This is outside of the run of my usual posts on ChoralBlog, but with Eric Ericson’s passing at age 94, I thought this might be appropriate. Below is an article I was commissioned to write for the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet on the occasion of Eric’s 90th birthday–it will give you a sense of his marvelous […]
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Interlude – Mindset
With the end of the semester and lots of “cleanup” to do, I’ll put my “Culture” series on hold and probably won’t post more until after the break (although you’ll see culture mentioned!). Here, part of an earlier blog post of mine on the concept of “mindset”: Mindset I’ve started reading an interesting book […]
More ideas for singer independance
Thanks to several ChoralNet people for their responses to my last blog post! This post is mostly copied from an earlier post on my own blog–but deals with the same issue from a different angle. It's also on the long side for A ChoralNet blog, but it seemed to make sense to keep all […]
BLUE HERON TO SING FOR DALAI LAMA AT MIT, NEW AFFILIATION WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AND OPENS 2012-13 SEASON WITH PREMIERES
BLUE HERON TO PERFORM FOR DALAI LAMA AT M.I.T., LAUNCHES NEW AFFILIATION WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AND OPENS 2012-13 SEASON WITH PREMIERES “passionate expression and dramatic attention to text…nuanced dynamic shadings and emotive conviction” The New York Times “one of the most successful advocates for Renaissance music in the country” The Boston […]
Choir hits high note
MACEDON, AUSTRALIA — THE Young Voices of Macedon choir will continue to hit the high notes thanks to a $1000 grant from Macedon Ranges Council. Young Voices of Macedon is a small but growing community choir for singers aged six to 13. It was one of 65 community groups that were successful in applying for funds […]
Mayo International Choral Festival, Ireland May 2012
Just to let you know how our Fesrival was reviewed by the Press, This is a copy of one of the Press Cuttings about the Festival. Mayo News. Tuesday June 5th. First Mayo International Choral Festival a great Success OVER lOO0 singers took part in the first ever Mayo International Choral Festival. Feedback from all participating choirs […]