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The American Prize is pleased to announce that the WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE CAMERATA SINGERS, of Washington, PA, Susan Medley, conductor, is the 2010 winner of The American Prize in Choral Performance (college/university division.) Congratulations.   The Re-Choired Element Chamber Choir of Albany, OR, placed second.   The NW Oklahoma University Chorale, of Alva, OK […]

Just wondering.  Until my current position, I always used a vinyl music folder for my children’s choirs (grades 3-8).  In my current position, I tried using 3-ring binders and was amazed at how badly mutilated the octavos and handouts were when folders were cleaned out at year’s end.  Not to mention the binders being destroyed […]

Hello all!  I have read this forum for 2 years now, and have learned a great many vicarious lessons, but this is my first post.  Here goes…   I am interested in what you have to say about moving a good high school chorus toward an excellent high school chorus.  Many of you have probably been […]

Fellow colleagues,   I am submitting a request to perform at my state’s music convention. In the event that I am chosen, I would like any and all suggestions for repertoire that would make a good 30 min program.  My group is SAB, and they normally sing grade III music at festival (our state’s ratings […]

Does anyone have a transciption of “Kingdom in the Sky” originally recorded by Da Vinci’s Notebook?  Some of the guys in our Young Men’s Chorus would like to put this song together for the talent show during choir camp.   Thanks, Patrick Rose YPCErie

The Crossing, Donald Nally conductor, announces the release of its second videocast in The Crossing Chronicles; a series of short video docs giving insight into the new works being premiered during the Month of Moderns 2010 and The Levine Project: three new works inspired by Pulitzer Prize laureate Philip Levine. In this volume, David Lang discusses his journey […]

I’m trying to get some information together for an upcoming Worship Comittee meeting at my church. How many songs (whether they be hymns, praise choruses, gospel songs, chants, whatever) does your congregation sing on a Sunday morning? Is there a reason for this number and does this number sit well with the congregation? Thank you […]

Listers:Is anyone aware of an available recording of the Rutter Gloria with FULL ORCHESTRA. Everything I have and can find is the organ / brass version. I’m just curious to hear it while I wait on a score.Thomas 

 I have recently done a new setting of Agnus Dei. If you would like a copy, e-mail me at   Thanks.

 I recently finished a new arrangement of the Traditional Spiritual “Give Me Jesus” for SATB voicing.  If you would like a copy, e-mail me at .     Thanks.