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MANILA, Philippines – The Gatpuno Andres Bonifacio Music and Policy Research Foundation Inc. was formed recently to promote unity, love of country, patriotism and active volunteerism by building and maintaining choirs at the barangay level all over the land, starting with Quezon City. Using music and song and other cultural elements and events, the movement […]

New community choir to present concert Dec. 12 By Bill Vander Weele SIDNEY, MT — As the holiday season approached her for the first time in Sidney, Pastor Vicki Waddington felt something was missing. While in Forsyth, the way to kick off the holiday season was a community choir concert. It’s a tradition of 35 […]

The community choral group which I direct has programmed Carol Barnett’s “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” for this spring.  Has anyone prepared a keyboard reduction of the vocal parts that they would be willing to share?  There are several sub-divided parts that are quite complex and would be difficult for our rehearsal accompanist to […]

I have a very good baritone who is on a co-op job for the spring in Blytheville, Arkansas.  He is seeking a good singing opportunity while there and is willing to drive as far as Memphis, if necessary.  Please respond if you have or know of something that will give this dedicated college-age male a […]

By Meryn Fluker, Staff Writer Tom Hassig’s Prior Lake High School office wall is covered in plaques. Awards, all hanging at perfect right angles, celebrate Hassig’s successes as both an educator and an advisor: PLHS Teacher of the Year in 1992 and 2006; Prior Lake-Savage Area School District Teacher of Excellence 1992-93; and PLHS Advisor […]

Dear Listers,   I am planning a concert of Opera Choruses with my community choir – looking for 10-12 choruses to program.  We will have a guest tenor soloist -so some choruses with tenor would be great too.  My concerns are: too many languages, difficulty, a broad representation of styles, and cost of music.  I […]

I have a small youth choir at church and am looking for some accessible literature for the Lent season.  We have 4 middle school boys, 4 high school boys, and 2 girls.  I would love some suggestions for unison, canon, or easy 2 part music!  We have the option of possibly combining with the children’s […]

FARMINGTON, NM — Virginia Nickels-Hircock, director of choral activities for Piedra Vista High School, was named the 2010 Music Educator of the Year by t4he New Mexico Music Educators Association. “I was stunned, elated and humbled to find out I had won this award,” Nickels-Hircock said. “I know many of the past recipients of this […]

Dear Listers;        I would like to hear from any of you that have experience with any of these multi-movement pieces by Stephen Paulus; what I need to know is approximate difficulty level, on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being easiest and 5 being most difficult. Thank you.   Awakening   Brown […]

Best choral performance Bach Cantata (Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt) Baltic Runes (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Paul Hillier) Haydn: The Creation (RIAS Kammerchoir; René Jacobs) Martin: Golgotha (Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Daniel Reuss) Verdi Requiem (Chicago Symphony Chorus; Riccardo Muti) Best Small Ensemble Performance Ceremony and Devotion (The Sixteen; Harry Christophers) La […]