Rob Kennedy Great Sacred Music The Classical Stationhttp://theclassicalstation.org 08:00:38 Amy Beach: Prelude on an Old Folk Tune Christa Rakich, organ 1933 Kilgen organ in St. Justin’s, Hartford Felix Mendelssohn: I waited for the Lord Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, John Scott George Frideric Handel: Immortal Lord of Earth and Skies ~ […]
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September Choral Journal Now Available
The September issue of the Choral Journal is now available at the ACDA website. The issue includes such articles as: “Italian Grandiosity and German Pragmatism: An Analysis of Coexistant Style Traits in ‘Aus der Tiefe ruf ich Herr, zu dir’ (SWV 25) from Heinrich Schutz’s Psalmen Davids of 1619” (Garrepy) “Multi-Purpose Images: How to […]
Stick Time: Does Wardrobe Affect Sound?
To a degree, most people behave differently depending upon how they are dressed. Your own choir members are a living example to you of that phenomenon. Notice how they stand, walk, and act in their performance attire as compared to earlier that day when you rehearsed them while they were wearing jeans and t-shirts. […]
Paul Mealor: Sleep On (Lullaby for the Royal Baby)
Paul Mealor’s ‘Sleep On’, a lullaby dedicated to the Royal baby, is now available in a version for SATB choir and Piano, arranged by the composer from the Soprano and Ensemble version recorded by Hayley Westenra. For those in the US, it is available from: http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=14042736&lid=0&lid=0&subsiteid=1&keywords=HL14042736&subsiteid=1& Outside the US it is available […]
Choral Caffeine: Early Vocal Study
Mention “vocal study” and many of us recall long hours in college practice rooms trying to crate consistent, semi-attractive sounds with a physical mechanism that just didn’t want to behave some days. Would the process have been less daunting had it begun a little earlier? Sara Gaines suggests that just might be the case. […]
Choral Caffeine: Differences are Okay
What incredible diversity of sounds we can create with different combinations of human voices. Whether the ensemble is mixed or single-gender, there are delightful opportunities for musical exploration. Sometimes, though, a choral director might be a bit hesitant about leading a single-gender ensemble if they are not from that side of the species. Such […]