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Geoff Allan – The Turning Year (2008)  A choral cycle on poems for each month of the year by Hilaire Belloc     for experienced SATB choir with SATB solos accompanied by flute, oboe and clarinet/bass clarinet.     Available from http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/The_Turning_Year_%28Geoff_Allan%29

Hello everyone: I  would appreciate your  suggestions for a relatively easy SAB or unison Easter anthem with an equally easy organ or piano accompaniment.  I am in a new church choral situation with a struggling adult choir.   Thanks, in advance, for your ideas.     t

Chicago question     Hi Everyone. I will be visiting Chicago on a weekend. Is there a church you would recommend I visit? Stellar traditional choir? Stellar Gospel choir? Stellar organ/organist? A cappella service? Unique liturgy? N.  

Conductors,   After years of following this ChoralNet community, studying how conductors make programming decisions, where you look first to buy music, and what you need to know before you buy, we composers have heard you!  And we’ve joined forces to present the Independent Music Publishers Cooperative.   http://imp.coop   Here you can browse quality […]

I’ve got a T.A. for each of my choirs, but I’m not sure I’m using them as effectively as I can.  What do your T.A.’s do for you during a typical class period?

By Nina Shen Rastogi This weekend, L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin won the NBA’s annual slam-dunk contest by leaping over the hood of a Kia Optima. To underscore the momentousness of the act, the Crenshaw Elite Choir was brought in to sing R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” while Griffin soared toward the basket. […]

I am a Junior Music Education Major Voice Major considering getting my Masters in Choral Conducting.  Some of the Universities I looked into required 2 years of experience, while some did not.  Should I first go out and get a teaching job before I try to get my Masters?  Or should I go straight through […]

In your opinion what benefits the use of piano as a “tool” can bring to the conductor of the choir?  where can I find a references (bibliography) on this subject?

If you want to save money, contribute to a “green” Conference, and did I mention “save money”, take the $3.50 train from the airport to downtown Chicago. All the locals do it, and you can, too. Convenient to hotels, venues, and is a safe and smart way to go!

I would like to know of any setting of Psalm 23 by a Canadian and/or female composer.  I do know the setting by Srul Irving Glick. Thank you for your help.