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By JENNIFER BRUMMETT The popular Danville Children’s Choir is returning after an almost-six-year absence, with a new conductor and assistant conductor/accompanist. Meg Stohlman is the new conductor, and Daniel Wesley is the new assistant conductor/accompanist. Auditions for the new choir will be held this month. The original Danville Children’s Choir ran for 15 years under […]

Hello,   I am choral conductor, but I also teach sight singing and aural skills at the college level. We have not purchased aural skills software in over a decade. Can anyone make suggestions for software with the capability of tracking students’ work and progress? We have PCs in our lab, not Macs.   Thank […]

Greetings Choralnet Users: I have a cycle of three songs that I wrote on text from Emily Dickinson and I am interested in pursuing publication.  Where do you suggest that I begin this process?   Gratefully, John Rondeau, Dir. of Music, The First Congregational Church of Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts 01571

Dear Listers,   I am searching for some good ideas for avant garde music for choirs. Medium to advanced in difficulty level, for SSA or SATB voicing. Aleatoric music is great, as well as music involving creative uses of the piano and music involving interesting and different notation. I appreciate any and all suggestions! I […]

My collegiate a cappella ensemble (20 singers, any genre of a cappella) is doing a joint concert with our department’s percusssion ensemble.  We are trying to find several pieces that we can do together (the more advanced the better).  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hello   Can anyone point me to alternative arrangements of Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow” … Robert Page’s arrangement sits so high.  Ive found recordings of alternate arrangements but they do provide arranger or publication information.  Or, perhaps someone out there has edited Page’s work for accessibility??? In any case … any help would be […]

Greetings colleagues,   I will be visiting Lima and Cusco, Peru, this April at Easter time and am wondering if any of you will be presenting concerts in the area?  I am particularly interested in music by Lima and Cusco’s native sons, eg. Juan de Araujo and his ilk.  And even better than a concert […]

Hi all,   I’m wondering if anyone else is dismayed by huge rental costs for major and major-minor choral-orchestral works, especially for university choruses.  I can quite understand large rental fees for the NY Philharmonic, where a concert will cost them $100K in player fees.  I can even understand Chichester Psalms costing Albany Pro Musica […]

  Steven Sametz is the 2011 recipient of the American Choral Director Association’s prestigious Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission. As part of the commission, the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer will premiere Dr. Sametz’s Three Mystical Choruses at the ACDA National Conference in Chicago’s Symphony Hall on March 9, 2011. Three Mystical Choruses is a three […]

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Announces a National Staff Position Opening   Director of Education and Communication   Location: Oklahoma City, OK Reporting Relationship: ACDA Executive Director Salary and Benefits: Professional Anticipated Starting Date: June, 2011   Position Description The ACDA Director of Education and Communication is a full time position, working directly with the […]