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 Friends – we’re singing the Schubert 23rd Psalm in SATB arrangement that directly parallels the original.  I might also include it in an upcoming concert featuring Bach Cantata 4 with chamber orchestra.  I have the New College Oxford (Higginbottom) recording of the Schubert in which the accompaniment includes strings, and would like to use the […]

Colleagues,   Does anyone have information about the choral selections from “Les Choristes?” A student is interested and I’ve been unsuccessful in tracking it down. The selections she mentioned to me are entitled Cerf-volant, La Nuit and Caresse sur l’océan.   Thanks for your assistance.   PS: I have found that Hal Leonard does publish […]

Hello,   The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will be performing Haydn’s Creation sung in English next season.  Our music director has asked me about purchasing the Oxford edition.  I do not have a copy of it in hand and was wondering if those who new of this edition could comment on it.  I am […]

Looking for a choral arrangement of this Carly Simon song.  Found one listed a while back at a sheet music website, but it was our of print.

Hello conductors! On behalf of Choral Composers Anonymous, a ‘support-group’ for Twin Cities area choral composers (yes, as in: “Hello my name is Abbie and I’m addicted to writing choral music…”), I’d like to invite you to a pre-ACDA reception at my home in St Paul, MN on Tuesday March 2, from 7-10pm.  Have you […]

Choral Friends,   I’m touring to Europe with a choir of adults in the summer of 2011.  I’m looking for a Mass setting with accompaniment by brass quartet/quintet of modest length, 20-25 minutes, that would be appropriate to play during a church service on our tour.  I would prefer a work without organ/keyboard because many instruments […]

Friends, A former student of mine (who eventually wishes to teach at the college/university level) has asked if it would be better to obtain a Master of Arts in Conducting or a Master of Music in Conducing and what the difference is between the two degree types. I told her that in addition to my […]

I am a K-12 music teacher at a rural school with limited choir experience.  I sang in choir when I was in college, but never took vocal lessons. I am primarily an instrumentalist, so learning to teach choir and elementary music this year has been difficult, and a lot of trial and error.   I recently accepted […]

Hi all –   Does anyone have any quick music theory insights on chord structure / voicing for “Baptist Style” Mass choir arranging? My church is quite diverse and this request came in to me. I do all the arrangements we have for special songs outside of the hymnal. My strength is tertian SATB – This is […]

My SSA choir will be performing A Ceremony of Carols as a massed choir with other SSA choirs so we are all learning that score.  A week later, for our organization’s performance that includes SATB choirs, it has been suggested that we all- SSA and SATB choirs- perform A Ceremony of Carols too.  After all, it’s a […]