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Ben Saunders, the Director of Music at Leeds Cathedral in the North of England said, after he was appointed a number of years ago, that if if inner-city children were not going to come to him, then he was going to send a choral director to them. He was fortunate enough to have a supportive […]

Does anyone have recordings of any of the following a cappella men’s repertoire by Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi?   Hauen laulu Hitaat ja karseat hautajaisvalssit Hodie Christus natus est (lat) Julkisuustango O Lord, have mercy on my soul (eng) Oi Herra, armos mulle suo   He is coming to our campus to work with choirs […]

 Friends – I’m trying to find an extraordinary piece or two for our 5-voice vocal group (all professionals) for our worship services on Sunday July 4. (SSATB)   It *could* be an arrangement of a “God and Country” sort of song, as long as it is not “political”, but I’m also trying to think beyond […]

 Does anyone have experience with the Italian composer Corrado Margutti’s Missa Lorca?  I’m working on a program with various settings of Lorca, and this looks like a particularly ambitious and interesting work.  A related question: does anyone have suggestions for Lorca settings besides the Rautavaara and Castelnuovo-Tedesco?      

We are a volunteer chorus founded in 1955 with about 100 members.    We have a season of 3 different choral concerts each year (fall, holidays and spring. Included  is Messiah which we perform at a local theater and at Carnegie  Hall.  We have a music director, assistant music director and part-time office administrator. We are discussing restructuring […]

 We are planning a concert called All You need is…Love.  Most of the repertoire is light – madrigals, Liebeslieder Waltzes and Polkas, a pop medley, etc..  We are looking for one work about 10 minutes long that is from  the more serious classical repertoire that would fit with this theme.  The choir is SATB, about […]

  The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir is pleased to announce the newest addition to their team, Artistic Director, Brian Clissold. Brian comes to the Children’s Choir with extensive artistic experience and demonstrated success in growing a similar youth-focused arts program in Battle Creek, Michigan.   “Mr. C” as the kids call him, attended Western Michigan […]

I know people have asked about the best systems and books for sight-singing in the past, and I did search the answers, but I don’t feel like mine is completely answered.   Let me explaiin my situation. In the past, nothing has ever been done with choir or vocal music at this school. The position, until I […]

I am pleased to report that the Camelback Bible Church Sanctuary Choir (Paradise Valley-Phoenix, Arizona) has just returned from a very successful and unique concert tour/missions trip to Poland, May 27-June 7. The invitation for the trip came from the Promnitz family of America, who recently discovered that they are descended from a royal family […]

Of the masterworks we’ve done with our kids, I think choral selections from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the Faure Requiem and the Mozart Solemn Vespers have been among the kids’ favorites.