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oh no, not again, I hear you cry.  i THINK I've read all the choralnet archives on this, and i've read Copeman.  I'm just wondering if we have any contemporary accounts from Faure, Durufle, Poulenc about pronunciation, or base on accounts and/or recordings, if we can say that current French choral pronunciation of Latin was […]

My Los Angeles based choir is trying to raise funds to help defray costs of a European choral tour for undergrads.  Our previous efforts have ranged from bake sales to a Broadway review and silent auction.  We’re looking for some new ideas.  Any suggestions?   Thanks so much!

Hello,     Does anyone know of or have an acrylic choir shell? I am looking at something that is permanent to be installed in a church to improve the acoustic in our choir loft. Any info would be very much appreciated.     Ariel Quintana 

I am looking for a piano four-hands version of Gounod’s Sanctus from St.Ceclia Mass. Anyone have a clue where I might find it?

I am trying to find a piece of music to do with our community choir that would include girls in the treble choir (ages 8-10) up through the top ladies choir (HS ages). Any ideas? THANKS!

Greetings!   I am the Director of Music at a Lutheran church and I conduct several ensembles, including the children’s choir (grades 2 – 5) and the youth choir (grades 6 – 12).  Both choirs are mixed.  I feel that I need to hear the singing range of the boys in the youth choir individually […]

Listers:   I am preparing Di Lasso's Tritt Auf den Riegel von der Tür edited by Robert Field. I'm curious about a possible misprint in m10. The bass part creates an unusual dissonance moving Bb F Bb – it seems that this might should be Bb Eb Bb (du kannst dann). Can anyone shed any […]

TULSA – When Vince Gill returns to his home state today to perform in front of a sold-out crowd inside The Joint, the country star will be joined by the Cherokee National Youth Choir to perform “Go Rest High on That Mountain.” “Vince Gill’s ‘Go Rest High on That Mountain’ is one of the most […]

Dr. Ryan Hebert, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Longwood University, recently won the Jefferson Choral Society’s inaugural Virginia Choral Composition Competition. Hebert’s winning work is a choral setting of E.E. Cummings’ poem “i carry your heart with me.” The prize, which includes a $500 cash award, will be presented at […]

Hello all,    I am looking for help to get my choruses breathing together.  A few disclaimers to begin (maybe relevant, maybe not so much…: 1) I am a band guy by pedigree, but have embraced the choral world. 2) I have taught for 6 years, the last 2 in a K-8 school; also, I […]