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Liz Garnett dissects a recent ChoralNet discussion in her latest blog entitled Metaphors and Professionalism.   After restating the positions of some of our frequent bloggers (Allen, John, and Anna), she boils the discussion down to this:   It looks, therefore, like there are three variables that may affect how happily advanced musicians respond to […]

Oh . . . There are many reasons you don’t want to miss the ACDA Conference in Chicago.   Here is another:   The conference will feature 2011 Grammy Award winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under guest conductor Helmuth Rilling. The CSO’s recording of Verdi’s Requiem, led by Music Director Riccardo Muti, was awarded […]

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You don't want to miss the ACDA National Conference in Chicago.   One of the things I am most excited about is Simon Carrington's session on Wednesday morning.   It promises to be excellent.  I had an opportunity to interview Simon Carrington last Friday and I've turned the first part of that interview into the […]

Twitter keeps feeding me news stories about choral music: 1.  Former choral teacher settles with University of Northern Iowa for $210K.  Story here.   2.  Article about a rock star in the choral world can only be one person.  Story here.   3.  Chicago politician loves singing and architecture.  Story here.       And […]

A counterpoint to yesterday’s post by Philip supporting John Mackey’s argument (posted on Whitacre’s blog) that self-publishing is a better deal for composers.   The counter-argument is, that if a publisher can sell 1,000 copies and you get 10%, you’re better off than if you keep 100% of 12 copies sold through your website. The […]

The nonprofit arts industry generates $166.2 billion annually in economic activity, supports 5.7 million full-time equivalent jobs in the arts and related industries, and returns $12.6 billion in federal income taxes. Measured against direct federal cultural spending of about $1.4 billion, that’s a return of nearly nine to one.   Federal funding for the arts […]

Wow, it has been a long while since I have blogged about the music publishing industry.   It looks like Eric Whitacre has taken up my slack, featuring guest blogger John Mackey on his blog: I’ll say that again. If you are a published composer, you keep 10% of the list price on a set […]

A great idea from a former classmate and friend – writing and performing your own choral composition on YouTube:  

Don’t miss this great interview of ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp from composer Paul Carey, available here:   Part 1. Part 2.   Here is one question and answer – I encourage you to read the entire interview:   PC: You’ve done such amazing work at ACDA in such a short amount of time. How […]