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This is my third year as a community college director, but this is my first year at a new school.  I have a wonderful group of students.  The talent is unbelievable!  I have a difficult time getting them to focus, though.  I have tried to pace my rehearsals so that there isn’t much time for […]

I am currently having a discussion with my Music Department and Administration about the fact that many vocal music educators/choral conductors teach larger classes than other teachers.  My principal said that it is become expected for choirs to be large, and for the report card grades to be “A’s” and all the comments to be […]

Chor Leoni has a new youth Initiative: MYVoice (Mobilizing Young Men’s Voices).  This is a short-term, cost-free choral opportunity in the spring that might be of interest to some of your choristers and students.   Here are the bullet points: – for young men, ages: 12-18 – January to April – cost: FREE – no vocal/choral experience necessary […]

I am trying to find TTBB Christmas music that is similar in style to Betelehemu. It needs to be powerful. Any suggestions?  

 Carmina Slovenica released new CD Musica Inaudita  (red) with works by medeival authors which were written or performed in female monasteries. It includes music by Kassia, Hildegard von Bingen and music from Codex Las Huelgas. Musica Inaudita is part of larger project which started several years ago, then with baroque music written by nun composers. […]

Hi all;   Any suggestions for music, sacred or secular, ancient or modern, for a choir of 8 people, one to a part (so, SSAATTBB)? About 3-4 minutes duration would be ideal. We’d prefer not to sing scaled-down versions of larger works (yes, I’ve sung the Hallelujah Chorus with 8 voices, but it lacked a […]

Does anyone have the entire poem of this piece?   Thanks!

Colleagues,   Can anyone share a word-for-word translation of the Dante Pater Noster text set by Verdi? Yes, I’m aware that it is the “Our Father” prayer, but Dante’s Italian enriches the original language. Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer.

THE SOREL MEDALLION CHORAL COMPOSITION CONTEST will take place in New York City in May 2011. The winning compositions will be performed by the world famous Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene, as part of their 2010-2011 subscription series. The entry deadline is Jan. 15, 2011. Applications and composition details are available in the […]

Anyone have a good pronunciation guide for this Mongolian song?   Thanks! Christopher Borges Bakersfield HS Bakersfield, CA