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 I was planning on having my advanced girls choir sing a 4-part arrangement of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” (arr. Russ Robinson) for our area festival.  I was reading some new information they sent out (they’ve never said these things specifically before) and they now state no Musical Theater, Pop or Jazz music should be performed. […]

Listers:   Does anyone out there have a resource for pronunciation of Kodlay’s Turot Eszik a Cignay (See the gipsies)? I’ve got a recording performed in the original language but some phonetics would be very helpful!   Thank you for any help you can offer!   Thomas   Thomas J. Rinn, director Juan Seguin […]

On March 8, MENC will be sending an email survey invitation to a random sample of 2500 middle and high school MENC chorus teachers in the United States. This survey is part of my dissertation research on middle and high school male choral participation and recruitment.  If you are selected, please participate!  Please encourage your colleagues to respond if they […]

I have a small Episcopalian choir of ten and I’m looking for some easy anthems for Easter Sunday. I have already decided that we will sing Mozart’s “Laudate Dominum,” but I would like some other classical suggestions that are of the same difficulty. Any help?    Thanks,   Wil Gonzales

Hello:   I am doing some research and wondered how many listers have found themselves responsible for the running of the technical elements of their musical theatre productions? Specifically, lighting, sound and set construction. Of those who do, how many had prior training and how would they rate their skills?   Thanks,   Dana Taylor

These three arangements have just been published by A Tempo and may be heard in entirety and ordered at donaldpatriquin.com. SONGS OF LOVE AND NONSENSE consists of “J’entends le moulin”, “I’ll Go See My Love” and “On This Hill There Was A Tree”. The suite was commissioned by the Cantabile Men’s Chorus, Kingston, Ontario (Mark […]

  Leonard Enns Receives Juno Nomination for Classical Composition of the Year   The DaCapo Chamber Choir is thrilled to announce that Artistic Director and conductor, Leonard Enns, has received a Juno nomination for Classical Composition of the Year, for Nocturne!Nocturne is featured on the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s second CD, ShadowLand, which was released this past November.  You […]

 Hi I’m considering starting a men’s choir at my university. Any advice?….  

Does anyone have information about a Mass setting written near Wechselburg (near Chemnitz in Germany)? A handwritten MS – anon – has been in our possession for some years but the Credo is missing. I would appreciate any information and would really like to find the missing movement.

Our middle school went to a teaming schedule. As a result, there are 5 periods for “Core” courses and 2 periods for “Activities.” Choir, Band, and orchestra are “activities” and are scheduled at the same time. Membership numbers are actually great. The problem is this – the high number of students taking music during the […]