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Parent/Student Contract or Responsibilities for MS Chorus/Band?
Good morning, all. The shower-induced insight this morning was the idea that at the beginning of each year, each parent should have not only the expectations & concert dates, but should be made aware that he/she has responsibilities to his/her child AND the chorus, that among those are: -purchasing a 3 ring […]
After the Final Concert
Our big spring pops concert was Friday, with two more weeks of regular class periods before finals week. Until then I don’t want to show movies or have free periods, that seems very apathetic and not in keeping with the standards that I want to uphold. I’ve been teaching a little bit of music from […]
First performance of “Because I Liked You Better,” by James Johnson
In their May 12 concert, the men of Loud and Proud, the gay and lesbian chorus of Edinburgh directed by Karen Dietz, offered the first performance of James Johnson’s setting of this late autobiographical poem of A. E. Housman, TTBB – 3:00. The piece will be repeated in their concert for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on […]
An Opera Pro’s Advice for Children’s Choir Production
By Kelly Bennett SAN DIEGO — A lot goes into making opera. Few people in town carry that knowledge as personally as Ian Campbell, the San Diego Opera’s general director. We once peeked inside his company’s process for the production of “Faust,” noting how many hundreds of people must come together to build sets, coordinate lights, rehearse […]
Students and alumni sing good-bye to choir director
By Christina Kristofic DOYLESTOWN, PA — Central Bucks East High School students and alumni gathered at Central Bucks West High School on Saturday night for a surprise musical tribute to long-time CB East choir director E. Scott Teschner. Teschner has worked for Central Bucks for 35 years and spent the past 25 years at CB […]
Obituary: Hubert Dawkes, London Bach Choir accompanist
Hubert Dawkes, who has died aged 95, was a supremely skilful keyboard player, winning a slew of awards at the Royal College of Music and becoming harpsichordist of choice a the Bach Choir under Sir David Willcocks; he taught music to Lady Diana Spencer when whe was a pupil at West Heath School, in […]
Gordon Lightfoot’s “Song for a Winter’s Night” SATB
I’m looking for an easy-medium level arrangement of the above mentioned piece for SATB with piano and/or guitar accompaniment OR a cappella. This is for a high school choir. Does anyone know if such an arrangement exists? Thanks so much!
Looking for large SATB a cappella collections of “pops” arrangements
I run an SATB quartet “Dolcelatte” (we’re sweet and cheesy) and would like to do more “pops” arrangments (ideally classic songs from the 1950s and 60s, doo-wop, Motown, soul etc., maybe some Beatles and Beach Boys, and also songs from twentieth century musicals woudl be good). Can anyone recommend a book with as many of […]
Looking for a Round
I am seaching for a round that starts, “Two oaks, their trunks the trees had never seen.” One of my adult choir members remembers part of it, but my Internet searches are coming up with nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Are Perusal Videos useful?
A question for conductors seeking repertoire: are Youtube videos with audio and a synced score useful when perusing a piece? Here are some samples from my own music to show you what I mean: — some are just the complete score: Dreaming in Darkness (SATB) and Sweetly Sleeping (SATB) — others mix images with a […]