Gordon Nelson 1931-2015 Gordon Nelson, the founder and artistic director of the international award-winning Detroit Concert Choir, was surrounded by his family as he passed into eternal life at age 83 on Friday, May 8, 2015, at his home in Michigan. Gordon was an extraordinary musician who knew how to challenge singers and bring out their […]
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Save Your Summer Online Finds for the Fall Season
For many of us, the summer season is a time to step back and plan the next year’s programs, explore new literature, techniques or ideas, or just catch up on the reading we didn’t do during the rest of the year. We also may not see our ensembles much (if at all) for the […]
‘Go, Go to Bethlehem’ – from Paul Aitken and Paraclete Press (Two-part with piano)
“Go, Go to Bethlehem” by Paul Aitken is one of Paraclete’s June New Releases! It is a highly rhythmic carol with 2 easy vocal parts and a contrasting central verse. An energetic piano part adds to the celebratory character. Your choir will have a ball singing the singable synchopated melody in this joyful carol! This piece is […]
Dr. Christopher Shepard Named as New Music Director of The Masterwork Chorus
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher Shepard as the new music director of Masterwork Chorus. Chosen from 42 applicants, Dr. Shepard (Chris) begins his tenure in September 2015, joining the chorus as it launches its sixtieth anniversary celebration. Chris is Music Director of two of America’s most […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, June 7, 2015
In case you cannot hear the show live, the playlist is on Spotify for you to enjoy: GSM – Sunday, June 7, 2015 Don’t forget that we have more choral and organ music programmed on Sunday evenings beginning at 10 p.m. eastern. Rob Rob Kennedy Great Sacred Music The Classical Stationhttp://theclassicalstation.org To subscribe to my weekly playlist […]
SILENCE from ‘Two Looks at Silence’ by Douglas Knehans
The second movement to my Two Looks at Silence from my new release of choral featuring the CCM Chorale conducted by Brett Scott. https://soundcloud.com/ablazerecords/7-looks-at-silence-no-2?in=ablazerecords/sets/douglas-knehanslux-dei Audition the complete disc or purchase here: http://www.douglasknehans.com/cds/lux-deinew-works-for-choir