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companion instrumental piece for Susa’s “Carols and Lullabies”
I’m planning on doing Conrad Susa’s “Carols and Lullabies” this Christmas with my men’s chorus. Since I’m hiring a harp, marimba and guitar player for the Susa, I was hoping to find an instrumental piece (no chorus) that could be done with those instruments or some combination of them. Piano is also available. Do you […]
Concert theme?
Hello ChoralNetters, I am trying to get my creative juices flowing for a concert theme for my chamber choir–spring 2012–and bought a very interesting book last week. It is about royal scandels through history–Henry II of England’s famous temper, Roman Emperors and their “fondness” for their mothers–you get the idea. It struck me, […]
Christmas with Strings
I was hoping to revisit this Instrumentation as the Repertoire Section under Church Year has only 7 entries. I direct a choir of 25 and we have found through our experiences that the sound we evoke is not potent enough to project over brass or full orchestra. For Christmas this year we are […]
iPad for choir?
As the price for printed music (and printing in general) escalates exponentially and the model for industrial marketing becomes antiquated, we are forced to look at how we practice and use published music. I have a question for those “early adaptors” and any legal eagles that might be tuning in: 1. Have you used […]
Tremble Clefs
Whether a confident or closet singer, breaking into song has more benefits than meets the ear. Aside from boosting your mood and confidence, music is clinically proven to reduce your brain’s perception of pain, reduce blood pressure, is extremely effective in memory recall and can regulate heart and respiratory rates, according to the Center for […]
Ellen M. Keating ??
http://www.avemariasongs.org/aves/K/Keating.htm I have found conflicting information, different birth dates, year of death without being able to determine which person is the correct one. I thought I had a picture, now I’m not sure it was of the correct person. Can anyone tell me life data for this composer (year of birth, death), nationality? […]
Requesting “Ave Maria” scores for my research and website.
Hi all, I am always looking for additional documentation and information for my Ave Maria website (URL: www.avemariasongs.org ) There are currently more than 3,500 different Ave Maria settings of over 3,000 composers listed. More than 2,000 Ave Marias have been documented with a musical score, MIDI and/or audio/video recordings. More than 800 Ave Marias are available in […]
Phoenix Boys Choir Auditions
Phoenix Boys Choir Auditions Status: pending moderation Date: September 22, 2010 by Greg Amerind Location: Arizona, USA Choir type: Children’s and Youth Choirs Voicing: Children 2010-11 Season Auditions Now Open! Auditions for the Phoenix Boys Choir are being scheduled for boys from 7 to 14 years for the 2010-11 season. Boys will be a part […]
You’re Alll Invited to Join the Virtual Choir!
American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has invited the world to sing-a-long online in an attempt create the world’s largest virtual choir. The Juilliard-trained Whitacre — whose first Virtual Choir became a hit on YouTube — aims to combine thousands of individual choral parts sung by people around the world and submitted as video clips […]
New Maryville College choir gives outlet to high school singers
MARYVILLE – Megan Sparkes used to belong to the Asheville Symphony Children’s Choir in North Carolina. When she and her family moved to Tennessee about three months ago, however, she was left without a place to sing. And because the 16-year-old is homeschooled, she didn’t have the option of singing in a school choir. Maryville […]