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Hi Everyone- I’m looking for double-choir pieces where one choir is SATB and the 2nd is SA/SSA/SSAA.  Any ideas?  If it could tie into a winter/Christmas/holiday theme, you get brownie points!   Thanks all- Christopher Borges

Hi folks! I have had the astonishingly good luck to receive a grant to be used for professional development; this is a lovely opportunity that I don’t want to squander.  If you have an idea, I’d love to hear it.   Here’s the situation: 1) I’m somewhat loathe to leave my kids during the school […]

Hello, I am looking for South African music for a men’s chorus. I would prefer sacred music.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

I am wanting to start a high school choir at my church where I am music minister.  My goal is to have them commit each semester. Fall:  rehearsals and a big Christmas program.  Spring: rehearals and a tour where we sing and do a mission project somewhere.   Rehearsals will be most every Sunday each […]

Dear Choralisters,    I am looking for two different types of repertoire for my high school choirs.  (1) Filipino music & (2) choral music that can be accompanied by Ukulele(s).  I am trying to include music that my students can personally relate to.  Many of them have taken up playing Ukulele over the past year […]

I recall an earlier discussion on this topic, but cannot locate it.  What is the consensus of whether or not it is correct performance practice to “swing” the eighth notes in spirituals?  I know there is a distinction between spirituals and gospel music in this regard, but my summer-lulled brain cannot remember what it is! […]

The Stambaugh Chorus of Youngstown OH is organizing a local choral festival next year, involving about 10 local choirs.  I am looking for a few finale pieces of 3-5 minutes with a ‘peace’ theme.  Each choirs will sing their repertoire and at the end of the program all choirs will join together to sing the finale pieces. […]

i am looking for some 5 different choral/singer related words/names to be used as category names for programs to identify patrons, and sponsors.  The categories range as follows:  Gifts of $75 – 249; $250 – 499; $500 – 999; over $1000; and for season sponsorships $5000 plus.  It’s so much easier to find terms for […]

I thought I had been told or read that there was a strong correlation between music and medical science professions.   Am I dreaming this?   Can anyone point me to literature.  I have searched menc.org to no avail.   Thanks Jason

Greetings,   I am directing a production of White Christmas, the musical this fall, and wonder if anyone here has conducted the orchestra and can recommend a minimum instrumentation.  I’ve got piano, 2 winds, 2 trumpets, trombone, bass, and percussion lined up.  Wondering if I can get by without the strings, or other parts, in […]