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Looking for “upbeat” pieces for War and Peace
Dear Colleagues: I am putting together the final pieces for my school’s spring concert which is music of war and peace. My selections so far have been pretty heavy and need some more light and upbeat pieces. There are some examples in our resources from Choralnet but they are 7-8 years old and I […]
Getting News Coverage for Your Choir
Regarding the story “Jewish Choral Participation Survey Yields Interesting Results” (posted to the ChoralNet News section, and also available at http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/22046/ ). I’d like to point out that this article – published in The Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia’s Jewish newspaper – happened because Arbel Chorale’s president (Enid Krasner, also my wife) “pitched” the article to the […]
Private lessons not listed in college class schedule
I realize this is a bit outside the choral realm, but it does affect voice lessons. At the small liberal arts college where teach, the registrar has just announced that private lessons will no longer be listed in the course schedule because the numerous individual lesson listings take up too much space. Lessons will still be offered, of course, but students […]
Choral therapy — The Brainwave Singers
Last year saw the launch of New Zealand’s first choir — the Brainwave Singers — offering music therapy for people with neurological conditions. The inspiration for the launch of this choir was the success of a similar choir in London. Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Speech and Language therapist and cofounder of The Brainwave […]
Looking for that perfect piece.
Hey everyone – I’m trying to put together the repertoire for my 5th grade general music classes and I’m stuck. I’ve worked on this for hours and need some help. I want to do four pieces and here’s what I’ve got so far: 1. Christmas is Coming (3 part traditional round) 2. Still, […]
Advice Needed: Greek Sing
I am considering establishing a “Greek Sing” at my university. We have a large but inexperienced Greek system on campus. Our Men’s and Women’s Choruses are considering sponsoring the Greek Sing in order to gain campus visibility for the choruses and choral music in general. I participated in such events as an undergraduate, […]
Cantus men’s vocal ensemble will help choir students fine-tune their skills
FARMINGTON, MN — An artist in residence program starting at Farmington High School this week will help the concert choir get more in tune with one another, so to speak. On Tuesday, the men’s vocal chamber ensemble Cantus began its artist in residence program at FHS by giving a free a cappella concert for the […]
Choral director transcends language
KEARNEY, NE — A friendship forged in Texas while producing music with a choir and orchestra resulted in Ron-Dirk Entleutner coming to central Nebraska from Germany. He spent Wednesday and Thursday working with musical groups at the university, high school and community levels. Maury Schulte, a singer and tour consultant, was part of […]
Problem with soloists/solos in church choir music?
I have a chorister who has told me REPEATEDLY that she hates when there are solos in our church choir music, even for special events like cantatas or concerts. She says that isn’t really choral music. I have asked her (not sarcastically) what it is, then, but she said she didn’t know, it just wasn’t […]