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Ancilla Domini expanded its services by publishing a booklet Devotion comes with a CD of spiritual songs titled ‘Mane Nobiscum Domine’. The more you hold yourself with God, with the assistance of Mary with us, Ancilla Domini Choir. Mane Nobiscum Domine form of a booklet containing reflections and articles that you can read to be […]

Woodley Ensemble, a professional chamber choir based in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce Arsis Audio’s release of their latest CD: O fragile human.  The recording features an international array of music, including works by Christopher Marshall (New Zealand: O Fragile Human), Arvo Pärt (Estonia: …which was the son of…), Paul Schoenfield (US/Israel: Four Motets) […]

  I’m looking for a piece to do with all of our music ensembles at the end of the year.  Here are the basic criteria:   1) Scored for SATB choir, string orchestra and concert band.  2) minimum 3 minutes in length 3) Moderate difficulty   Any and all ideas would gratefully accepted!   Mike […]

Students in the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Concert Choir are warming up their voices in the hope of performing at Disney Hall in June, but meanwhile they’ll be using their talents to raise money to make that possible. Music Director Cameron Clarno was elated to tell his singers they had been offered a […]

Colleagues,   Can you advise a nice Jewish girl on choosing music for singing in Masses during an upcoming tour of Italy? My HS choir has been asked to provide the following for several venues:   Entrance Offertory Communion Ending Alleluia   The following pieces are in our tour repertoire:   Bach: Alleluia from Lobet […]

Hello all,  The Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, where I serve, will celebrating its 50th Anniversary.  There will be a number of Sundays where former Pastors come back to preach and I am thinking I would like the choir to perform the same anthem each time.  Partly this is because of the variety of Sundays […]

To all, My name is Shane Thomas. I am a junior Bachelor of Music Education student at Stetson University in DeLand, FL. I am a conducting student of Dr. Andrew Larson, interim director of choral activities here. I am currently starting my graduate school research and was wondering what schools excell in choral conducting with […]

I serve in a small (80-90 average attendance) United Methodist church in Tennessee. Tonight after the evening service a group of ladies came up to the pastor and I and requested that someone sing the song “Mary Did You Know” at our Christmas Eve service. The pastor immediately jumps in saying that the song is […]

I’ve got a student who is interested in studying opera in college.  We’re in the midwest, can anyone recommend good programs?  

The Central Washington University Chamber Choir has released a video of this composition by CWU Faculty Member and composer Vijay Singh.   The piece was written in early 2010 at my request and was presented as the final selection at the choir's 2010 NWACDA conference performance.   The video opens with brief comments by the […]