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A new setting of the Arthur O’Shaughnessy poem “We Are the Music Makers”  is now ready for your Fall concert by composer Tom Council.  It is published by Colla Voce.  Listen to two full recordings.  MUSICMAKERS. or go to www.tomcouncil.com.

Maestro Eric Nelson, of Atlanta, GA, has won The American Prize in Conducting in the community chorus division. For a full list of winners of the spring competitions of The American Prize, please visit our blog: www.theamericanprize.blogspot.com Eric Nelson: B.M.-Houghton College, M.M.-Westminster Choir College, D.M.-Indiana University. Currently Director of Graduate and Choral Studies at Emory […]

Vancouver Chamber Choir … your Air Canada enRoute entertainment!   Travelling this summer? The Vancouver Chamber Choir could be flying with you!   If you are travelling with Air Canada between now and December 2010, be sure to tune in to your inflight audio entertainment. After rushing around a busy airport, you can unwind to the […]

Does anyone know of an SATB arrangement of the song ‘Whispering Grass’?   —  Steve

Hi there   I am currently in the process of trying to come up with ways to recruit singers for my church choir. It is a congregation of about 200, and the choir currently is about 10 people without ringers. I was thinking of hosting a night before actual rehearsals begin where we would sing […]

This is my second year as chorus teacher at a middle school and I am searching for some good Chorus Holiday Programs. My upcoming 7th graders are becoming good readers. My new 6th graders have had no music previously. Any ideas are welcome. Also, what’s a great holiday closer piece?

For those of you who have never seen Jester Hairston work with a choir on one of his spirituals, I have found a short clip you may be interedt in. He was certinaly an interesting character. I am planning a concert of African American spirituals and found this. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eG58Y4x9xc&feature=related   Chris

Hi … Can anyone point me toward alternative arrangements of “Make Our Garden Grow” ? .. the Robert Page arrangement, though lovely, is just too high.  Im hoping someone can help.. it would be much appreciated.   Many Thanks, Mark   Mark Smith Orpheus Chorale

Goin’ up a yonder Hawkins/ arrSirvatka ends with the words Goin’ Home   Goin’ Home arr. Cameron Sullengerger he arranged this for the Region 25 Middle School All-Region Choir 2007. Not sure if it’s in print but I’m sure you can google him and email him about it.  

Dear colleagues,   Thank you for your immediate and positive responses to my request for information on Douglas McEwen.  Obviously, he was revered in the profession and his reputation lives on.   I realize now that I had misspelled his last name in my earlier post.  (I was never fortunate enough to have met him […]