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!) Harmony In Gold by Dale Trumbore SATB and orchestra (click for PDF and AUDIO) Level: High School or higher Uses: General Concert […]
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Composition Spotlight: Music for ACDA National Conference
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig The Composition Spotlight this week is on all of the composers from the ChoralNet Composers of Choral Music Community that will have pieces performed at the ACDA convention in Dallas this week. The works are in alphabetical order by composer. You can click on the composers’ names to access their […]
Rehearsal Techniques I
General thoughts and principles (adapted from what I give my section leaders) about running good rehearsals: Put your music stand low enough and flat enough that it doesn’t interfere with your conducting pattern (and people can see it!) If you work from the piano, put the music desk down flat (for the same reason) Make sure […]
Applications Now Accepted for Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Scholarship (Monrovia, CA)
The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company is now accepting applications for the Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Scholarship. This award was established this season to honor the SGVCC’s previous artistic director, who contributed so much to Southern California’s musical culture before his passing last summer. This $250 scholarship will be awarded to a student who: is […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, March 3, 2013
I was saddened to learn of the death of Marie-Claire Alain, the renowned French organist. Dr. Alain recorded the complete organ works of Bach not once, not twice but thrice. May she rest in peace. As luck would have it, I had programmed Marie-Claire Alain playing some Bach for us this Sunday as part […]
Raising the Bar: A new multi-cultural resource book/teaching DVD series
Announcing the publication of the first three book/teaching DVDs—Traditional South African Choral Music, Volumes 1 & 2, and Music from the Republic of Georgia, Volume 1—in the new series, Raising the Bar: Multimedia Resources for Authentic World Music Performance. Intended for mixed, youth and children’s choirs. Created by Patty Cuyler (co-director of Village Harmony) & […]