What can junior high school singers do? Well, if this sample from a recent ACDA division conference is an indication, the answer is a resounding, ANYTHING! They are singing a work from the standard repertoire (clearly edited for these developing voices) and doing so with musicality, blend, balance, poise, and healthy use of the voice. […]
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New leaders come to the fore in chorus
By William Littler OTTAWA — When Joel Tranquilla stepped before the Elmer Iseler Singers recently to compete for the $12,000 Sir Ernest MacMillan Foundation Award in choral conducting, paper signs suddenly popped up from the pews in Ottawa’s Knox Presbyterian Church, proclaiming “softest,” “sweetest,” “most beautiful” and “Go, Joel.” The signs were held up by […]
CJ Replay: Blend, Part 3
(From the multi-part Choral Journal article, “In Quest of Answers,” by Carole Glenn.) In response to the questions, (a) Do you have any preferences in terms of blend? and (b) In terms of blend, how do you handle an outstanding solo singer in a choral situation Howard Swan (California State University, Fullerton) replied: […]
CJ Replay: Blend, Part 2
(From the multi-part Choral Journal article, “In Quest of Answers,” by Carole Glenn.) In response to the questions, (a) Do you have any preferences in terms of blend? and (b) In terms of blend, how do you handle an outstanding solo singer in a choral situation? Kenneth Jennings (St. Olaf College) replied: (a) […]
Charles Bruffy and the Kansas City Chorale – Life and Breath: Choral Works by René Clausen
An album of choral music by American composer and conductor René Clausen (director of the Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota), featuring the Kansas City Chorale conducted by Charles Bruffy, is being released by Chandos Records (http://chandos.net/details06.asp?CNumber=CHSA%205105). The recording is titled “Life and Breath,” and features the premiere recording of Clausen’s new Mass […]
CJ Replay: Blend, Part 1
(From the multi-part Choral Journal article, “In Quest of Answers,” by Carole Glenn.) In response to the questions, (a) Do you have any preferences in terms of blend? and (b) In terms of blend, how do you handle an outstanding solo singer in a choral situation? Harold Decker (University of Illinois) replied: (a) […]