Concert tours are a relatively common event in the life of a college choir. The litany is familiar to many of us – long rides in a motor coach, pot-luck suppers in a church basement, warm receptions from concert audiences full of smiling alumni, and a welcome to a host home to end the day. […]
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Ave Maria – Thomas Keesecker
Ave Maria has been recently published by World Library Publications. It is for choir and cello. I made this arrangement for English Horn and choir for this exceptional group to perform on tour in Italy this Spring. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7sudsGeRlI
KHORIKOS Invited to tour the Czech Republic for prestigious Smetana’s Litomysl Opera Festival in June 2013
Hello CHOIR WORLD! My name is Alessandra and I am a part of a wonderful choir called KHORIKOS, we are located in beautiful New York, New York! Here is our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/khorikosmusic?ref=ts&fref=ts We are extremely excited to be a part of the Smetana’s Litomysl Opera Festival in June 2013, and have a fundraising […]
Intonation V – Voice and Vowel
So, away from tuning systems for a bit! If you read Mike O'Neil's excellent guest post, you'll notice he talked about vocal production and vowels as barbershoppers are taught to work on both tuning and blend. The basic principles are no different, no matter what the style and level of choir you conduct: […]
June/July Choral Journal Now Available
The June/July issue of the Choral Journal is now available at the ACDA website. The issue includes such articles as: "Creating a Choir Culture: Lessons Learned from the Business World" (Aldrich) "The Diverse Communities of a Community Choir: Fostering a Sustainable System" (McCoy) "Enriching Choral Opportunities for Aging Voices" (Parks) […]
Integrating Common-Core Learning Standards into the Choral Curriculum
(An excerpt from the interest session, “Integrating Common-Core Learning Standards into the Choral Curriculum,” by Victoria J. Furby. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.) Changing lesson planning ideas to address the Common Core Learning Standards is presenting new challenges to integrate literacy into the choral music classroom. Many choral music teachers are […]