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Colleagues,   I am looking for a piece that will be appropriate for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.  I am open to chorus/orchestra or acapella and music written in past eras up through new works.  The chorus should be adult SATB or adult SATB with treble chorus (soloists are acceptable in all cases).  I would […]

Does anyone know where I can find midi files (SATB) for Holst Choral Fantasia?

Good afternoon,   For any who have performed Jeffrey Ames’ Let Everything that Hath Breath… have you divided the solo part up to utilize multiple soloists and if so, how?  Any ways of doing so other than a simple alternation between two or among three?   Thanks,   Ethan Nash

Hi —   Some questions for those of you with experience with paid section leaders.   Some background:  Downtown church in large metro area.  History of high-quality music.  Choir is 5 paid section leaders (Sop, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Bari) and about 5 volunteers.  Small church membership (220) but slowly growing.  1 service/1 rehearsal a week.  […]

  As the spring arrives the days become even busier. . .encourage yourself and your acquaintenances to participate in the Missouri Choral Directors Association Summer Conference, July 20-23, 2011 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City.   “No Singer Left Behind” promises to be a wonderful time of concerts, informative sessions and exhibits.   Once […]

By ERIC ADLER KANSAS CITY — Just days before they jet off to Norway, the members of Staley High School’s Falcon Chorale stood on stage to rehearse a choral piece that their director said — without hyperbole — will change his life. “I am just waiting for the days to unfold,” Tracy Resseguie said at […]

By Rick Howlett LOUISVILLE — Faced with declining revenues and the retirement of its founders, the 47-year-old Louisville Bach Society will cease operations at the end of its current season. The non-profit choral and orchestral group performs the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and other composers, and conducts outreach programs throughout the region. It was […]

STARKVILLE, Miss.–An Alabama musician with national and international conducting experience is becoming the new director of choral activities at Mississippi State. Gary D. Packwood, who assumes his new duties this fall, will administer the choral area and conduct all its ensembles, said Michael Brown, head of the university's music department. "We're thrilled to have someone […]

  “For nerd-cred:  is it Star Wars??”   May the forth be with you.

Hi everyone,   I’m looking for a good arrangement of Sorida for treble choir.  I know of Rosephanye Powell’s great arrangement, but it is for SATB.  Any ideas?   Many thanks, Trish Joyce New Jersey Youth Chorus