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CWU Chamber Choir – O Vos Omnes, Victoria (Video)
The Central Washington University Chamber Choir sings O Vos Omnes by Renaissance composer Tomás Luis da Victoria on a video recorded in June of 2010. The Choir is in the CWU Music Building Concert Hall with a four camera setup. The audio portion is unedited. Uploaded to YouTube, the URL of the video […]
Correction: Christmas anthems (sacred and secular)
My apologies for the incorrect link. Please use this one to check out samples of my choral anthems for Christmas (and other seasons): www.redhouseartspace.com. And thanks to the kind person who pointed out the error! Chris
What makes a great baton?
I’m planning on making a conductors baton as a gift for my good friend, but I have no experience with them. I was wondering if you’d help me by answering a few questions I have about batons: 1. I’m thinking of carving it from deer antler, would this be a suitable material? Do you […]
Orch+Choir Closers…
…with a theme of unity, hope, peace, etc. This is for our Winter Concert. Can be uptemp or slower/contemplative, but we’d like to run multimedia while it is being performed (film, slides, etc.). Something sophisticated but accessible (for choir and audience). Thank you all in advance!
4 Choral Works that might interest you
Here are 3 choral works that might interest you. The first two are for wind ensemble/chorus that were commissioned by Brigham Young University-Idaho and the last piece is an a cappella work for SATB (published through SBMP) and the last is for SATB chorus with Organ accompaniment 1) God of our Fathers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvK_UPHMfcU […]
Christmas Anthems (sacred and secular)
I would like to invite you to check out samples of my Christmas anthems at www.redhouseartspace.com/choral-html in the hopes that you might find something your choir would enjoy singing this holiday season. Thanks. Chris Humphrey
music for children’s chorus and orchestra
I am looking for a piece for children’s chorus and orchestra that is not terribly difficult for either ensemble, short, and not too slow (per conductor’s request). And, it must be secular. I would appreciate your ideas.
Quality Public Domain Music for Community Choir Holiday Concert
I am in need of assistance please! My choir is running extremely short on funds and I am not able to order the music that I had hoped for our December concert. It is for this reason that I am seeking any suggestions of free music that has some sort of theme. I was considering carols, […]
Settings of texts by St. Francis of Assisi
Hello listers, My choirs are touring to Rome and Assisi in May and that inspired me to seek out settings of texts by St. Francis. I have already chosen the following: Laudes creaturarum – Carl Orff Illumine le tenebre – Joan Szymko (very artful piece just published by Santa Barbara Press) I […]
Balancing Sightreading and Rote Learning within Concert Songs
How do you balance rote learning and sightreading within regular concert literature? Is there a system that you like? I want my students to understand the connection between “regular music” and all the sightreading work they do. As a kid, the only time my choir director made me sightread was during sightreading practice. I want […]