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Madrigal Sets for Christmas
Greetings, I am looking for a set of Christmas/Seasonal madrigals or chamber choir pieces to place in the first half of a multi choir concert betweeen Fissinger’s I Saw Three Ships and Whitaker’s Lux Aurumque. The second half of the concert is Messiah, Part I + Hallelujah Chorus. Thanks for your help!
Advice ASAP Scheduling classes Middle School
Greetings everyone, I am in a pickle with scheduling classes for next year. My students are spread thin and I must split my choirs up. I teach middle school. Should I try to keep them mixed as evenly as possible? Try to have a class of each voice part? 3 8th grade choirs – about 60 […]
French repertory
Dear Colleagues, I’m looking for large-scale French works for chorus and orchestra (with or without too many soloists), aside from Faure, Durufle and Berlioz, that will both draw a crowd and be worthwhile for singers and players. “French” need not be language, but must be provenance; I’m not sure if even French-period Stravinsky (such […]
Clytus Gottwald Mahler arrangements
If there are any subscribers familiar with any of Gottwald’s Mahler arrangements, please respond concerning their quality and difficulty. According to the Carus website, there are 5: Erinnerung Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Im Abendrot (transcription of the Adagietto from the 5th Symphony) Urlicht Die zwei blauen Augen Many thanks! Jerome Hoberman
New Place To Share Repertoire/Vidoes
I have spent a lot of time on YouTube and other sites trying to see what else is out there and I have gotten tired of the search. So I have started a new “Choir Director’s Brag Blog” for you to put the links to your best work on. I will embed the videos on […]
Choral CHARISMA Website Fixed
If any of you tried to access my various pages unsuccessfully, I’ve included links on the bottom of the homepage as a work-around. I’ve also updated the website to further address issues relating to Amelia Nagoski’s Choral Journal article — and my subsequent letter to the editor (in the 2101 June/July issue). Included among the issues addressed is an […]
Earthsong – a secular cantata
With the current catastrophe in the Gulf refocussing attention on the environment, this may be an ideal time to programme a work that reflects on our relationship with this planet. Earthsong is a secular cantata that celebrates Earth – or ‘Gaia’ in the terminology of scientist James Lovelock. It describes nature in joyful, […]
Grant Proposals
I am wanting to know where I can get help to write successful grant proposals for my women’s ensemble. Are there people that do this professionally? Where would I go to find these resources? thank you for any suggestions, Nancy Singla Founder and Artistic director of the Cantala Women’s Ensemble, Toronto, Canada
Let Everything That Hath Breath & other gospel/spirituals
Friends, I am wondering if any of you have done the Jeffrey Ames arrangement of ‘Let Everything That Hath Breath’ with a Jr. High choir with limited boys. I do not have the music in front of me and do not have access to a copy so I was wondering if it can be done […]
Favorite Opera Choruses?
Greetings all– We’re opening a new high school campus this fall, and I’ve been given a budget to build our new library since we’re dividing our current school’s resources in half. I’m using this opportunity to look at our current stock by era, genre, language, etc. in order to have the most representative selection of […]