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Does anyone have a recording of the following pieces by Giacomo Puccini “senior” published by Hinshaw (I’m looking for recordings preferably with choir accompanied by instrumental ensemble rather than piano alone):   Magnificat (Hinshaw HMB-189)   Magnificat in D (Hinshaw HMB-217)   Laudate Pueri (Hinshaw HMC1677)   Laetatus Sum (Hinshaw HMC1676)   Credo in G […]

I open my annual Christmas concert with an orchestral piece and after ten years am running out of new ideas. I’m looking for something Boston Popish along the lines of Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival.”  A crowd pleaser to set the mood.  FYI, the featured work will be Rutter’s “Magnificat” but I like to mix things […]

In brief: 1.5 years ago I started with a 40 voice choir that was gifted in an average church choir kind of way. We have had a major shift to 20 voices (16 woman, 4 men) through church amalgamation and the hurt and deep grief that follows this process – not to mention general delince […]

I am in a unique situation – my HS Women’s group were selected to sing at a state MENC conference, and we share a concert with another women’s group directed by my close friend and mentor.  We would like to combine our groups for one peice on the program.  My group has 24 singers, and […]

I’ve had an auditioned mixed choir of 6-8 graders in our parochial school for a few years. We’ve been blessed with a good number of boys and have been able to sing mostly 2-3 part Treble music.  Now after getting pretty comfortable with our repertoire (their favorite songs are Rutter’s For the Beauty of the […]

Does anyone have the physical CD of Schumann, R.: Secular Choral Music, Vol. 1 – Spanisches Liederspiel / 4 Doppelchorige Gesange (Orpheus Vocal Ensemble)? I need the translations for the following pieces: Vier doppelchörige Gesänge op. 141 (2. Ungewisses Licht, 4.Talismane); Spanisches Liederspiel op. 74 (5. Es ist verraten, 9. Ich bin geliebt); Three poems after […]

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), considered one of the world’s foremost children’s choirs, honors its history of artistic excellence and embraces exciting new opportunities as it commemorates its milestone 25th Anniversary in 2010-11.  The year-long celebration features a series of concerts and musical partnerships with some of the region’s leading arts organizations on stage and […]

I’m searching for any musical quotations of the melody from das Deutschlandlied, commonly referred to as “Deutschland ueber alles”, a melody composed by Haydn, originally found in the Emperor quartet. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Hi ‘listers: Do you have a favorite kids Christmas Cantata or pageant?  Yes, I’m asking about a prepackaged, no fuss, no muss dress-the-kids-in-costumes-holding-a-canned-ham-for-the-baby-Jesus type of thing.  It goes without saying that these musicals-in-a-40 page script tend to sound trite and pop-ish, but they serve in a big way as recruitement tools and don’t take too […]

Listers,   I’m searching for some kind of online resource of Thomas Luis de Victoria’s “Duo Seraphim Clamabant” to show my choir the original notation. They are working on it and can’t imagine it without barlines. Any tips for online resources for this type of thing?   Thanks! Brian Clissold, Artistic Director Fort Wayne (IN) […]