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Dear colleagues, I would be grateful for repertoire suggestions of pieces that could be used for the finale (or even the entire second half) of a programme featuring a family of choirs (Large adult symphonic chorus, youth choir and children’s choir); the piece should involve all three choirs and have relatively modest instrumental resources (organ, […]

CLACKAMAS, OR — Scott Davis, the choir director at Clackamas High School, was honored as K103 radio’s Educator of the Week after being nominated by former student Sarah Hazen. He was featured in a live radio interview, and received an engraved crystal apple, a two-night stay at the Westin Portland, a gift card for the […]

Christmas Jazz and Christmas Jazz II are AWESOME!! arr. Shaw

By Janelle Gelfand • jgelfand(a)enquirer.com • November 12, 2010 In December 2001, two West Chester Township boys, Ryan Slone, then 11, and Donald Smith, then 13, became the second and third U.S. citizens to join the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir. Two years later, Benjamin Kleykamp, then 11, of Mason joined. And the Markowich family of […]

NATURE PICTURES:  New CD release by the Peninsula Women’s Chorus AVAILABLE THIS NOVEMBER!!   With its newest CD, Nature Pictures, the PWC celebrates a close relationship with prominent Estonian composer, Veljo Tormis.  Influenced by his deep conviction that ancient song traditions reflect a close connection to nature, the prolific Tormis gives us the four seasons […]

  Newly available from A Tempo Music:   MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS FOR CHOIR, BRASS, STRINGS, WOODWINDS AND PERCUSSION Three Choral Ensembles and Three Instrumental Ensembles Conducted by Iwan Edwards and Donald Patriquin; Marcel Saint-Cyr and Pierre Beluse GIOVANNI GABRIELI: MOTETS FOR CHOIR AND BRASS ARCANGELO CORELLI: “CHRISTMAS” CONCERTO (Opus 6, No. 8) DONALD PATRIQUIN: CHRISTMAS […]

The graduate conducting class I teach is open to instrumentalists as part of a half course credit (they play in our recitals to complete the credit), and we usually have a string group of 4-5 players who enroll.  This year though we are down to one violinist and one oboist, so for one unit next […]

What happens when the members of Chanticleer have two rare afternoons off while on the road?  Why, they whip out their iphones and web cams and make a music video!  This happened earlier this fall when Music Director, Matthew Oltman and Tenor, Brian Hinman wanted to devise a new way to expose listeners to one […]

Secular and sacred Christmas/solstice/winter anthems for unison, treble or mixed choirs:  http://www.redhouseartspace.com/choral-music.html   Thanks for looking.   Chris

I’m looking for a contemporary or classical piece, 10–20 minutes, originally written for this setting. Sacred or non-sacred in any language. The wind quintet should be traditional (fl, ob, clar, french horn, bassoon).