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Stage Accents (Artisan gown #8630 in Plum – discontinued) I have a total of 32 gowns; Sizes range from 0 – 12, mostly sizes 4, 6, & 8. They were the favorite in our high school chamber choir for a long time, then dress was discontinued. Would love them to go to a good home! […]

Connie Kaldor’s “Hills of Salvation” has been given a fantastic choral work up by another young Canadian from Ontario Patrick Murray. This anthem sings itself – with rich and solid harmony. Enjoy! Sheet Music available – https://cypresschoral.com/composers/patrick-murray/hills-of-salvation/

The Christian Virtual Hymnal 20K has been updated to include the full scores of Bach’s Magnificat and Bach’s Mass in B Minor. So now the Christian Virtual Hymnal 20K provides transposable, customizable, searchable sheet music and MIDI for 20,000 public domain hymns. (No CCLI license required.) Verses can be re-ordered/deleted/displayed using any font/size available on […]

Favorite piece of Musica international, the global choral repertoire database, for December 2024: “Magic is The Christmas Day“, by Carsten GERLITZ (Germany) This piece offers a heartwarming poem as a Christmas carol. This choral vocal jazz piece tells about the customs and hopes of Christmas with warm and modern sounds in close harmony, a song […]

Is a CCA choral course in Cambridge on your Christmas wishlist? Maybe you love someone enough to treat them too? We can keep a secret if you want to apply on behalf of a loved one! To fill up the last few places on our first Epiphany Singing Retreat (3-5 January), we’re offering a £50 […]

Hello all! The countdown is getting real… We have 4 days left on our Kickstarter campaign to fund Rose Ever Blooming, our Christmas oratorio project with the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra. We’re getting close! We’ve been overwhelmed with the support so far ~ we are grateful every day for our supporters and fans! No amount is too […]

Cantus Commission Competition Following the success of our Young and Emerging Composer Competition, we are thrilled to announce an evolution to the program! Moving forward as the Cantus Commission Competition, this initiative provides mentorship to an emerging composer of any age chosen to write a commissioned work for Cantus and the broader community of tenor/bass choirs. Cantus first […]

In the captivating realm of SSAA choral music, discovering pieces that not only excel in musical quality but also forge a deep emotional connection with both the audience and the singers is an invaluable treasure. In this journey, we will introduce five pieces from my SSAA catalog, each weaving its unique narrative and offering an […]

Pre-order your copy of the album and help support the project! The VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra, and composers Timothy C. Takach and Jocelyn Hagen are proud to announce an album of newly-composed music for the Christmas season called Rose Ever Blooming. Rose Ever Blooming tells the Christmas story from Mary’s perspective, weaving familiar Christmas […]

Hello all!  I am currently working on my masters and I am doing some research on multicultural music in the choral classroom. If you are willing to share, why do you think it is important to teach multicultural music to your choir students? If you are okay with being quoted in my paper, some background […]