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Kodaly Turot Eszik A Cignay
Listers: Does anyone out there have a resource for pronunciation of Kodlay’s Turot Eszik a Cignay (See the gipsies)? I’ve got a recording performed in the original language but some phonetics would be very helpful! Thank you for any help you can offer! Thomas Thomas J. Rinn, director Juan Seguin […]
National Survey on Male Choral Participation and Recruitment
On March 8, MENC will be sending an email survey invitation to a random sample of 2500 middle and high school MENC chorus teachers in the United States. This survey is part of my dissertation research on middle and high school male choral participation and recruitment. If you are selected, please participate! Please encourage your colleagues to respond if they […]
Easy Classical Anthems For Easter
I have a small Episcopalian choir of ten and I’m looking for some easy anthems for Easter Sunday. I have already decided that we will sing Mozart’s “Laudate Dominum,” but I would like some other classical suggestions that are of the same difficulty. Any help? Thanks, Wil Gonzales
Choral Music and Theatre Responsibilities
Hello: I am doing some research and wondered how many listers have found themselves responsible for the running of the technical elements of their musical theatre productions? Specifically, lighting, sound and set construction. Of those who do, how many had prior training and how would they rate their skills? Thanks, Dana Taylor
Three New Arrangements for TTBB including “J’entends le moulin”
These three arangements have just been published by A Tempo and may be heard in entirety and ordered at donaldpatriquin.com. SONGS OF LOVE AND NONSENSE consists of “J’entends le moulin”, “I’ll Go See My Love” and “On This Hill There Was A Tree”. The suite was commissioned by the Cantabile Men’s Chorus, Kingston, Ontario (Mark […]
JUNO nomination for Canadian Choral Composition
Leonard Enns Receives Juno Nomination for Classical Composition of the Year The DaCapo Chamber Choir is thrilled to announce that Artistic Director and conductor, Leonard Enns, has received a Juno nomination for Classical Composition of the Year, for Nocturne!Nocturne is featured on the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s second CD, ShadowLand, which was released this past November. You […]
Starting a men’s choir.
Hi I’m considering starting a men’s choir at my university. Any advice?….
“Wechselburger” Mass
Does anyone have information about a Mass setting written near Wechselburg (near Chemnitz in Germany)? A handwritten MS – anon – has been in our possession for some years but the Credo is missing. I would appreciate any information and would really like to find the missing movement.
Successful Middle School Teaming schedule?
Our middle school went to a teaming schedule. As a result, there are 5 periods for “Core” courses and 2 periods for “Activities.” Choir, Band, and orchestra are “activities” and are scheduled at the same time. Membership numbers are actually great. The problem is this – the high number of students taking music during the […]
looking for early and roots a cappella music about “home”
Hello All, This year the theme for my small a cappella community chorus is “home,” including the categories: homestead (life around the house and garden), homesick (longing for home) love of country/place habitat (human and otherwise) home is where the heart is (home as a love for a person or entity other than a place) […]