Going Beyond Words continues its Lenten Series (#4) again this Sunday, March, 30, 2014. The program, now in its 21st year can be heard at Noon Sundays, Central Time on KVNO.ORG. Just Click on Listen to Classical. All of the discs heard on this show are new. You will hear works by […]
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Learning from Eric Ericson – II – Eva Wedin
Eva Wedin is our guest-blogger this week. Eva began singing with Eric as a student at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (1973-78). She sang as an alto in the Radio Choir from 1979-2012, when she "retired" . . . and still occasionally subs with the choir (imagine all the music she's sung with […]
Speaking of Voice: “Choral Festivals – Let’s Lead by Example!” by Mary Lynn Doherty
CHORAL FESTIVALS – LET'S LEAD BY EXAMPLE! by Mary Lynn Doherty It is truly an honor to be invited to conduct a choral festival and I enjoy each and every one. A few weeks ago, I was preparing to lead a day-long event for high school students. Twelve high schools from a local […]
Learning from Eric Ericson – I
Eric Ericson (1918-2013) was one of the major choral conductors of the last century. His work was influential for many of us and the standards he set with his own Chamber Choir, with the Swedish Radio Choir, along with the men's chorus Orphei Drängar, raised standards around the world. The many tours with those three […]
finding a “lost” arrangement
Item: When Christ Was Born of Mary Free Composer/Arranger/Edition: Benjamin Husted Starting: summer 2014 For: two weeks Copies: 1-10 (or more) Willing to rent: No Hello: Would really like to acquire some copies of my former theory/composition prof’s wonderfully original setting of this ages-old text: WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN OF MARY FREE. For use […]
Conference Morsel: Body and Shape Concepts
(An excerpt from the interest session “Laban Movement Theory: Body and Shape Concepts for the Choral Rehearsal,” presented by Lisa A. Billingham during the 2014 ACDA Northwestern Division Conference) Rudolf Laban (1879-1958) spent the majority of his life observing styles of human movement. As a child, Laban, the son of an Austro-Hungarian military officer, […]