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Friends,   I am asking if those of you who have purchased new pianos for your choral setting could share some words of wisdom on the process. What type and brand did you pick and why. Here is my situation: I need to purchase a piano for the choral classroom that will have between 95-110 […]

Dear Listers,   We are in a unique situation where, due to transition, our well-established 300 member program has a complete lack of a parent organization. In looking to restructure this, I discovered that we have no bylaws for the organization, and are relying on institutional knowledge to recreate this valuable group. The silver lining […]

Hi Jane – a slightly shorter work but wonderful for SATB choir and children’s chorus is Imant Raminsh’s “I Will Sing Unto the Lord” – with piano accompaniment. Diane Loomer

Many of us in the choral community have conducted and performed David Fanshawe's unique African Sanctus since it's creation in 1977. To say that David was an original is understated. He was a spirited and bold man who possessed contagious enthusiasm for preserving the vanishing musical cultures of people from small African villages to Southeast […]

This may be a strange request, but I’m considering changing the name of my church youth choir, now simply called “Chapel Choir.”  I’m looking for something that the kids would really buy into.  I know that there are some neat Latin names, but I don’t know how those appeal to youth these days, especially without […]

It was an interesting day. First, settled a personnel question for our summer musical orchestra, one of many that come in a continuous series. Then off with my tuba to play with the community band for a Ruritan Club Fish Fry. (Hey, this is a big deal. Through their monthly fish-fries and other fundraising, they […]

I am looking for a medium length work (15-30 minutes) for my children’s choir and SATB choir to perform together in the coming year.  Preferably in the spring, so no Chrismtas pieces, please.  We are already planning on doing Rutter’s Mass for the Children in the following year.  Any other great suggestions?  Thanks!

An excerpt of a concert given on the 27th June 2010 in the church of Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève (Sarthe, France), for the inauguration of 11 new stained glass windows of the church. The Children’s choir “Les Cagou’s”, conducted by Evelyne Béché (http://evelynebeche.olympe-network.com/children_choir_caslum.html) sing “The song of Prévert” (“La chanson de Prévert” in french) by Serge Gainsbourg.  Watch […]

We are in the process of redefining our uniform policy for the community choir I direct.     Currently we charge a uniform fee (of $30) to help absorb the purchase of new uniforms.  Students may purchase uniforms “along the way,” avoiding the need to pay uniform fees in subsequent years.  If students outgrow their […]

Dear Colleagues —   Does anyone know where I can find (and purchase) the full score, set of orchestral parts and vocal scores to John Williams’ “America, the Dream Goes On?”     Thanks.   Grant Cochran Anchorage Concert Chorus Anchorage, AK