The theme for the Sunday in Siouxland broadcast on September 30, 2012 at 10 a.m. CST is “EVOCATION.” Catch the show online at www.kwit-koji.org if you are outside of the local area. The selections are as follows (composer: title, ensemble/conductor, album title, and label): Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei, Dale Warland Singers/Dale Warland, Cathedral Classics, […]
Search Results for: choir
Allen Koepke (1939 – 2012)
Allen Koepke (1939-2012) has over sixty published compositions and was a well-known conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. For three years the Composer in Residence for Orchestra Iowa, he was also the composer of two stage musicals. His awards include “Iowa Professor of the Year,” “Innovator of the Year,” and the Robert M. McCowan Award “ . […]
History Lesson: Eric Ericson
This is my first official post here at Choralnet. I'm looking forward to sharing with you all in the coming year. I had the pleasure of working with Eric Ericson in 1993 while I was singing in the Portland State University Chamber Choir under Bruce Browne. I was a college freshman still figuring my […]
Erick Lichte named Chor Leoni’s Artistic Director designate effective September 2013
Chor Leoni Announces Successor to Founder Diane Loomer, C.M. • Erick Lichte appointed Artistic Director designate effective September 2013 • Diane Loomer, C.M. concurrently assumes Conductor Emerita position Vancouver, BC – Vancouver’s renowned pride of singing lions, Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, is pleased to announce the appointment of Erick Lichte as Artistic Director […]
Introducing Joshua Bronfman
We welcome Joshua Bronfman as a new blogger for the ChoralBlog. Dr. Joshua Bronfman is Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Dakota, where he directs the UND Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Varsity Bards. He also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral conducting, choral literature and choral […]
CJ Replay: Use of French Latin
(From the Choral Journal article “The Use of French Latin for Choral Music,” by Anthony R. Reeves) An area not fully integrated into the general practices of most choral conductors, however, concerns the use of colloquial Latin pronunciations for choral music. Some conductors feel it is simply too time consuming to work out complex […]