Even though I knew about and admired John Wooden earlier in my life (I was an undergrad at the University of Washington, so watched a number of UW/UCLA games in person — and after one of the games Kareem and several other players came to my dorm for a dance — to say he "stood […]
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Composition Spotlight: “There Will Come Soft Rains”
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet. This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.) There Will Come Soft […]
Celebrated composer Bruce Saylor appointed Artist in Residence of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral
Celebrated composer Bruce Saylor appointed Artist in Residence of the Archdiocesan Cathedral Father Anastasios Gounaris and Cathedral Music Director Gus Chrysson are pleased to announce that acclaimed composer Bruce Saylor has been appointed as the 2013-2014 Artist in Residence, succeeding Eleni Traganas, who will become the first Artist in Residence Emerita of the Cathedral, having served in […]
New Collection – Novello Book of Music for Lent & Easter (ed. David Hill)
The sixty-four pieces in this anthology have been chosen to offer the most vibrant possible selection for all the major feast days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, covering the seasons of Lent, Passiontide and Eastertide. The collection features exciting settings of standard texts – such as Svein Møller’s beautiful Ave verum, Ralph Allwood’s […]
Pop-a-round, Sound-a-round, Classic-a-round
Pop-a-round more than 40 rhythmical, polyphonical canons, ideal for vocal groups and choirs They are almost all in the English language.Sound-a-round are 27 canons for voice-building.Classic-a-round are15 canons for classical choirs. In Latin or Italian. Please take a look at: http://www.jetsebremer.nl/en/warming-up-and-canons/canons
What we can learn from John Wooden I
First, you need to know that John Wooden was the most successful basketball coach ever . . . but you still might wonder, what does that have to do with me? As head coach at UCLA, he won 10 NCAA championships in a period of 12 years, including a streak of 7 in a row. […]