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Franz Schubert was a true Viennese – he was born, lived and worked in the city. No wonder that there are so many things in Vienna commemorating this great composer – including our choir competition and festival. 🙂 But what if we told you that the 34th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition and Festival honours […]

Enjoy all 35 episodes for free at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In Episode 35 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker proclaims Choral Music Isn’t Going Anywhere, challenging the myth that our art form is in decline.  Drawing on history, research, and decades of personal experience, he highlights the remarkable resilience and growth of choirs across America.  This week’s listener question […]

A Voice for Yourself is a Voice for Others Heading into the post-Labor Day week, we found ourselves thinking about songs that celebrate the triumphs of collective action and recognize the power of one’s voice to change the world. In light of the tragic incidents in Minneapolis last week, we wish to also express our […]

Summer 2025 Update Reflect, refine, and re-enter the academic year with rounds and repetition! I am Growing Flowers SSATB a cappellaDifficulty: 3; Duration: 3-5 min. A beautiful round-based piece with text from Pakistani poet Noor Unnahar.   Every Fire TTBB & PianoDifficulty: 3; Duration: 3-5 min. An impressive, high-energy piece for TB singers with unisons, motivic development and smart […]

We’re excited to be able to reveal the five choirs whose performances have been selected to feature in the 2025 International Christian Choral Celebration playlist! Hailing from the four corners of the globe – Arkansas (U.S.A.), Minsk (Belarus), Cape Town (South Africa), Tondano (Indonesia), as well as from Newcastle (Australia), the blended voices and diverse […]

O Come, All Ye Faithful…Conductors! Graphite has a deep stocking stuffed with a bounty of holiday repertoire! We have curated a diverse list of pieces that will help with your planning, within three separate categories: Mixed Voices, Choir & Instrument(s), and Classics & Encores. As Buddy the Elf says, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for […]

Greetings from the dog days of summer. I’m writing to share four new pieces for Mixed Choirs! Themes of resilience, learning from one another, and finding common ground ripple through these selections. “We Make it Home” is about embracing resilience, connection, and hope even in the face of loss and change; “American Dream” is reminding me that […]

A request by artistic director Susan Glass for a new choral work addressing climate change resulted in the creation of “Planet Earth Lullaby.” Composer Rich Campbell’s piece is both an alarm for help and a call to action. For over a century the internationally recognized distress signal has been the Morse Code sequence for SOS: […]

Reinhard and Rita Zellinger, owners of the Castle, welcome choirs from all over the world to visit the Castle near Vienna owned by Count Walsegg when he commissioned Mozart’s Requiem. Never before has the opportunity existed to spend time in the Castle and sing the Requiem together in the place where it all started.  For […]

There’s never enough time at rehearsal to explain the meaning of the text for each piece or to go into its history and significance, is there? At my site, Behind the Music, I provide that material for free: Indexed by: Composers – arranged alphabetically by last name Compositions – by first word excluding articles If […]