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Stephen Sturk named as director of San Clemente Choral Society
The San Clemente Choral Society has appointed composer and conductor Stephen Sturk as its new artistic director. Sturk also is the director of music at St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Temecula and composer in residence at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego. He also is co-founder and director of Cappella Gloriana, […]
Hatfield’s Carillon
I am considering this piece as a mass choir piece for a Women’s Choir Festival that I am hosting. Any thoughts about its appeal and accessibility (for singers and audience….) Thanks. Rachel
Simple Round/Song on Ocean Theme?
Dear colleagues, I will be teaching a chorus “elective” at a summer camp for young string players this summer. I’m looking for a simple round or song about the ocean, life in the ocean, on the sea (sailing), etc., to fit with our camp theme of ocean life (especially sharks!) My singers may be […]
CHORAL ARTS (Seattle) wins THE AMERICAN PRIZE
In a tightly contested race among some of the most well-known community choruses in the country, where the top three finishers were separated by mere percentage points and the top five by just inches, The American Prize is pleased to announce that Choral Arts, Robert Bode, conductor, of Seattle, WA, is the 2010 winner of […]
A concert of music with texts by William Blake or similarly mystical
Dear Listers, Sorry about the long post but this is a more complex request and to understand what it is really about I have been a little extended!. For my Melbourne (Australia) based choir, I am preparing a programme which will accompany an exhibition of new art works – which are part of the […]
Christmas music with bagpipe
Listers, After 40+ years of Christmas Concerts I am searching for something new and different for our concert this year. Specifically I am looking for Christmas music with bagpipe accompaniment or that uses bagpipe and keyboard. I have found a couple of selections, “A Bagpipe Carol”, etc. Does anyone have any repertoire they have used […]
Repertoire for chorus of regular & special needs students
I am searching for a selection of songs appropriate for a group of 16 students, ages 10-15. The group consists of regular students and students who are both physically and cognitively challenged. The group will meet for 1 hr per week for 8 weeks. They have never sung together previously, and there is wide range […]
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE CAMERATA SINGERS win The American Prize
The American Prize is pleased to announce that the WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE CAMERATA SINGERS, of Washington, PA, Susan Medley, conductor, is the 2010 winner of The American Prize in Choral Performance (college/university division.) Congratulations. The Re-Choired Element Chamber Choir of Albany, OR, placed second. The NW Oklahoma University Chorale, of Alva, OK […]
Notebooks or Choral Folders for Church Choir Kids??
Just wondering. Until my current position, I always used a vinyl music folder for my children’s choirs (grades 3-8). In my current position, I tried using 3-ring binders and was amazed at how badly mutilated the octavos and handouts were when folders were cleaned out at year’s end. Not to mention the binders being destroyed […]
Moving toward excellence
Hello all! I have read this forum for 2 years now, and have learned a great many vicarious lessons, but this is my first post. Here goes… I am interested in what you have to say about moving a good high school chorus toward an excellent high school chorus. Many of you have probably been […]