Only those who can hit a golf ball with Tiger Woods-esque skill should ever be allowed to pick up a set of clubs. Unless you are a professional-level golfer you have no business whatsoever experiencing the game in any way, shape, or form. That’s a pretty silly statement, isn’t it? Believe it or […]
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Choral Caffeine: Daily Details
Among the countless things about the choral art that one finds irresistible is that there is always more to do with the choir’s sound. Of course, we sometimes run out of time, or perhaps we move a particular group of singers as far as they can go under a particular set of circumstances, but that […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, January 6, 2013
Great Sacred Music can be heard on The Classical Station every Sunday morning from 8 until 11 a.m. eastern. ————– 08:00:46 Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings Polyphony, Stephen Layton Robert Rice, baritone Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: Omnes de Saba St. Clement’s Choir, Philadelphia, Peter Richard Conte 08:06:46 Johannes Eccard: When to the Temple Mary Went […]
Composition Spotlight: Abraham’s Test
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!) Abraham's Test by Joy F DeCoursey-Porter SATB Divisi and tenor solo a cappella (click for PDF and Audio) Level: High School or higher Uses: General Concert Use Program Themes: Tough Decisions, A […]
Stick Time: Selling Art or Cars?
Bigger choirs! Splashier wardrobe! Clapping & stomping! New music! Louder everything! Special effects! Big, BIGGER, BIGGEST! Sometimes our choral performances seem to be less a celebration of the art than the musical equivalent of screaming car advertisements on TV. Big hair, big shoes, big sounds. True, we are competing with the ear-splitting caucaphony churned […]
LIBERA ME – Anthony Sylvestre
Hello, I am a French composer. I composed a piece of music for mixed choir SATBB a cappella called Libera Me, which I think you may find of interest. I invite you to watch the video of a live performance in a church. It’s here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQ_OjCuctA The original piece of music, with a […]