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William Baker Festival Singers Present a Celebration of Sean Sweeden’s Music
The acclaimed William Baker Festival Singers present an inspiring concert honoring their fourth Composer in Residence, Dr. Sean Sweeden. This special program showcases fourteen works, including five world premieres. Audiences will experience a rich variety of music, from sacred a cappella pieces to arrangements from film and stage, along with beautiful settings of poetry by […]
The Choral Director’s Toolbox This Week
Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox FREE at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In this week’s episode of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker reflects on the vital role of mentorship and leadership development in Choral Interns. Drawing from more than four decades of experience, he outlines how thoughtful internship programs can shape the next generation of choral conductors–emphasizing […]
Dreams of Flight – Sunday April 19 – Littleton, MA (USA)
Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra continues its 47th season on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Littleton High School with the New England premiere of Christopher Tin’s To Shiver the Sky. In the composer’s words, “This is the story of flight: of humanity’s quest to break the bonds of earth, challenge the […]
Sheepscot Chorus sings Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” on April 11 and 12 in Damariscotta
Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concert, “Many Voices, One Dream,” on April 11 and 12, both at 3:00 PM at Damariscotta Baptist Church. On the program will be Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” as well as other works by American composers representing varied cultures and backgrounds. “Choral music reminds us that many distinct […]
From Folk Lament to Symphonic-Choral Tribute: Santa Bárbara Bendita
Santa Bárbara Bendita is my tribute to the mine, to Asturias, and to a shared cultural memory. In this symphonic-choral project, I sought to transform one of the most powerful songs of our tradition into a larger form for orchestra, mixed choir, and miners’ choir, while preserving the truth and emotional weight of the […]
7 New Compositions Added to the PROJECT : ENCORE Contemporary Choral Catalog
We are proud to announce this quarter’s choral compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: Joan Johnson Drewes — Threehttp://projectencore.org/joan-johnson-drewes Joshua Carter Maynard — Alleluiahttp://projectencore.org/joshua-carter-maynard Ari Messenger — This Amazing Dayhttp://projectencore.org/ari-messenger Richard Jeremy Peat — Corpus Christi Carolhttp://projectencore.org/richard-jeremy-peat John Rommereim — Praise Beginnings, Praise the Endhttp://projectencore.org/john-rommereim Jessica Rudman — Wind […]
Last Chance – Descants for Great Congregational Hymns
Last chance to get this great collection of descants arranged by William Whitehead or they head to the recycling bin. We just have overstock. Hinshaw Music HMC 1389 I have about 40 copies I ask only for shipping costs.
Many Facets of Love
Featuring the catalogs of Jenni Brandon & Dominick DiOrio Our Wildest Imagining, by Dominick DiOrioDifficulty: 3 SATB Choral Scorewith organ, brass quintet – Full Score & Set of Parts;with organ, wind quintet – Full Score & Set of Parts TTBB Choral Scorewith organ, brass quintet – Full Score & Set of Parts;with organ, wind quintet […]
The Choral Director’s Toolbox This Week
Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox for free at ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox . The Choral Director’s Toolbox was recently named one of America’s Top 20 Singing Podcasts by MillionPodcast, Inc. In Episode 64 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker turns his attention to one of the most essential-and often overlooked-elements of choral success: Community Chorus […]
New Digital Sheet Music App
After 10 years of thinking about it, I finally built an app and I couldn’t be more excited! It’s called eSuite — The Sheet Music App. eSuite is a free, full-featured, and carefully designed sheet music app for iPad. Here’s a bit about my story. And here’s a link to download it from the App […]

