Legendary choral conductor Eric Ericson died on Friday, February 15, 2013. Renowned for his innovative teaching methods and the wide-ranging nature of his repertoire, Ericson was the principal conductor of the Orphei Drängar choir at Uppsala University from 1951 until 1991, and choirmaster until 1982 of the Swedish Radio Choir which was established on […]
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What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, February 17, 2013
Great Sacred Music airs from 8 – 11 a.m. eastern on The Classical Station. 08:01:09 Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury J.S. Bach: Chorale prelude on “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier”, BWV 731 Michael Murray, organ The Beckerath organ at St. Andreas-Kirche, Hildesheim 08:18:43 Pablo […]
Eric Ericson has passed
I just heard this morning that Swedish Radio has announced the passing of the great choral conductor, Eric Ericson. This hits me personally very hard as I had the great privilege of working with Eric for many many years in my career with the Netherlands Chamber Choir. We were one of only 2 or 3 […]
GUEST BLOG: “Conference Reflections: Los Angeles” by Paul Carey
CONFERENCE REFLECTIONS: LOS ANGELES by Paul Carey Dallas is Calling You! The Dallas ACDA National Conference is coming soon but it's not too late to register and attend. I’m writing to encourage everyone in the choral field to attend the Dallas conference. There will be so much music to hear by so many […]
Call for Scores – Wicker Park Choral Singers (SATB, No entry Fee)
Wicker Park Choral Singers (WPCS) is a Chicago-based ensemble of more than forty skilled singers dedicated to enhancing awareness of the canon of choral music. We believe that everyone loves choral music; they just might not know it yet. As a composer, you can help us show people just how much they love choral music […]
Rehearsing well — Start with Musicality
For me, it’s important to include musicality and expression, particularly that of phrase shape, from the very beginning of the learning/rehearsal process. The problem with ignoring the shaping of phrases (dynamic, agogic, stressed and unstressed syllables, etc.) is that the choir learns an unmusical shaping of the phrase which then has to be un-learned (and that […]