Looking for a last minute piece to complete your holiday concert repertoire? I have two new arrangements of Christmas classics that could be great additions to your program! My SATB (w/ 8 part divisi) a cappella arrangement of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” is a haunting and chant-like rendition, best suited for larger choirs […]
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2011 Julius Herford Dissertation Prize announced
by Magen Solomon, DMA Chair, Julius Herford Prize Subcommittee On behalf of the National Research and Publications committee of the American Choral Directors Association, I am pleased to formally announce that the winner of the 2011 Julius Herford Dissertation Prize: Dr. Kevin O’Brien for his dissertation “Russell Woollen: Catalogue and Contextual Examination of […]
Our Father by Sherelle Eyles
Description Our Father – arrangement of the Lord’s Prayer – for SA and Piano Duration 2:55 Tempo – Moderately Slow Sample go to www.sherelleeyles.com for live recording Difficulty – Upper Primary School, Secondary School, or Adult Choirs This piece was sung by the Hillcrest College Choir, winner of the Under 12s Choral Championships at the Canberra […]
ARS MUSICA of Bergen County, NJ Announces its 2012-2013 Season and Asks for Help!
Ars Musica based in Ridgewood, New Jersey announces its 2012-2013 season and invites interested patrons to help, donate, advertise in its concert programs and volunteer their time. Ars Musica’s first concert is on Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8PM, at which it will perform Rachmaninoff’s Vespers: All-Night Vigil, featuring Kelly Crandell, conductor; Victoria Tralongo, soprano; Cory […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, October 14, 2012
A Dean I worked years ago for referred to the Te Deum Laudamus as ‘tedious’. To be sure I have heard performances which did require much patience to listen to. Fortunately that is not the case with the set of Te Deums which I have selected for you on this week’s show. […]
Stick Time: Remembering the Gems
It’s funny how we forget things. A couple years ago, my touring program included Dawson’s “Ezekiel Saw De Wheel.” After the concert a colleague who had been in the audience exclaimed, “Wow! I’d forgotten all about that piece. I’m going to program that!” Sure enough, the score was in her choir’s folders when I […]