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 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 […]

I’m looking at programming the version of “Toward the Unknown Region” by Vaughan Williams published for reduced orchestra, 2.1.2.2  2.2.0.0  str, timp, piano.   Has anyone performed this version? Is there a recording of this version available?   If you know it, what do you think of the reduced orchestra? I’m basically wondering if the piece is […]

Hi Again. Our choir has recorded a CD. I’m wondering that out there in the choral world, what are some of the best practices with regards to how much the choristers (who sang in the recording) pay for the CD. Do choristers usually get a discount, pay the cost or pay the retail price? What kinds […]

England — A man who joined a choir in 1940 in Somerset when he was eight years old has celebrated 70 years of singing with the same church group.   Mervyn Salmon, 78, became part of St Cuthbert’s Church choir in Wells when Winston Churchill was prime minister and King George VI was on the […]

I am the choral director at a relatively new (11 yrs.) private high school.  We have only one choir which has grown pretty steadily with the growth of the school (current enrollment is 192).  We started touring about 8 years ago, and alternating with the band, went on a “long/big” tour every other year, and […]