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Luther College announces the appointment of Allen R. Hightower, D.M.A, as the college’s director of choral activities, conductor of Nordic Choir and professor of music. Hightower will begin his duties at Luther in August. Hightower currently serves as professor of music and director of choral studies at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, where […]

Has anyone done the Gounod Mass in C?  Did your choir like it?  Did you audience respond to it?  Trying to decide if I should use this piece soon. Thanks!

I am looking for (settings and recordings) choral music related to “Neighbours/Good neighbours” theme. Any ideas are welcome.   Yeshua Aroyo Choir conductor Istanbul – Turkey

At the college or advanced community chorus level, how would you proceed with hiring a new accompanist? More specifically, how would you interview/audition them?   We all know what represents a superior accompanist, and life certainly becomes easier when you have trusted recommendations, have heard them and/or worked with them before. However–assuming that you are […]

I’ve mentored a couple student teachers in the past and will be mentoring another in the fall.  I’d like to make it explicitly clear to new student teachers what is expected of them.  Rather than re-invent the wheel, I hoping some of you would be willing to share what you have.  FYI, I teach students […]

I have recently completed a new setting of the ‘Ave Maria’ for Three voices (MS:T:B). It’s available free of charge to Choralnet members. Contact me at for a free copy.   Stuart McIntosh

Hello,        I am a senior music education major (graduating in a year and a half) and had a few questions about arranging and composing music. I see a lot of posts on this forum looking for music in a specific style of theme to fit into a program. Is it hard to […]

We are looking for a script to use in a Renaissance/Medieval Christmas choral entertainment. Choral works will be interspersed with text, jester, dancers, etc.Do you have a good source or suggestion? Thank you. Jean

hello everbody I am new to this site but was drawn by the helpfulness of the people who wrote so many helpful suggestions. I am a choir conductor and my choir is going to compete in a choir competition and in desperate need for music under “Gospel and spiritual” section. We have only 15 singers […]

I am hoping to take my Senior High School choir to either San Francisco or San Diego next spring, does anyone know of great acoustic spaces (i.e. old missions, great churches, wherever) that would be good places for us to perform to fill out our tour – we will likely be going to a festival […]