JAMIE HILLMAN AWARDED THE 2012 LESLIE BELL PRIZE FOR CHORAL CONDUCTING Toronto, December 3, 2012 – The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and Choirs Ontario today announced Jamie Hillman as this year’s recipient of the Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting. The Leslie Bell Prize will be presented to Mr. Hillman at the Chatham Kent Children’s Chorus Christmas concert on Sunday,December 16, at 6 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran […]
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Sing Schubert’s Mass in G in Washington DC
Schubert’s Mass in G 5 Rehearsals + 1 Concert (and a great cause) = An Awesome Choral Experience Nothing says “make-the-winter-months-better” than choral singing. Here’s a great opportunity to get your tabernacle on with like-minded choristers to perform Schubert’s Mass in G in just 5 rehearsals. We are seeking singers in all voice parts to […]
Two Choral pieces hoping to spread peace – free to interested ensembles
Hello, all – Like everyone, I was shaken and horrified by what happened almost a month ago now in Newtown, CT. Also like I’m sure many others on this website did, I turned to music – making music, writing music, and listening to others’ music in order to try to process things. In my […]
Easter Service Music
For Church music directors who might be searching for a grand prelude to an Easter morning service, please have a look at my Resurrection Prelude, a 2-minute work for choir, brass, organ and timpani. The piece subtly interweaves references to two great works dealing with resurrection: Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration and Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony (No. 2). […]
Sea Pie Parcel (high voices + pno)
A collection of 20 enthusiastic songs for young choirs and classes. The songs were composed for groups of young people aged 7-12, although many have lyrics which are suitable for older children and adults. All were composed originally as single line songs, but all now also have optional part-singing opportunities which take the […]
CJ Replay: A Cappella Myth
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article The A Cappella Myth! By J. Bunker Clark) ‘In a chapel style’ is the literal meaning of the term a cappella. Today, however, it is used as a synonym for "unaccompanied." We hear about an a cappella performance of a Palestrina motet,. although it is the […]