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choral warm ups
Greetings Everyone; Could you please reccommend a progressive choral warm-up collection that is accesible to beginners and that will satisfy more progressed singers as well. Gratefully, John Rondeau, Dir. of Music , The First Congregational Church of Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts 01571
A new director at the helm of the Jefferson Township Community Chorus!
The Jefferson Township Community Chorus is about to launch its new season with exciting music and a creative and enthusiastic new director! It’s a great time to come join the group. With the opening of the Fall 2010 season, the Jefferson Arts Committee is thrilled to present their new director, Cherwyn Ambuter, M.M. from the […]
Raise a Ruckus Cassette Needed
Anyone have a cassette tape of “Raise a Ruckus” Arr. Huff, Hal Leonard around that you would like to sell? I have looked everywhere and even asked Mac himself for a copy of either the Instrumental parts or the cassette/CD and he doesn’t have it anymore. Willing to pay.
Creating “sub rosters” from a master roster in Google Docs or excel
Friends, my church music ministry has many musical groups. I have about 120 people who have registered using a Google form – they fill out the form by email and it populates a spread sheet which is a master roster of all my groups … fantastic so far! In column G people could choose multiple […]
Akathist of Thanksgiving- Tavener
Hi all, Does anyone out there have a score of the Tavener Akathist of Thanksgiving? I am especially curious as to any notices in the score regarding copyright ownership of the original Russian text and/or copyright notice on the translation. I see internet clues that Tavener attributes the original wrongly to Gregory Petrov, and […]
Kelli Falls to direct Livingston County Chorale
A Howell Public Schools music teacher will set the tempo for the Livingston County Chorale in Brighton, Michigan. The chorale has selected Kelli Falls as its new director. She succeeds Reed Criddle, who directed the group for the past two seasons. Falls teaches vocal music at Three Fires Middle School in Genoa Township. […]
Unexpected Gifts
Just experienced a moment of numinous, ineffable grace …. slowed down my day, sat, closed my eyes, and listened to a recording of Lauridsen’s Ubi Caritas, as rendered by the Don Brinegar Singers. Transported by unexpected gifts … Dean M. Estabrook
HS Choir creates CD to memorialize classmate
The Covington Catholic High School Chamber Choir stepped into a recording studio in May under stressful circumstances. At a time when many were preparing for final exams and graduation, they began recording an album to memorialize their friend, Maria Schaffstein, the 17-year-old Notre Dame Academy student killed in a car crash in April. Within weeks, […]
Combined middle and high school concerts, frustrated-please help!
Friends, Previously at my middle and high school it has been a tradition that both choral programs perform separate Winter and Spring concerts each season. The high school always performs roughly an hour and twenty minutes on their night and the middle school performs roughly 45 minutes on their night. This school year the […]

