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Paid Section Leaders
The clergy of my church would like to augment the choir with paid section leaders and I would like to get a general idea of pay and duties for the singer–do they attend rehearsals or just show up on Sunday, if they act as cantor at another Mass, do they get extra or should that […]
songs of peace. SAB, SSAAB
I am a high school student doing an internship for a youth corale director. He has given me a hypothetical choir to design a concert for. I have 14 sopranos, 9 or 10 altos and 4 baritones. : [ The concert theme is “Peace”. Any suggestions??
looking for SSA piece with chamber orchestra or strings only?
I conduct a ladies’ chorale of 18 to 20 singers and would like to do something for spring with chamber orchestra or strings only. Can anyone make a suggestion? I would love a longer work ( not just one piece) but can also put several pieces together. I heard something once but cannot recall the […]
music for Unchanged Boy’s voices
I am a relatively new junior high choir director. Just starting my second year and the administration agreed to split the men and women into separate choirs for me. I’m building the male choral program from the ground up. Currently I have four 7th grade boys, three of them match pitch quite well and have […]
YouTube No License Needed
I have been preparing to put a couple covers of copyrighted songs on YouTube. In preparation I had tried to find what license was needed. I just got an email back from BMI assuring me that YouTube is responsible for the license and that I would have no liability to them for putting their […]
Your all time favorite SSA piece
Dear colleagues, For the first time this year I have an SSA chorus. I am hoping boys will return to chorus next year, so I kind of feel like this is my ONE chance to perform a lot of great SSA rep. I have 20 girls, grades 9-12 (mostly 9 & 10), and they’re […]
By Those Sweet Eyes (Christmas)
RedHouse Arts has recently added “By Those Sweet Eyes” to its catalog of choral music available in PDF format or hard copy. This contemplative piece explores the mystery of the nativity and the sacrifice it asks of us. Text by Richard Crashaw (17th century) and music by Chris Humphrey. SATB, a cappella, medium difficulty, suitable […]
Small concert hall?
We are in preliminary discussions with administrators and architects about a new concert hall. Because our “average” attendance at events is 200-400, we are being asked to consider a small concert hall, seating 400-600. We would rent the municipal facility for the half dozen times a years that we expect a larger audience. We […]
UNISON PIECE FOR COMPETITION
I’m wondering what other Directors’ feeling is about choosing a unison piece to sing at a competitive festival. My 40 strong Ladies’ choir compete in Advanced classes at festivals in the UK, and personally, I believe that really good unison singing is every bit as challenging at multiple part singing. I’m very tempted to […]
Porfiri & Horváth Publishers goes Facebook!
Dear friends, our publishing house of international choral music called Porfiri & Horváth Publishers now also can be find on facebook! Please follow the link to browse our website: www.ph-publishers.com where you will find the Facebook-Button to join us there and get new information of our current activities. See you on […]