“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” Thomas Tusser Today is Christmas Eve. If you had told me how we would be celebrating in 2020 around this time last year, I would have thought you were crazy. No family get-togethers? RIDICULOUS! No caroling or singing in public of […]
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From India Ink to Digital Bits
By D. Geoffrey Bell The process of musical composition has changed dramatically over the last fifty years. With the advent of personal analog and digital technologies, composers have adopted an evolving set of technological tools that have transformed the way music is written. This, in turn, has had a significant impact on performances by many […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Gratitude and Contentment
Ramona M. Wis “By contentment, supreme joy is gained” Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra II.42 Writing about gratitude and contentment as we near Thanksgiving is not particularly original. Yet, this year, it may be more challenging than ever to be grateful or content when so much of our lives has been upended. At the outset, let me say […]
The Conductor as Yogi: A Meditation for Singers
Ramona M. Wis We are nearing the end of a year that will forever remain in our minds, our hearts, and our personal narratives. A year that, when we look back, will be that slowly unfolding “moment” where we dug deep, fought a relentless pandemic, considered serious questions and made important decisions, found new skills and […]
Where We Find Ourselves Commissioning Consortium- Only Twenty Spots Remain
Hi everyone. If you’d like to know more, I’ll be happy to reach out to you. Our consortium is nearing 30 choirs, and I am overjoyed with the journey we’ve all been on. Our singers are experiencing the commission from the very beginning of the project. And now, new choirs can view the videos and […]
Reflection on ACDA’s National Conferences
By Hilary Apfelstadt, ACDA Interim Executive Director As a graduate student at the University of Illinois decades ago, I attended my first national ACDA conference, and it truly changed my life. Never had I heard so many fine choirs gathered in one place or seen so many leaders in the field share their knowledge and […]