By Julia Glotz LONDON, UK — A competition to create a national ‘Cheddar anthem’ has been won by an East London choir with a song set to the tune of Land of Hope and Glory. “Cheddar,” sung by the Upbeat Choir from Wanstead, features lyrics such as “Cheddar you are my Venus, Cheddar you are the […]
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The shared language of Opera
By Karen Michelmore SYDNEY, AUS — Joe Pigino loves opera. He's been known to break out in song in the car park of his local RSL. But he never dreamed he'd be performing it in concert at the Sydney Opera House. The 74-year-old is an avid member of the Blacktown Seniors Choir – known as […]
Stick Time: Nunc Dimitis
The performances at an ACDA Conference are always wonderful, but our poor ears can only absorb just so much choral music in that short amount of time. Luckily, we can help you by both spreading out the sounds over a large block of time and transporting you to Conferences you just might have missed. […]
Who Are You?
When you audition a singer, don’t you typically want to know something about their musical background? Of course you do; that information helps you to provide them with a better musical experience. So how about returning the favor? ChoralNet is here to help you, to provide you with information, ideas, and inspiration. It […]
Scholarly Abstractions: Teaching High School Males
Johnson, Jaclyn M. Females Teaching High School Male Singers: Overcoming Vocal Differences. Master of Music thesis. California State University, Long Beach., 2011 This project report explores the vocal differences and difficulties many female teachers encounter when teaching high school male singers. It discusses the results of a nationally distributed survey to female choir directors […]
A choral adventure of a lifetime
By Brian Miller GRANVILLE, OH — Singing in some of England's most famous cathedrals would be enough of an adventure for Granville High School senior Maura Sharkey. But for one of them — Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford — to be where the Harry Potter movies were filmed was an added plus. "That will […]