Choral music friends: I’m pleased to announce the launch of the Grotenhuis Music Collection at Dordt College. Besides a large number of published works, Dale left behind a significant number of unpublished compositions and arrangements, as well; through the generosity of his family and the support of Dordt College, over 500 of these works are […]
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Saturday Respite: Singer Has a Million Clones
What little patience we choral conductors possess has surely been tested by this singer. If you have a last nerve, she will find it, and she will get on it. Like those ubiquitous little “Santa’s Helpers” in every local mall, this singer (or her male counterpart) seems to populate every choir rehearsal in every corner […]
GUEST BLOG: “Publishers, Composers, Conductors (Part 2)” by Jameson Marvin
PUBLISHERS, COMPOSERS, CONDUCTORS (Part 2), by Jameson Marvin Personally I am as interested in performing a motet by Josquin, as I am in performing a Haydn Mass or a Bach Cantata or Tarik O’Regan’s latest composition. For example, in a single year, my Glee Club sang The Four Prayers of St. Francis of Assisi […]
GUEST BLOG: “Publishers, Composers, Conductors (Part 1)” by Jameson Marvin
PUBLISHERS, COMPOSERS, CONDUCTORS (Part 1), by Jameson Marvin What changes/modifications if any do you think need to be made to better reach out to today¹s audiences? I think inspiring performances draw audiences. The word spreads and more people come. It is a mutually enriching cycle. Through insightful program notes and texts with translations […]
Stick Time: Wake Up Those Ears!
It’s time, kids! The winter break has ended (or is about to). It is time for us to emerge from our drowsy, over-fed mid-winter holiday slumber and awaken our musical ears for the second half of this glorious choral season. Of course, during this choral halftime you have no doubt invested time pondering your game […]
The Chambered Nautilus by Kile Smith
Today on MusicSpoke, we feature a new score by composer Kile Smith. Enjoy his setting of an Oliver Wendell Holmes poem for SATB voicing. University choirs might find this one particularly intriguing. Read the review on the blog, then hear it, see it, buy it here for as little as $2 a score!