Dr. Anne Lyman wears many choir director hats: community choir, church, and community college choir. She is the past president of Washington ACDA, loves sharing the joys of early choral music, and is clearly a service-oriented conductor. During the first 10 days or so of March, things went from “normal” to unsettled to cancelled. At […]
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Stories of Healing and Reimagining with Dr. Ahmed Anzaldúa
This was a remarkably invigorating, inspiring, and humbling conversation with Dr. Ahmed Anzaldúa, Founder and Artistic Director of Border CrosSing, and Director of Music Ministries at Unity Church in St. Paul, a congregation with a robust music program including four adult choirs, children’s choir, and an annual musical. In the initial months of COVID, […]
Leading Voices Musical Skills Quest
Sing the song Happy Birthday in La based minor using solfège and hand signs.Count sing America (My county ‘Tis of Thee) retrograde.Create a piggyback rap to help the choir memorize key signatures.Perform a four-part round using Kodaly hand signs for the ascending and descending chromatic scale. Recently, a member of ACDA posted the following […]
Last Chance to Audition for EMBER
Ember to Host Auditions in NYC and New Jersey for its Critically Acclaimed Choral Ensemble New York, NY- Ember, (Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, Founding Artistic Director) the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Ember Choral Arts (formerly Schola Cantorum on Hudson) will hold auditions by appointment on August 31 from 7PM-9PM at Our Lady of Sorrows […]
Modulating/Adjusting to a New Era: Closing Thoughts Part 1 of 2
Welcome to this summer series on questions and possibilities for a new era in our personal lives, professional lives, the choral landscape, and in society! I’m so glad you’re here for the journey. As I was preparing for this week’s post, I re-read the earlier entries I wrote and remembered the mindset I was in […]
Modulating/Adjusting to a New Era: Composition and a Conversation with Karen Marrolli
Welcome to this summer series on questions and possibilities for a new era in our personal lives, professional lives, the choral landscape, and in society! I’m so glad you’re here for the journey. Despite being locked down for so much of the pandemic, my awareness of music and composers grew. Colleagues, good friendships, and other […]