We all do it: we ignore those things we don’t do well, or that we might find difficult. It’s a natural human trait. Unfortunately, it seems, far too many choral directors ignore the incredibly important matter of TONE. In her article, “Developing Tone Quality in Choral Ensembles,” Karen Willie explains: Healthy tone quality […]
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Ivo Antognini wins the “TROPHY OF COMPOSITION Seghizzi 2013”
Hello ChoralNet readers, I’m happy to announce that I am the fresh winner of the “TROPHY OF COMPOSITION – SEGHIZZI 2013“, an international contest (Gorizia – Italy) with my piece LUX AETERNA for mixed choir. You can listen to LUX AETERNA with splendid Choir of Trinity College Cambridge under the baton of Stephen […]
Anton Armstrong Receives Oregon Bach Saltzman Award
On the eve of the Oregon Bach Festival’s 2013 opening, choir conductor Anton Armstrong was awarded the Saltzman Award, the Festival’s highest honor. Director of the Festival’s Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy (SFYCA) since its inception in 1998, Armstrong has directed nearly 900 young singers over the program’s sixteen years. His reputation as a teacher and […]
Jerusalem-Yerushalayim (1EMJ2O) – world premiere double album released 30 July 2013
Jerusalem-Yerushalayim (1EMJ2O) – released 29 July 2013http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_1EMJ2O&vw=dc an ancient tale, a unique city, a new oratoriothe world premiere double album on 1equalmusic featuring TONUS PEREGRINUS with Londinium, Aldeburgh Young Musicians, Tiffin Boys’ Choir conducted by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Ben Parry, Antony Pitts digital audio download (release date 29/07/2013, 30/07/2013 in the USA):http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_1EMJ2O&vw=dc booklet PDF download (already available and free, also from the Hyperion page):https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10497886/J2O/DOCS/Jerusalem-Yerushalayim-1EMJ2O.pdf printed souvenir […]
Ars Musica Appoints Dusty Francis as Music Director & Conductor
Ars Musica is delighted to have engaged Dusty Francis as our new Music Director, following his tenure as Assistant Conductor during the 2012–2013 season. Dusty’s passion for leading community choruses began with his training and work as a music educator in Cincinnati; it grew through his time conducting community, church, and university choruses in the Washington, DC […]
“Five from the Folder” by Madlen Batchvarova
FIVE FROM THE FOLDER by Madlen Batchvarova 1. "Bogoroditse Devo," Sergei Rachmaninoff, Musica Russica Ra028 A movement from the “All Night Vigil,” this homophonic unaccompanied setting of the Ave Maria text is a symbol the beauty of Orthodox sacred tradition, and the spirit of Romanticism. 2. "Cherubic Hymn No.7," Dmitri Bortniansky, Musica Russica […]