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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Giving back to the community is something to sing about for choir members of the Harmony Project – one of the recipients at the Bridge Builders Awards tonight at Lincoln Theatre. The Center For Healthy Families will formally introduce itself to Columbus by holding the first Bridge Builders Awards ceremony, recognizing […]

Dear Colleagues:   I am putting together the final pieces for my school’s spring concert which is music of war and peace.  My selections so far have been pretty heavy and need some more light and upbeat pieces.  There are some examples in our resources from Choralnet but they are 7-8 years old and I […]

  Regarding the story  “Jewish Choral Participation Survey Yields Interesting Results” (posted to the ChoralNet News section, and also available at http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/22046/ ).   I’d like to point out that this article – published in The Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia’s Jewish newspaper – happened because Arbel Chorale’s president (Enid Krasner, also my wife) “pitched” the article to the […]

I realize this is a bit outside the choral realm,  but it does affect voice lessons. At the small liberal arts college where teach, the registrar has just announced that private lessons will no longer be listed in the course schedule because the numerous individual lesson listings take up too much space. Lessons will still be offered, of course, but students […]

Last year saw the launch of New Zealand’s first choir — the Brainwave Singers — offering music therapy for people with neurological conditions. The inspiration for the launch of this choir was the success of a similar choir in London. Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Speech and Language therapist and cofounder of The Brainwave […]

Hey everyone –   I’m trying to put together the repertoire for my 5th grade general music classes and I’m stuck.  I’ve worked on this for hours and need some help.  I want to do four pieces and here’s what I’ve got so far:   1. Christmas is Coming (3 part traditional round) 2. Still, […]

I have searched, in vain, for a translation to Jannequin’s “La Guerre.”  When I try to follow the translation link on musica it does not go anywhere.  Can anybody help?   Thank you, Steve Dresen Bonnneville HS Choirs

I am considering establishing a “Greek Sing” at my university.  We have a large but inexperienced Greek system on campus.  Our Men’s and Women’s Choruses are considering sponsoring the Greek Sing in order to gain campus visibility for the choruses and choral music in general.     I participated in such events as an undergraduate, […]

FARMINGTON, MN — An artist in residence program starting at Farmington High School this week will help the concert choir get more in tune with one another, so to speak. On Tuesday, the men’s vocal chamber ensemble Cantus began its artist in residence program at FHS by giving a free a cappella concert for the […]

KEARNEY, NE — A friendship forged in Texas while producing music with a choir and orchestra resulted in Ron-Dirk Entleutner coming to central Nebraska from Germany.   He spent Wednesday and Thursday working with musical groups at the university, high school and community levels.   Maury Schulte, a singer and tour consultant, was part of […]