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I am soon to become the director of a small yiddish choir (10-13 people). I’ve been told to think of them as a middle school. They have been doing almost all unison music and i am having trouble trying to figure out new repertoire. I would like to choose some songs that are at their difficulty level, […]

I would like to introduce myself, as I am new to ChoralNet. I am the music director at a New Thought community. If you’re not familiar with that term, it’s essentially a philosophy of inclusion of the parts of all faiths that are common to all faiths. The term “New Thought” includes faiths like United Centers […]

I need suggestions how to tag/label choir robes. I would like to send them to be dry cleaned all together.  Do you have a suggestion on what/ how i can write names on them that wont damage the robe?  Thanks

I am looking for a piece for my Women’s Chamber Singers that is fun and upbeat, yet fairly challenging.  In the past we’ve done Dance on my heart (Koepke), the Laughing Song (Pfautsch) and Johnny Said No (Singh), Hark I Hear (Parker) and Yo le Canto.  I think Hello Girls and Hey Nanny No are […]

Wells Cathedral Choir has been named the world’s top choir with children by an international jury of music critics. Gramophone magazine’s editor James Inverne said: “[the choir] may be the oldest in the UK, but they have forged a reputation for top class performances of new music.” He added that kept them fresh and “feeds […]

Dr. Curtis Everett Powell was recently the recipient of a Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Medallion for serving as a National Conductor for the 105 Voices of History National Concert Choir. The Sept. 19 concert in the nation’s capital featured 105 vocal representatives of the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the country. […]

My high school choir commissions a new work each year.  This year we have an excellent composer who we approached late due to some unforeseen circumstances.  We are in need of a text for the composition.  The theme of the concert during which the piece will premiere is “In Remembrance.”  Selections like Sing Me To […]

It’s Breakfast Time in Chicago – Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 7:00-9:30 am – Hilton Hotel-720 South Michigan Avenue. 8th Floor-Erie Room.  Plan to visit with Dean Robert Stroker, Alan Harler, Jeff Cornelius and me during our time together. This will be our 22nd Annual Breakfast at the ACDA Conventions.  Hopefully we will be able […]

Due to an accompanist change at our church, I need to rethink our rehearsal schedule.  Currently we rehearse on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings between 1st and 2nd services.  Our new accompanist is not available on Wednesday evenings.  I have thought of three options: keep the same schedule and rehearse without an accompanist, move to […]

I am Artistic Director for a community children’s choir and we will be taking a small group of our singers on tour to Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Acoma Pueblo in the West-Central Plateau of New Mexico in June 2011. I am searching for any SA/SSA pieces that might be of historical significance to those areas. […]