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Aloha,   I teach in a small private school.  A year ago we purchased some wonderful Wenger Tourmaster portable risers, which have worked nicely.  Considering purchasing the back and side rails also, but it’s quite an expenditure for us.  Thoughts?

Colleagues,   I’m not making much headway in my search for music of Southern Italy for our tour. Keep sending those ideas along (and I do know of Palestrina). Latest thought – does anyone have/know of arrangements of any of the typical Neapolitan songs (‘Funiculi, Funicula”; “O Sole Mio”) for mixed choir a cappella? I […]

Dear Choral Directors,   Ergen Deda by Peter Lyondev…does anyone have word by word translation? Or, a summary what the folk song is about?  I know it’s Bulgarian, but that’s about it.  Please help me clear the clouds.

I’m trying to find a source for Jim Clancy arrangements–specifically his setting of “That Wonderful Mother of Mine.”  If you know of any other decent Barbershop arrangements of this piece, I would appreciate it.   Thanks!

I am an undergraduate music education major taking a choral class for instrumentalists.  We are giving presentations about issues that are specific to choir teachers.  My particular topic is this: What issues might arise in working with instrumentalists and singers within the same piece?  This might include, but not be limited to accompanists, pieces that are […]

For our winter concert this year, the director of our adult choral society brought together 5 children’s choirs from local churches to sing a few pieces on the program, and the audience response was overwhelmingly positive. Now we are brainstorming with the board about the creation of a children’s community chorus. It would initially be […]

I am a choral director in a small rural district. Budget constraints for next year may require me to teach band. I am looking for summer courses in instrumental music methods – especially in woodwinds. If you know where I might such a course, please contact me at .   Thank you,   David Boswell

Members of a Mountain View (CA) high school choir whose recent trip to  Europe was unexpectedly extended by a volcano eruption in Iceland returned to  school Monday.   The Mountain View High School Madrigals were stranded in Paris for  a week past their return date after the ash cloud from the volcano prompted  airport closures throughout the […]

Hi everyone,   I was wondering if anyone had experience doing the Brahms Requiem with pipe organ?  I know there is a two-piano version by Brahms and an organ reduction available – has anyone done it with organ alone, or once with organ and once with two pianos?  Our concert venue has a large, fine pipe […]

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