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The Choral Cure
There are now more choirs in the UK than fish and chip shops, and a spate of television programmes about choral singing – including Last Choir Standing and the two award-winning series by choirmaster Gareth Malone – suggest that, as Wyatt puts it, "singing together is so much more than making a noise with […]
Questions on Tambur
Tambur arranged by Bardos Is it TAM-bur or Tam-BUR? Why don’t the accents continue in the TB part after measure 2? Should there have been “simile” in measure 3? Was Bardos trying to communicate the syllabic stress of that word for the whole song? Is there a translation for any […]
NEW by Edition Music Contact
Dear ChoralNet readers, recently Edition Music Contact has published new choral music for all categories!!! “Tu es Petrus” (SATB and organ); duration about 04:00 by Vitalini, Alberico (1921-2006) (Italy) EMC-No. 108963 “Prooemium ad Iephtis Oratorium” (SSAATTB + Orgel (Soprano und Baritone Solo)); duration about 13.20 by Pereira Martínez, Raimundo (*1972) (Venezuela) EMC-No. 108951 “Ave Maria Praeraphaëlita” (SATB); duration about 03:50 by Agostini, Giuseppe (Italy) EMC-No. 108982 […]
ACDA honor choir participants and general convention access
I have a singer that is participating in the Southwest ACDA community honor choir and wants to see the booths and other concerts while she is there. Does anyone know if she would have to get a membership/admission or will her participant badge work?
American music medleys for chorus and orchestra
hello forum dwellers, I have just been asked to take a group of American singers to Russia to collaborate with a Russian chorus on a performance of Messiah highlights. We will be singing with a full orchestra and there is an interest in also having a medley or several selections of American music. this […]
Das Knaben Wunderhorn settings
I’m searching for original choral settings of texts from Das Knaben Wunderhorn (not arrangements of Mahler lieder, etc). Any recommendations? New settings are of special interest! I have a 24-voice well-balanced community chamber choir. I’ll gladly compile a list… Thanks Andrew Adams
Re: Looking for SATB repertoire on MLK.
I am almost sure Moses Hogan had an anthology that he published about 10 years ago in honor of Dr. King. I seem to remember that it had 6-7 songs. Shannon Quinn Paris RII Schools Paris, MO
Gospel music, two/three part for a small church choir
Hello fellow choral conductors! I am looking for a gospel anthem, two or three part, appropriate for a small church choir with limited reading skills-however, they are enthusiastic towards challenges. Thank you! Nancy Singla Music Director Forest Hill United Church Toronto, Canada
Re: Looking for SATB repertoire on MLK.
Here is info on the Moses Hogan piece I mentioned above. It is from Hal Leonard. His Light Still Shines (Medley in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) Series: Choral Collection SATB DIVISI Arranger : Moses Hogan This moving work was commissioned by the Choral Arts Society of Washington […]
Collegiate SA Music
I have a college Women’s Choir, non-auditioned but reasonably capable, that only has 13 members this semester. I’m trying to round out my repertoire for the spring concert–done with the other 2 choral ensembles, so I don’t need a full concert’s worth–but am having a difficult time finding a good variety of music for SA […]