Illinois composers with a creative voice and clear compositional ability are invited to submit works to Illinois-ACDA’s annual Choral Composition contest—for a $1000 prize. The winning composition will be premiered at the Illinois-ACDA Summer Re-Treat, summer 2013. In addition, winning composers are invited to display their works at our annual summer Re-Treat. Entry Deadline […]
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10th World Symposium on Choral Music Seminar & Lecture Guidelines
LECTURES INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE Lecturers and seminar topics will be considered from the standpoint of what will benefit choral scholars at the highest level. We are concerned with covering a broad base of topics at an advanced level: choral repertoire from lesser known countries and cultures, musicological topics, choral techniques, and interpretive styles all taught by experts […]
CJ Replay: How to Make a Legal Copy
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “The Music Educator’s Guide to Copyright Law,” by Karen Faaborg Permissible Uses: (1) Music educators may make copies of entire works only in emergencies to replace purchased copies which for any reason are not available for an imminent performance provided purchased replacement copies shall ‘be substituted in due […]
Seek a Place
My setting of Marilyn Biery's beautiful text, Seek a Place, is available for purchase. It is scored for SATB, flute and piano. The copyrighted text is used by permission of MorningStar Music Publishers. A recording can be found at http://chirb.it/k7fKEM. Philip Orem
Get Creative with Creative Commons
When a post called “PSA: Don’t Let Salami and Google Images Get You In Hot Water” from Edublogs flitted across my Facebook feed, I was tempted. Who doesn’t like salami? But it was more than the desire for a tasty snack that made me click the link. In all of my many jobs, I […]
ARS MUSICA of Bergen County, NJ Announces its 2012-2013 Season and Asks for Help!
Ars Musica based in Ridgewood, New Jersey announces its 2012-2013 season and invites interested patrons to help, donate, advertise in its concert programs and volunteer their time. Ars Musica’s first concert is on Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8PM, at which it will perform Rachmaninoff’s Vespers: All-Night Vigil, featuring Kelly Crandell, conductor; Victoria Tralongo, soprano; Cory […]