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ACDA’s Wall of Honor just went online:    

It seems that choir directors aren't the only ones that can't find enough men to build a program:    

Allegra Martin blogged her answer to a question from the Massachusets ACDA convention a few weeks ago: “I don’t remember who it was, but someone raised a hand and made a sad comment about how all the “real composers” (not my words!) were not writing for chorus nowadays.”  She has a fantastic two part answer. […]

What people around the world say about choral music on Twitter:   "I adore choral music and I don't care who knows it."           "I wish I could live in a world of ONLY good (choral) music."         "I dunno what most teenagers blast when they're upset but […]

Writing today from Patagonia, Argentina, at the 9th World Choral Music Symposium, I am pleased to announce that next July (2012), following the World Choir Games in Cincinnati, a World Choral Summit will take place in Beijing, China, and will bring together thirty choral leaders from throughout the world. I look forward to being a […]

Another great TED talk that informs the practice of choral music, because sound is our life:     In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, “We are losing our listening.” In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening — to other people and […]

Kyrie for Norway – a musical expression dedicated in loving memory of all the people who passed away on July 22 in Oslo and Utoya.  As the video below will tell you, the following piece of music was written and a choir was formed to perform and produce the work in 48 hours.   Words […]

The most boring videos of choral concerts are shots of the whole stage static throughout.   This is an amazingly-produced video, mixing rehearsal shots, stills, effects, and concert footage.     http://youtu.be/vbSsd-on2UE

This piece was one of the “hidden gems” (works which deserve to be performed more often) suggested by panelists at the Chorus America conference last month.     http://youtu.be/3iGAky2jyvs

Female Choir of Estonian Choral Conductors, Tallinn, singing Ave Regina coelorum by Japanese composer and conductor Ko Matsushita.     http://youtu.be/eufyAOiG1Kg