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In Conversations with Joseph Flummerfelt: Thoughts on Conducting, Music, and Musicians, Donald Nally presents a window into the mind and heart of one of America’s most celebrated and distinguished choral conductors. Through questions from Nally, his former student, Flummerfelt provides a captivating narrative tracing his formative years and influences, his most important artistic collaborations, and his […]

I am in desperate need of help in arranging Middle School Choir scheduling for the 2010-2011 school year. Our current schedule is 6th-8th grade students meet daily for 42 minutes. Students currently follow block scheduling.   My delima is though my job title is general music, my administration has instructed me to teach choir. Unfortuantely […]

In the fall, I like to program some patriotic music, to also be sung for our Veteran’s Day program here at school. This year, however, I thought it would be fun to do an entire program on our country. I found this beautiful piece called “Sunrise at Yellowstone” by Audrey Snyder. It talks about the […]

Hi Could someone give me advice on which body language and facial expressions to use to help my choir relax on stage. In addition how can I discipline a choir with bad concentration on stage without uttering a word?  All help much appreciated!

Hello esteemed choral directors, singers, and advocates,   We’re a vocal octet, ?, based in Birmingham, Alabama comprised of eight singers, all in their twenties.  The ensemble has a practically perfect balance with the ears and pipes to sing a wide array of literature.   Our two demo pieces can be heard on youtube; they were […]

Friends,   Professor Rafael Saavedra, a colleague at the Universidad de los Andes in Merida, Venezuela, is completing research for a graduate degree from the Sorbonne and would like your help with a short survey.   There are two versions, one for choir directors, and another for choir members.  All choir directors are eligible; singers […]

  Dear List, I’m co-presenting a session at the California ACDA ECCO Summer Conference at the end of July and would like to ask newer teachers what types of things they wish they’d have known when starting out. This session is done yearly and is always well organized and thorough, but I thought I might try […]

Hi Everyone- If your choir is also involved in the school musical, I’m looking for some feedback.   Our choir will be learning all of the chorus parts to next spring’s school musical (“Once on This Island”) and I am looking for feedback from those of you who also do this.  We plan to learn […]

On Friday, May 21, the Senior Choir from St. Joseph Parish of Avon Lake, Ohio, was honored to perform with the other five finalists of WCLV’s JUBILATION Festival 2010.   Named a runner-up in the final round, the Choir donated their $500 prize money to the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ, whose […]

Dear Colleagues, I am looking for an interesting work to be performed by an SATB high school choir on Halloween weekend without referencing that holiday directly. I would like to find something that has some special contemporary vocal effects and that is atmospheric but that is relatively easy to put together. Something like Whitacre’s “Cloudburst” or […]