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Colleagues,   I have been tasked with forming a community choir to participate in Miami University’s annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday.  I would very much like to perform a SATB arrangement of James Taylor’s song, “Shed A Little Light.”  Unfortunately, I am having great difficulty in locating one.  Can anyone out there […]

I am looking for a Male choir arrangement of any song along the lines of thanksgiving. Like a TTBB arrangement of of Crouch’s  “My Tribute” but it must be a concert closer type.   Any ideas? Please HELP!!! 

I am trying to make a list of all the books I should buy for the future as a choral director.  I have a few ideas of what to buy, but I’d really appreciate input on what books are best in terms of repertoire, music theory, sight-singing, diction/ipa, pedagogy, etc.  Thank you!

I feel like this has been asked before, but I have searched for it unsuccessfully–thanks for your help!  🙂

ST CATHERINE’S, ON — His music may not be on their iPod playlists, but excitement about Kenny Rogers may just reach fever pitch at Laura Secord Secondary School. That’s because, in a matter of weeks, members of the school’s concert choir will share the stage with the world-renowned country music legend. Conducted by their music […]

By Ian YoungsArts reporter, BBC News Lt John Thornton was described as a popular and formidable soldier When Lieutenant John Thornton wrote about “the numbers game” in his diary while serving in Afghanistan, he was expressing his fears about the chances of becoming a victim of a roadside bomb. Four months later, the Royal Marine […]

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Joshua Habermann as Chorus Director DALLAS (December 1, 2010) – The Dallas Symphony Orchestra today announces the appointment of Joshua Habermann as Dallas Symphony Chorus Director, beginning in the summer of 2011. The 200-voice Dallas Symphony Chorus is the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Habermann, 42, the sixth […]

I am a new conductor working with a children’s choir of about 20 students ranging from 2nd grade to 5th grade.  Any suggestions on how to keep the 5th graders engaged without losing the 2nd graders?

Hello all,  I am looking for a choral method book, kind of like the “Standard of Excellence” books that the band people have.  I am specifically interested in vocal jazz if it exists, but would take anything.  I found one from Hal Leonard called “Essential Repertoire” and I like the format with the history, exercises, […]

I am sad to announce to the ChoralNet community that James Dearing, director of choral studies at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, passed away on November 26, 2010.    He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Music where he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller and Robert Fountain. Before coming to IUP, Dearing was assistant director of […]