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Stardust, now available in TBB! B.E. Boykin recently burst into the scene and has rapidly become a very popular composer. Bestseller “Stardust” is a beautiful and stirring call for justice, and it’s now available in a TBB voicing! Stardust Available for SATB, piano, and djembe, SSA, piano, and djembe, andNEW! TBB, piano, and djembe. Difficulty: We hope that this […]

Under the direction of David Kolb, the Mohawk Valley Choral Society will begin rehearsals for its December concert on Monday, September 9, 2024, at the Mohawk Reformed Church, 20 South Otsego St. in Mohawk, NY. The Choral Society is eager to invite both professional and amateur singers to join this non-audition choral group. Rehearsals will continue […]

Dear Fellow ACDA Members… I composed this piece- “Let’s Sing a Song of Brotherhood” for my treasured Freeport HS Choir back in August of 1994. My dear virtual choir- the Virtual Voices Chorale (VVC) performed this as a 30th Anniversary celebration. I am so appreciative of their time and talent. The message of the text […]

Borough of Manhattan Community Downtown Chorus (www.downtownchorus.org) is looking for many new voices to join a friendly — and varied — core group of singers. Singers of all experience levels and of all vocal ranges are welcome. The ability to read music is a plus but not a requirement as is prior chorale experience. BMCC Downtown Chorus (www.downtownchorus.org) is a […]

Held in London, UK from October 28th to December 31st, 2024, the star international choir festival and competitionEngaging with the choral community and promoting choral music is made easy at this event. There are over a dozen activities happening simultaneously, so there’s plenty of opportunity to participate and perhaps take the stage at some of […]

In 1874, Charles M. Scammon, captain of the U.S. Revenue Marine, published Marine Mammals of the North-Western Coast of North America, a thick tome documenting his experience as a whaler on the American west coast Whaling has since come to be regarded, rightfully, as cruel and unsavoury. Yet Scammon’s curiosity was such that he made […]

New! Welcome Julio Morales Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell   Graphite is happy to welcome Julio Morales to our catalog. Morales is a Mexican composer, conductor, pianist, tenor, and educator, wow! His compositions are already sung around the world, but we want to familiarize him to more choral conductors here in the U.S. His music is accessible, melodic, […]

Love Came Down at Christmas was first written for my church as a closing one verse unison benediction for the Services in Advent,  2021.  I later expanded the lovely  Christina Rossetti text into a choral piece for the North Mesquite Chamber Singers, Ryan Forkner director.  This choral version  was sung at their concert in 2022 […]

Here is a delightful and accessible canon for up to four parts that can be done in any number voicings such as SATB, SSAA, young children, etc…. It paraphrases Psalm 96:1-2. I’ve done it with children’s choirs, SATB festival, and SATB HS choir. Enjoyed by all and a great learning piece. Full perusal score and […]

Sheepscot Chorus invites you to join us as we begin rehearsals for our Sunday, December 1 Boothbay Harbor holiday concert, featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “The First Nowell,” performed with professional soloists and chamber orchestra. “I look forward to perform this heartwarming holiday piece for the community. We’re excited to get started!” says director Linda Blanchard.  “The First […]