The August 2018 issue of Choral Journal one year ago featured an article from Carol Krueger and Jill Wilson titled “Foundations of Music Literacy: Jerome Bruner’s Contributions to Choral Music Education.” Below is an excerpt of the article, and you can read it in its entirety in the August 2018 issue! Go to acda.org/choraljournal and click “Search Archives.” Choose […]
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Paid Core Bass Singer
Summary: The Saint Boniface Episcopal Church Choir strives to further authentic, liturgical worship through the singing of sacred music from a wide variety of periods and styles. To this end, the professional chorister will provide vocal leadership in the adult choir at rehearsals and during church services under the direction of the choirmaster, all the […]
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
#51: Friday, June 07, 2019
“Crossing the Bar” by Gwyneth Walker
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
SSAA, piano or orchestra
Many of you are likely familiar with the work of iconic American composer Gwyneth Walker, and likely have even heard this particular selection – as vocal solo, SATB, SSAA, or TTBB. However, the piece was such a resounding success on my spring choral-orchestral concert this year, I can’t help but share it!
Spring 2019 ChorTeach Preview
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For submission information, to view the index, or to read the latest issue, visit acda.org/chorteach. Volume 11, issue 3 contains the following five articles: • Stronger […]
Unearthing a Lost Masterpiece: A Conversation with Michael Driscoll
Question: You had not heard of the late African-American composer Florence Price until you read a New Yorker article about her in February 2018. As Alex Ross, the author, wrote: “She is widely cited as one of the first African-American classical composers to win national attention, and she was unquestionably the first black woman to […]
What’s On Great Sacred Music, Sunday, March 3, 2019
I post these playlists weekly with the hope that you might find them useful as you plan your programs. All of my playlists are on Spotify for you to enjoy at your convenience. GSM – March 3, 2019 https://spoti.fi/2ToDkNP Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed on Sunday evenings beginning at […]