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This is super fun. It’s not every day that we welcome a new composer to the Graphite family! Welcome to Marques L. A. Garrett, our newest voice in the Graphite kaleidoscope! New songs: “Go Down, Moses” | “Veni, Sancte Spiritus“ Photo credits: Michele Stapleton/Office for the Arts at Harvard; Justin S. Robinson “I always start […]

Featuring the catalogs of Ellen Gilson Voth & Timothy C. Takach Both Ellen and Tim are deeply inspired by the humans at the center of choral work. Along with a glance at their catalogs, today we also highlight two new options: New instrumentation for Ellen’s “Across the empty square“ New piece by Tim: “You Created […]

New Year, New Sounds Hot off the presses! Our composers have many new pieces to share with you. The Circus-Day Parade, by Timothy HoekmanSATB, piano, cornet in Bb | Difficulty: 2The poem wonderfully captures the children’s excitement when the circus comes to town. V’higad’ta L’vincha (And You Shall Tell Your Child…) (Full Score and Parts), […]

In this week’s episode of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker explores the powerful role that ritual and tradition play in shaping the identity, continuity, and emotional life of a choral ensemble.  Through personal reflection and long-standing practices of the Festival Singers, he illustrates how shared traditions create belonging, reinforce values, and inspire renewed commitment […]

MusicEase Software recently released the Hymnal for the Elderly, containing 200 new hymns. Hymnal for the Elderly is offered as a companion for worship in later life—whether sung in a full sanctuary, in a small chapel, around a family table, or beside a bed in a quiet room. It is not a hymnal for “lesser” […]

Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In this week’s episode of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker reflects on the unique power of the choir festival as both an artistic catalyst and a strategic tool for community engagement.  Drawing from a recent multi-ensemble festival experience, he explores how thoughtfully curated choral gatherings can […]

I recently came across an anthem with tune attributed to Mendelssohn but can’t find anything by that title in a listing of his works.  The title is “Before the Ending of the Day” from the Latin text “Te Lucis Ante Terminum”.  Can any of you identify the music of his that this text is set […]

Spring Concert Selection: download perusal PDFs, review on iPad, decide, and acquire in one place. SPRING CONCERT SELECTION Stop opening 200 tabs. Searching for Spring repertoire can get overwhelming fast. Instead of filling your browser with endless links, I curated a focused selection right here, with a short “what it’s about” for each piece. My […]

All‑Powerful Creator God begins with the name Elohim, reflecting the divine power to bring creation out of nothing. As the music unfolds, voices and strings grow from stillness into fullness, echoing the Psalmist’s longing and God’s sustaining presence.  To listen go to www.beautifulstar.com under Video Library.  

Our concert themes will address the 250th anniversary of the USA, and the 160th anniversary of the MGC. To audition for our male chorus, join us for a Monday evening rehearsal by calling Gene Wisoff at 917-916-1959.