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Piracy is advertising?
“What you are actually doing is advertising.” Neil Gaiman, famous author, has been honored with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. His books and stories have also been honoured with 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British […]
More Thoughts on the Need to Mentor Generation iY
Tim Elmore’s book Generation iY is a fascinating study, as well as a wake-up call, for those of us working with the generation born after 1990. This particular exploration invoves the younger Millennials who have come into a world defined by technology and shaped by the Internet— iPod, iBook, iPhone, iChat, iMovie, iPad, and iTunes. […]
Beautiful Collaboration: Gjello Improvises on his “Ubi Caritas”
Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". Thanks, Gary, for this fine production of a beautiful YouTube video and unique moment:
Marktoberdorf 2011 Results
Congratulations to the fine choirs the participated in the 2011 Marktoberdorf Competition, especially Kent Hatteburg and the University of Louisville: Achievement Level I – excellent performance at an international level Entrevoces, Havana • Cuba 1st prize Dir.: Digna Guerra Ramirez Achievement Level II – very good performance at an international level University of Louisville Cardinal […]
ChorusAmerica Turns People Away
It looks like choral musicians are going to conferences again! ChorusAmerica actually turned people away from their last conference because of the high attendance. Ann Meier Baker talks about the "state of choral music" from her perspective in this podcast from a San Francisco radio station. Ann Meier Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer […]
Fabulous Singing: Kent Hatteburg and Swider’s Cantus Gloriosus
I’m thinking about programming this work next year and I thought I’d share a superb performance with the Sunday visitors to ChoralNet:
Bravo NCCO
The announcement for the next NCCO Conference came out and I must say that it looks incredible. Bravo, NCCO! Take a look at these outstanding offerings: The conference will be hosted by Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado from November 3 – 5 and will feature: Sessions by Headliners Helmuth Rilling (Inside […]
The Next Wave: Rock Choir
If this came on last Thursday night, I missed it. Did anyone see it? The Choir That Rocks Described here on A Cappella News: A recent phenomenon in England is the emergence of the Rock Choir. Created in 2005 by director Caroline Redman Lusher, Rock Choir is the first choir to offer a very […]
Brahms “Warum?” and The Fourth Symphony
In yesterday’s blog, I featured Alex Ross’s great post about the new movie “The Tree of Life”. At the end of his post, he talked about his ideas relating the great choral motet “Warum?” to Brahms’ Fourth Symphony: By the way, Brahms’s great motet “Warum?” is a setting of the anguished question from the […]
Choral Music featured in new Brad Pitt movie: “The Tree of Life”
Alex Ross has done a splendid classical music preview of a new movie directed by Terrence Malick, that features Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. The film is full of great classical music and much of it is choral or choral related, including: Berlioz: 10. Agnus Dei [Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des […]