Higgins was special guest at the final of the competition in the Millennium Forum in Derry, which […]
CJ Replay: Orchestra for “Messiah”
“The most crucial and time-consuming element of a successful performance comes before the first rehearsal: learning the score. Beginning with a study of the text one would discover the general overall structure of the oratorio: from the general move to the specific; from the specific the conductor may then be ready to mark his […]
Saturday Respite: Bing and the Boys
Saturday doesn’t quite have the same punch on a long weekend. Nevertheless, here’s a little look at Bing Crosby leading the Robert Mitchell Boy Choir. If only it was this easy.