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Dear Colleagues,   What are some good examples that come to mind of Baroque pieces that utilize the “pun” on the lyrics “sicut erat in prinicipio” with a return to the musical texture or thematic material at that point (literally “as it was in the beginning”)?   Many thanks,   Ethan Nash

Can anyone tell me who published the SSA version of “In the Mood,” arranged by Harry Simeone?

I teach at a 5h and 6th grade campus and all 5th graders take choir for one semester every other day. In the past I have done a School House Rock Medley, Tutira Mai arr Leck, and the two most popular every year are Space Travelers by David Stone and Blue Waters of the North […]

I tried to order “Songs for Women’s Voices”  ( 6 songs) as a collection for my ladies’ chorale, however, the publisher has said they are no longer available as a collection but must be purchased separately which becomes cost prohibitive for my group.  Would anyone be willing to loan or rent this if you have […]

By Lawrence A. Johnson Joshua Habermann, artistic director of the Master Chorale of South Florida, will leave the position at the end of this season after three years. The 42-year old choral director will move to Texas to take up a new assignment as chorus director for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. That also means that […]

I’m looking for unison/two part music appropriate for fifth grade students, acappella or accompanied.  Thanks.

For a concert entitled “Seeds of Abraham: Music of Three Faiths” I’m looking for printed modern editions of the music of the 17th-century Ali Ufki.  Any suggestions would be welcome for Islamic music in transliterated Arabic, solo or choral, with or without instruments that might go with the likes of 12th century chant, Salamone Rossi, […]

SEYMOUR, TN — This year the Seymour High School Choral Department joined forces with other choirs to give back to the community. SHS performed with the choir from St. John’s Episcopal Church, Transformed (an interdenominational seminar and conversation group), and members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to present “Handel’s Messiah” and Robert Shaw’s “The Many […]

I recently moved to a new town and am starting a brand new singing group from scratch for the first time in 15 years.   I did my homework, put lots of publicity out and hired a fair-sized room. I thought if only 10 came, I could build over the weeks, but if I got […]

Many of us in the public school realm have content standards that say something like… “Students will demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the performers and the audience in a concert setting.”  By definition, the students are all audience members whenever they’re at a concert but they’re not singing.  The problem with this is that […]