Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox FREE at https://www.ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox In this week’s episode of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker reflects on the vital role of mentorship and leadership development in Choral Interns. Drawing from more than four decades of experience, he outlines how thoughtful internship programs can shape the next generation of choral conductors–emphasizing […]
Dreams of Flight – Sunday April 19 – Littleton, MA (USA)
Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra continues its 47th season on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Littleton High School with the New England premiere of Christopher Tin’s To Shiver the Sky. In the composer’s words, “This is the story of flight: of humanity’s quest to break the bonds of earth, challenge the […]
From Folk Lament to Symphonic-Choral Tribute: Santa Bárbara Bendita
Santa Bárbara Bendita is my tribute to the mine, to Asturias, and to a shared cultural memory. In this symphonic-choral project, I sought to transform one of the most powerful songs of our tradition into a larger form for orchestra, mixed choir, and miners’ choir, while preserving the truth and emotional weight of the […]
7 New Compositions Added to the PROJECT : ENCORE Contemporary Choral Catalog
We are proud to announce this quarter’s choral compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: Joan Johnson Drewes — Threehttp://projectencore.org/joan-johnson-drewes Joshua Carter Maynard — Alleluiahttp://projectencore.org/joshua-carter-maynard Ari Messenger — This Amazing Dayhttp://projectencore.org/ari-messenger Richard Jeremy Peat — Corpus Christi Carolhttp://projectencore.org/richard-jeremy-peat John Rommereim — Praise Beginnings, Praise the Endhttp://projectencore.org/john-rommereim Jessica Rudman — Wind […]
Many Facets of Love
Featuring the catalogs of Jenni Brandon & Dominick DiOrio Our Wildest Imagining, by Dominick DiOrioDifficulty: 3 SATB Choral Scorewith organ, brass quintet – Full Score & Set of Parts;with organ, wind quintet – Full Score & Set of Parts TTBB Choral Scorewith organ, brass quintet – Full Score & Set of Parts;with organ, wind quintet […]
The Choral Director’s Toolbox This Week
Enjoy all episodes of The Choral Director’s Toolbox for free at ChoralFoundation.org/toolbox . The Choral Director’s Toolbox was recently named one of America’s Top 20 Singing Podcasts by MillionPodcast, Inc. In Episode 64 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker turns his attention to one of the most essential-and often overlooked-elements of choral success: Community Chorus […]