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One of my MS boys suggested “Step Up 2: The Streets.” I rented it and watched it and thought it was great. It’s not really a musical per se, but more like a “Fame” type of story. It is about a bunch of kids from the Massachusetts School of the Arts who decide to break […]

I am looking for a Summer intensive in piano/choral conducting.  I am currently Dir. of Music at a small Congregational Church in Central Massachusetts and I am looking to expand my skills.   Gratefully, John Rondeau 860-935-5219

Hey All:   I am hoping the vast ChoralNet Community might offer some recommendations on sing along medleys of SECULAR holiday tunes scored for SATB chorus and brass. I prefer through-composed arrangements rather than collections, but at this juncture I am open to any ideas of well-known secular tunes for audience participation. Thank you in […]

I conduct a mens chorus and have plans to do a concert on Mother’s Day.  Any suggestions? Besides an Ave Maria? You help will be much appreciated.

Hello Colleagues,   Those of you who have been lucky enough to attend musical performances in Europe know that full concert programs are sometimes available only for an extra fee. In addition to holding complete program notes and bios, for example, these programs are also nice souvenirs.   As frequent program annotator for a professional […]

Hello colleagues,   The professional choral ensemble in which I sing and on whose board I serve is considering offering a winter weekend choral festival, We are experienced festival hosts, having offered our 11th annual summer festival in 2009. Our summer festival hosts about 140 singers selected by application and recommendation.   Our summer singers tell […]

Greetings all!   I am the choir director of a small church in southeast Ohio.  We’ve been going through some changes and challenges at our church.  Our worship and music commission has received several comments coming back are to expand on the type of music we do during our worship.  We are an aging congregation […]

Hey all– I’m looking for one or two more pieces for our upcoming concert featuring music from around the world.  My beginner’s (HS) treble choir (50+) is doing a set of “Voice as Instrument” songs:  songs were the voices imitate local/indigenous instruments.  We have Mouth Music and Ej, za dworem , but I’m looking for […]

Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH) kicked off its 15th Anniversary Season with the global launch of Project Encore™, a searchable database of choral works that have been premiered, but have not yet garnered significant additional performances. The database provides detailed information about new works, links to composer and publisher websites, sound files, and sample pages […]

Brent F. Miller   Long-time ACDA leader Brent F. Miller passed away on January 4, 2010 after a short illness. He was a graduate of Rutgers University and Trenton State College, with a Bachelor degree in music education and a Master degree in choral conducting. While at Rutgers, he was a member of the Kirkpatrick […]