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I would welcome suggestions for organ & brass selections for Easter that are not “too difficult” and am still looking for unusual Easter pieces for my choir   Blessings, John Rondeau, Dir. of Music The First Congregational Church of Dudley

Try the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir’s DVD. It is not a musical, but a DVD of fabulous performances, talking with the boys, and having the boys teach the melodies and dance movement to traditional African songs. It will add to your repertoire, and the kids will see an amazing group of boys who sing. You can […]

I’m looking for a few musicals that are good for middle school boys to watch – something with choreography that middle school boys would like.

Any experience or tips for working with a ‘family-choir’ in a church? I am thinking two part songs, canons and such, that we can teach by rote and add percussion to for rhythmic interest. “family-choir”: parents with children who are mostly under age 12. Other caregivers and grandparents are not excluded from the mix. N

Hello choral community! I am presently swamped with rehearsals from early morning to evening and cannot get to a library to check this out in collected works or other sources. Might you help me?   In measure 87 of the Mendelssohn “Laudate Pueri Dominum” (Op30 No2), I wonder if the Soprano 2 should (could?) have […]

Hi, Could anyone suggest a couple of pieces to be performed during a Russian wedding? The request was for something traditional, not necessarily religious (as this is a civil service).   I am at a loss…thank you!   Lisa

Does anyone have anything relating to a interest session or lecture delivered by Moses Hogan on the history of the spiritual?  It was also about the techniques used by different generations of choral arrangers throughout the 20th century.  I cannot find this in his spiritual anthologies or online, but I used to have a typed […]

Could anyone direct me to the best rendition of the theme song for the Vicar of Dibley? (Psalm 21).  Thanks!  

I’m fortunate to work for a midsize congregation in a large city. We have somewhat balanced our books and we are embarking on a very large building project – taking our huge mammoth old building apart, keeping some of the good architectural bits, and shrinking our square footage by three-quarters. They love music, are moving […]

Hey all– I have an upcoming unit that I’m trying to put together for my choirs, and I really need to find some resources, especially audio and video, to help.  Problem is that there is lots of this stuff available for pop technique, but not for proper classical voice training that I’ve been able to find. […]