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Memorial Concert – James Dearing
The Department of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has announced that it will honor the memory of longtime choral professor James Dearing in a concert on Sunday, January 16, 2011. The event will feature over 125 current and past students of the IUP choral program in a grand concert befitting of a fine teacher, conductor, […]
Posting choral song on school’s website: legal?
Hello….my school (a 6 – 12 private school) wants to post a video clip of the students singing “White Christmas” on the school’s website. Our Tech Director feels this would be a breach of the copyright law, and I’d like to know, FIRST, if that is true. IF the answer is yes, how to we […]
Ecco il Messia
Can you recommend similar pieces in difficulty, style, voicing to “Ecco il Messia” (Anonymous). Seem to be a few variations for the title. A youtube link to a group of four woman singing this little work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbj6qRf0zfc Thanks, L
Naming a Choir
I am a junior choral music educator and I am starting a student led choir and I am having a hard time trying to come up with a name for the group. I want to have the name in a foreign language like italian or latin. Any suggestions? This seems to be the hardest part […]
Bach Cantata or Equivalent
I know that Bach didn’t do cantatas during the Lenten Season, but I was wondering if there are any of them that you feel would be appropriate to use during that time? Also, do you have any suggestions for works that might be similar that could be presented during Lent? I’ve been through the repertoire […]
Recording technique
We’re an a capella chorus and recorded and will again next year but are having internal debate over mic placement. Last year we recorded in circle segments of each SATB part with two mics before each segment upon advice of engineer who mostly records small bands. The result was ok, but sounds more individualistic than choral. […]
The Lack of intense Choral Conducting lessons at the Undergraduate level
In school, I majored in Organ and Church Music for two years, then switched to a program that offered intensive studies in Choral Conducting at the Undergraduate level. What dissappoints me most is that for those who are not majoring in Music Education, is that most schools don’t require any Choral Methods or Conducting […]