(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Grading the Choral Ensemble . . . No More Excuses!,” by Peggy Diane Dettwiler) Assessment of choral ensembles is often a challenging task for directors. Because much rehearsal time is spent with group activities that are difficult to measure objectively as individual contributions, many directors choose […]
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CJ Replay: Hanging on to the Boys
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “An Interview with Six Successful Elementary School Choral Directors,” by Angela Broeker) We have found that boys become very enthusiastic when separated from the greater chorus and are permitted to perform as a small ensemble apart from the girls. There are many folk song octavos in which […]
Paradigm Shift: The New Conductor/Composer Dynamic (Part 2)
(An excerpt from the interest session, “Paradigm Shift: The New Conductor/Composer Dynamic,” by Reginald Unterseher. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.) My perspective on the evolving way that conductors find and purchase music is formed by my experience as a composer and as an R&S Chair. I am part of both the traditional […]
Composition Spotlight: You Having Walked This Earth
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at a piece of useful repertoire from the ChoralNet Community Composition Showcase. A variety of voicings and levels of difficulty will be presented. Enjoy!) You Having Walked This Earth https://choralnet.org/306016#youhavingwalked4557 by Joseph G. Stephens SATB some divisi and brief soprano solo a cappella (click for PDF and AUDIO) Level: High School or higher […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Easter Day, March 31, 2013
Happy Easter and Passover! Rob Kennedy Great Sacred Music The Classical Station http://theclassicalstation.org Email: ——————— 08:00:30 Traditional Dutch, arr. Charles Wood: This joyful Eastertide Cambridge Singers, John Rutter Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, Op. 123 Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt Paul Trepte, organ Alexandre Guilmant: Offertoire […]
Great Pieces Deserve a Second Performance
New choral music is important, and its promotion and support equally so. A premiere is often the focus of a concert, and there are ensembles that specialize in premiering new choral works. But what happens to those pieces after the first performance? How do we find them to give them another voice? PROJECT : […]