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Good morning colleagues:   Let’s see how many of you have dealt with this particular issue.  I had a new member join my choir recently.  She is bright, artistic, assertive and dedicated, everything you could ask for from an enthusiastic new singer.  She is also stricken with too many illnesses to list here, many of […]

 On Good Friday,after 62 years of life, I have finally been able to hear Bach’s St. Matthew Passion which turned out to be, perhaps, the best thing I have ever heard anywhere. I am still floating and glowing days later. To give it it’s due, the performance was presented be local professional and amateur forces […]

 I am a second year teacher who is part time middle school (a section of 7th & 8th Grade) and part time high school (9th grade choirs).   I will be auditioning current eighth graders for a select ensemble for the high school during the 2010-2011 school year. My current list of what will be […]

Can anyone advise me on the tax deductibility of travel expenses for members of a community chorus?  Our group did a concert tour in Europe, which consisted of 10 days of travel, with a total of four concerts.  The rest of the time was spent traveling, touring , etc.  Pretty much the standard choral group […]

 Has anyone done the SSA arrangement of Vivaldi Gloria by Desmond Ratcliffe? In the fifth movement, Propter Magnam Gloriam, there is an A# in the S2 line in bars 8&9, which is usually an A natural.   Has anyone found this strange? It’s the difference between a major chord in 1st inversion and a strange […]

Can anyone point me to any listservs that are specifically geared to K-12 choral music educators?  I know about the Music Researchers’ Email Directory.  I’m wondering, though, if there are places other than ChoralNet (wonderful as it is) specifically devoted to the study, teaching, and improvement of school-level choral methods.

I’ve selected “L’Chi Lach” by Debbie Friedman and Savina Teubal, arr. by Simon A. Sargon, for worship in May and need help with pronunciation.  Here’s the text:   L’chi lach, to a land that I will show you. Lech l’cha to a place you do not know, L’chi lach, on your journey I will bless […]

Co-op Press has created a win-win program that enables high quality school, community, and professional musical organizations to raise funds for operational expenses or special projects by doing what they do best, making music. Our goal at Co-op Press is to replace the electronic versions of the mp3 samples on our website with quality acoustic […]

Can anyone suggest some pieces having to do with DONKEYS?   Thank you! Lisa

The Miserere for cello and choir by the Belgian composer Rudi Tas is a proven winner!   His Salve Regina for Violin, Soprano, 3 choir soloists and SSAATTBB-choir is the successor! Of course you want to know more about this Salve Regina and other recent works by Rudi Tas.   For free specimen pages please […]