(From the Choral Journal article “Commissioning Works for Children’s Chors: One Conductor’s Story,” by Donna Thomasson) Have you ever noticed that one of the most common topics among choral directors is repertoire? A comment such as, “My children’s choir has commissioned a new work and we are premiering it next spring,” would definitely […]
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Teaching Musical Citizenship
According to current census data, far less than a third of Americans have an undergraduate college education – 27.2% to be exact. The numbers are even worse for advanced degrees; only 8.9% hold a Master’s degree, with just 3% having earned a doctorate. (In Friday's ChoralBlog, Joshua Bronfman will make some fascinating observations about the […]
Composition Spotlight: Do Not Stand at My Grave
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!) Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Janet Lanier for TTBB and piano Level: High school […]
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, September 23, 2012
Our first hour is devoted to settings of the familiar Our Father prayer. I selected 9 choral settings from the hundreds written and 2 settings for organ. Felix Mendelssohn used the hymn tune Vater unser himmelreich (Our Father in Heaven) in his 6th organ sonata, and, of course, Johann Sebastian Bach’s setting is simplicity itself. […]
Choral Music of the Americas
This looks quite interesting: The North Dakota State University Department of Music and the American Choral Directors Association announce the NDSU Choral Symposium: Music of the Americas, May 3-5, 2013, in Fargo, ND. This event will showcase the choral music and traditions of North, Central, and South America. The focus of the symposium will […]
BLUE HERON TO SING FOR DALAI LAMA AT MIT, NEW AFFILIATION WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AND OPENS 2012-13 SEASON WITH PREMIERES
BLUE HERON TO PERFORM FOR DALAI LAMA AT M.I.T., LAUNCHES NEW AFFILIATION WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AND OPENS 2012-13 SEASON WITH PREMIERES “passionate expression and dramatic attention to text…nuanced dynamic shadings and emotive conviction” The New York Times “one of the most successful advocates for Renaissance music in the country” The Boston […]