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World Choral Day December 12, 2010
Tim Sharp, ACDA Join thousands of choirs around the world as we join together in the celebration of World Choral Day on Sunday, December 12, 2010. Millions of singers across the globe have been involved in World Choral Day concerts, festivals, sing-alongs, choral seminars, Days of Friendship and other events that celebrate our unity in […]
Music about angels
I realize that this is a question that could get at a large body of repertoire! I’m curious to hear your thoughts about music for SATB choirs that deals with the subject of angels. I’m interested in not only the obvious (texts from Scripture and sacred literature), but also texts that may come from a […]
Repertoire for Political Inauguration
My choir was invited to sing at the inauguration of our new governor in January. I am looking for repertoire suggestions of unaccompanied literature, 3-4 minutes in length, appropriate for this event. Thanks in advance, Steve Grives – South Dakota State University
Northwest Choral Society welcomes Alan Wellman as its new Music Director
After a yearlong search process, Northwest Choral Society welcomes Alan Wellman as its new Music Director Alan Wellman Mr. Wellman is pleased and proud to take the baton and conduct his inaugural concert as the newly appointed director of the Northwest Choral Society. Collaborative pianist Lori Lyn Mackie will accompany the chorus. The Northwest Choral […]
Italian Choral Conductor Commutes to England
LANCASHIRE, UK — A conductor who commutes from Bologna to Preston each week to lead a choir has said there are “more opportunities” for choral music in Lancashire. Marco Fanti, 34, became conductor and director of the Preston Cecilian Choral Society in September. He now makes a 2,000 mile (3,200km) round trip each […]
Help with spring show theme selections
My high school group does a spring show every year. Our theme for this one is “If Music Be the Food of Love.” The music will deal with food, love, and the love of food. This will be a lighter concert and this sort of repertoire is really not my strong point. We […]
Britten, May
Trying to track down publisher of Benjamin Britten’s “May”–a charming unison & piano setting of “Now is the month of maying.” According to notes accompanying the New London Children’s Choir CD “Pigs Could Fly” it’s published by Yearbook Press but I can’t find online a music publisher by that name. Would love to include it […]
Re: Methods for Matching Pitch
Hi, I work with middle school aged students. Every once in a while I get a girl that doesn’t know where her head voice is. She’s an “Alto” and hates to sing high. One thing a teacher taught me is to have them humm and “whimper” like a little puppy. When they “whimper” back in […]
Celebrating half-century of musical inspiration
Organist, choir director at Belmont church has endowment established in her honor BOSTON — Like a lot of ambitious young New York musicians, Avery Griffin dabbles in a bit of everything, from singing during the holidays with the St. Thomas Fifth Avenue Choir to writing experimental music. If not for the choir director […]
Last minute Xmas music suggestions
Need one more song for your holiday concert? How about “Joy Shall Be Yours in the Morning” from WIND IN THE WILLOWS, music by William Perry. Start early for next year with the hysterical “The Day Before Christmas,” included in the Chicago Symphony Chorus’ “Best of Yule” last year, commissioned by them and performed […]