(An excerpt from the interest session “ Teaching Your Singers to Fish: How Diction Frees Us to Sing around the World,” presented by Stephen Sieck during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference) When we try to teach our singers how to pronounce songs in a foreign language, we often make several assumptions: We […]
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New Release by Kurt Knecht and Jo-Michael Scheibe from Colla Voce Music
New Release: This setting of Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem “Heaven-Haven: a nun takes the veil” by Kurt Knecht is a longing for peace in the midst of conflict. Written for 8-part mixed chorus in the style of Palestrina, contrapuntal textures without using accidentals, this purely diatonic music would be suitable for for a high school […]
“From the Odes of Solomon” now available from Burke & Bagley
Three SATB settings of excerpts from the Odes of Solomon are now available from Burke & Bagley: www.gregbartholomew.com/odesindex.html The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, […]
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New FREE SATB Mixolydian Hymn
Dear all, I have just completed a new 4-part hymn in the Mixolydian mode! Writing the music in this mode gives it an unexpected flavor that feels fresh and exciting. The music is very easy and is suitable for a choir of any size or experience. The text is perfect for any season, because […]
UMD Chamber Singers Crowdfunding Campaign
Help send the UMD Chamber Singers to Seoul, South Korea! The University of Maryland’s premier choral ensemble, the UMD Chamber Singers, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support their trip to Seoul, South Korea, where they will perform as one of the featured ensembles at the 10th World Symposium on Choral Music (WSCM 10). […]