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We are putting together a concert of “American Music”: songs that exemplify an American Style, genre or composer.     Some of the genres we are looking at are: Jazz, Barbershop, Musicals/Broadway, Shape Note, Spirituals, Cowboy Songs (Luboff), modern composers (Whitacre, Beitinis, Lauridsen), Midwest choral tradition (Luboff, F. M. Christiansen, etc), Americana (Herb Shenandoah, Oh, […]

Go here to hear Clare Shore’s Tropical Blessing for SAB Chorus and Handbells: http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm The words are by the composer: Praise God, the Father, our Creator!/Bless all of us, He is our maker!/?Bless paw and hoof, burrow and roost;/Bless equine, bovine, canine, feline, Osprey, egret, woodpecker, ?Little Blue;/Bless Spot and Puff and Grandma, too. //Praise […]

Dear Choral Netters, Can you suggest a resource (book, website, person, etc.)  for grant writing?  In particular the soliciting of federal agencies like Save America’s Treasures.  I’ve been charged with finding alternate sources of funding for an organ restoration.  Regards, Todd Wilson

Hello-   I am planning to hire paid singers for the upcoming choir year, and I need an idea for an appropriate amount to offer per week. I expect to hire undergraduate music majors – probably freshman/sophomore level. They will need to attend a Wednesday choir rehearsal (1 hr. and 15 min.) and one 11:00 […]

I’m thinking of such a program for my large community chorus. All suggestions appreciated! Thanks.

Hello everyone: Thanks to a Choralnet posting  some months ago(can’t recall exactly when) I had a great day yesterday(5/23) singing hymns at the courthouse in Benton, KY.  It was Big Singing Day,  don’t you know … the 127th installment(began in 1884).  About 40-45 singers + a sing-a-long audience of perhaps 125 Bentonites sang 35-40 shape-note hymns from the  great Southern Harmony. The hymns […]

My church is starting the process of buying a new hymnal.  We currently use the old Pilgrim Hymnal, but have moved to a more blended service with a contemporary bent. Congregational singing has become more frequent in our service, and much better also!  I am seeking suggestions, recommendations for a possible purchase.  Also, suggestions on evaluation […]

I’m curious as to your experience in programming any of these four suites by Robert Russell Bennett.  Especially would like to know what you feel are MINIMUM orchestral forces necessary.  I’d love to consider one of these suites, but am limited in the orchestra I can seat for the occasion.  Epecially am curious about whether […]

Dear Colleagues   Can anyone offer help in improving a choirs’ diction/intelligibility of text and words?   Last night we had a 45th anniversary celebration of ordination. I asked the assembly to join with the choir in praying for our pastor in the words of Rutter’s Gaelic Blessing.  We had combined two choirs who had […]

  Items include some instrument sets. Catalogue lists composer, selection, voicing, publisher, number of copies available, number of pages per selection, and rental price.   Music rents for 20% of list price and normally circulates for 3 months, with prorated extensions available. Music is normally due back within 1 month after your last performance. Music […]