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Remote Decription:Our community choir is now accepting new members for the fall 2025 season! We’re especially looking for tenors and basses, but all voice parts are welcome. No formal audition required—just a love for singing and a commitment to our weekly rehearsals. This season’s program includes a mix of classical, contemporary, and global choral works. […]

Consortium experiences are truly exciting for many of you. Usually, for a very small investment, you can bring an important new work into the world and be part of a group of conductors forging connections that often lead to great opportunities in the future. And what if I told you that, in this opportunity, you […]

The Sanctuary Choir at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis recently obtained new choir attire and is looking for a new home (or homes) for its well-loved but no longer needed previous choir attire. There are roughly 70 sets of sleeveless teal cassocks and white surplices in various adult sizes. They are a bit […]

I’m very pleased to share the recording from last month’s world premiere of PURPLE MARTINS, my new TTBB setting of the poem by Carl Sandburg, performed by Constellation Men’s Ensemble, who also commissioned the piece. A score video is available on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/BTEREHukqLI The video, recording, text and further information is available on my website […]

Discover this beautiful anthem focusing on God’s boundless mercy.  “God’s Great Mercy” is a choral composition for an SSAATTBB Chorus sung A cappella.  To learn more about this piece, please visit the Video Library page at https://www.beautifulstar.com/   

Be a Graphite Collaborator! We are seeking great “premier” recordings of some lovely Graphite works and we want your help. These compositions need some love and attention, and with your help, we can share them with more communities. Recording choral music is like tending to your garden; beautiful flowers and juicy tomatoes need water, sunshine, […]

My “Requiem for Animals”, a 50-minute work for SATB Choir and String Orchestra, received a beautiful premiere in May by the Brattleboro Concert Choir conducted by Jonathan Harvey. Many composers, like Mozart, Verdi, and Faure, have created beautiful requiems to commemorate the dead, but these have always been for human life. With the massive loss […]

https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In Episode 27 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker, explores The Benefits of a Summer Choir, sharing how seasonal ensembles can enrich singers’ lives, strengthen community, and expand choral programs year-round.  This week’s Listener Question addresses the delicate art of auditioning a couple–navigating joint auditions with professionalism and care.  Today’s Inspiration is Robert Ray’s […]

Paid Singers Section Leader – Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass in Dallas Paid Section Leader/Song Leader The successful candidate should demonstrate proficiency in reading music, both in various clefs as well as the full score. Candidates should have knowledge of styles of various eras in choral music, such as chant, polyphony, and large SATB choral […]

In Episode 26 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker shares his most requested essay, Freedom Is the Oxygen of the Arts, reflecting on the vital connection between liberty and artistic expression in honor of Independence Day. Drawing on examples from Beethoven, Jean Berger, and Robert Shaw, Dr. Baker reminds us that creativity […]