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Enjoy all episodes for free at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In Episode 29 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker shares reflections on Outraged By Outrageous Outrage, reminding us that gratitude, beauty, and the joy of music offer a profound antidote to the anger and division of the world around us.  This week’s listener question tackles the elusive […]

I am looking for  “Who Is That Yonder” for choir by Edward Boatner. Looks like the copyright is 1954. Anybody know where this piece exists? Forrest Coleman

A new edition of Choral Concepts, the landmark textbook by choral legend Donald Neuen, is here! Neuen—recipient of ACDA’s Robert Shaw Lifetime Achievement Award, former Director of Choral Activities at Eastman and UCLA, and assistant to Robert Shaw—brings nearly 70 years of experience to this invaluable text.  In the field of choral conducting and pedagogy, there is no other book to rival […]

I have the choir and piano book for the cantata “Celebrate The Child” created and arranged by Tom Fettke. Our church have a small instrumental ensemble which consists of strings, brass, and woodwinds I am looking for the full conductor parts. Thank you for your reply, God Bless. In service,

Dear Olist Colleagues, I am very happy to announce that my one-man play, “MUSE of FIRE—Charles Bruck at the Monteux School in Maine,” about the man many considered America’s greatest (and most notorious) teacher of conducting, has been published by DelGatto Press. The volume includes the complete play script, with reviews, history and backstory, plus […]

What happens when a piece of music dares to become a manifesto instead of just a melody? Back in 2019, I received a commission for a new work centered on diversity and divergence. The story behind the commission is shrouded in a bit of myth—layered with anecdotes I was never able to fully verify. What […]

A score video for BE NEAR ME is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eWIjaUIJlnU  BE NEAR ME is a setting for unaccompanied Mixed Choir (SATB) or Men’s Chorus (TTBB) of Canto 50 from the poem In Memoriam A.H.H  by the British Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson (1809 -1892). (Duration: ca. 5’15”). Published in 1850, the poem is […]

Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, the longest standing vocal chamber ensemble of its kind, is holding auditions for sopranos, altos and tenors.   Founded in the 1960s, Jouyssance specializes in music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and early Baroque, and presents concerts from September through June throughout Southern California.  The group rehearses weekly in the Pasadena area.  […]

When; Sept 2- thru Dec 9 every Tues. night; 6;45- 9;00pm Jan. 2 thru May 15, 2026 Where; North Scottsdale United Methodist  Church  Who; Carolyn Eynon Singers, website; cesingers.org What; 3 concerts in Dec. March and May Possible; Tour to Paris, June 2026 to perform Illuminare with Elaine Hagenberg and other choirs. cost $3000 plus […]

To listen to all episodes FREE visit https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In Episode 28 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker returns with practical wisdom on The Nuts and Bolts of Leading a Summer Choir, sharing strategies for recruitment, rehearsal planning, collaborating artists, and achieving high artistic standards with seasonal ensembles.  This week’s listener question explores the use-and ethics-of online choral […]