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I have just learned that a boy with profound vision impairments will be joining the 6th grade choir next year.  His county service provider has asked for the music that we will be doing next year for there is a several month lead time to get his music transferred to Braille, which is done at […]

Hello Colleagues:   A small group from my women’s community chorus has just been asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event later this month. We do not generally sing the Star Spangled Banner, and we have used up our music budget for the year. Do you know of a freely-available (public domain […]

Dear Colleagues,   I am considering pursuing either a DMA or PhD to be qualified for collegiate teaching.  I would, however, still like to be marketable for high school choral positions–especially if no college positions are available.  In your opinion/experience, is obtaining a doctorate overeducating oneself for a high school position?    Some advice I have received […]

I have to start a choir in my high school. Generally the learners seem to be very negative about the concept of a choir. Any suggestions on how to cultivate a love for singing at high school and motivating learners to join the choir? Any other suggestion to make this successful will also be welcomed. Thank you.

After the usual trawling (EMB, for instance and other websites) I’ve failed to find two pieces by the Hungarian composer, Lajos Bardos…I’m looking for SATB arrangements of his Kodaly koszontese and Bartok emlekere (I know that there’s an arrangement for children’s choir of the Bartok piece…but I don’t want it!).  Can anyone help locate a source? […]

      Dear Friends,   the international publisher of choral music, called Edition Music Contact gets a new name which will be Porfiri & Horváth Publishers in future!   Why this choice?   More personal names will give more personality to the publisher. The General Manager also wants to acknowledge the work done by the […]

I’m seeking suggestions on ways to maximize the value of showing “The Audition” from the Met Opera to my high school chorus students. Thank you in advance!  

You may now listen to a recording of the world premiere performance of Stoke Fleming.  [Click on the title to be taken to the recording.]   Stoke Fleming is a small hamlet on the English Channel. The text for this work is a secular meditation on the rocks and the waves written by composer Greg […]

Dr Robert Harris at Northwestern University is attempting to assemble a database of graduates of our Masters and Doctoral programs in choral conduting.   If you are a graduate of this program, would you drop me an email message at ttropp(a)u.northwestern.edu, with a brief status update?  When you graduated, with which degree, and where you […]

I want to take my choir to the 6th International Robert Schumann Choir Competition & Festival 2010 in Zwickau, organized by INTERKULTUR.  If  anyone has an experience of working with INTERKULTUR before, attending their festivals or competitions, please, share your impression.  THANK YOU!!!