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Looking for “Svadba” Bulgarian folksong arrangement
Hello, All! I heard a beautiful recording of the Chicago Children’s Chorus singing a Bulgarian folksong called “Svadba.” I’ve looked all over for the sheet music but can’t seem to find it! Does anyone have a copy or know where I could get one? Thank you so much for your help.
iPad for Conductors
Yes, I saw the previous discussion about iPads for choirs, but has any director used an iPad for rehearsal purposes? As a high school choral and vocal teacher I have a binder with 40+ pieces of music in it I use on a weekly basis. I am thinking about getting the larger iPad that I […]
Choir’s 60 years of song
ABERSTWYTH, WALES, UK — IT has long been a tradition for university students to join clubs and societies, taking part in extra-curricular activities such as sport and singing. With so much competition, societies often come and go, but one which has remained a regular feature at Aberystwyth University is the Elizabethan Madrigal Singers, affectionately knows […]
Mobilizing male voices
Chor Leoni’s MYVoice program aims to introduce teenage boys to the world of choral singing By Julie MacLellan, The Record October 13, 2010 VANCOUVER, BC — Whatever you do, just don’t tell Kevin Zakresky that you can’t carry a tune in a bucket – or any other combination of words that might imply you can’t […]
East Salinas church choir wins regional Gospel Choir competition
By MELISSAE FELLET • mfellet(a)thecalifornian.com • October 12, 2010 Last year, Salinas’s Apostolic Community Life Center choir “A.C.L.C” was named best small choir in Northern California. This year, it went even further. In the Verizon Wireless “How Sweet the Sound” regional contest held last Saturday in Oakland, Salinas again won the top small-choir spot. The […]
Work with Golijov’s “Oceana”
Colleagues, We haven’t even had our first subscription concert this year and already I’m supposed to be formulating and bugetting for next! I think I’d like to do Golijov’s “Oceana,” scored for Brazilian singer, 3 flutes, perc (talking drums;dumbek/rain stick;shekere/maracas) 2 guitars –harp–strings, double chorus. It’s only half a program. Any ideas […]
Modern pieces dealing with the life of Jesus
Hello all, I am looking for modern a cappella settings of stories from the Gospels. I know of Part’s “The Woman with the Alabaster Box” and “Tribute to Caesar” as well as Kodaly’s “Jesus and the Traders.” Can anyone suggest similar sorts of pieces which may have to do with one of the miracles […]
Please be specific
Dear Choralist Friends, If you want more responses to your posts, please be more specific in your “titles.” Using “looking to borrow” or a like title is not helpful, as it does not give any more information than the heading of the subject area. Listing the title and/or composer of the piece is much […]
Speechless Rehearsal demonstration video, part 1, on YouTube
As author of the February 2010 Choral Journal article, “The Speechless Rehearsal,” I received requests to see it in action because no video could be found of it being done. I thought it worth putting myself on the line, so I recorded a rehearsal last week with the Central Michigan University Women’s Chorus, and edited […]
Italian choral piece
I’m looking for an SATB piece, in Italian, that is about food, wine, and/or pleasure. Any ideas out there?