We observe Pentecost and Memorial Day on Great Sacred Music this week. The show airs each Sunday on http://theclassicalstation.org from 8 – 11 a.m. eastern. Your host is Rob Kennedy. ————————- 08:00:20 Gregorian chant: Veni sancte spiritus (Sequence, mode I) Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos, Francisco Lara 08:04:26 T. Tertius Noble: Souls of […]
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North Dakota State University receives gold medal at Zadar International Choral Competition
The NDSU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Jo Ann Miller, received the Abbess Cika’s Golden Cross as the 1st place winner in the mixed choir category at the 8th Biannual Zadar International Choral Competition held in Zadar, Croatia on May 19, 2012. Choirs participating in the competition came from Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, […]
Dr. Jeb Mueller Joins University of Houston Choral Faculty
The University of Houston Moores School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeb Mueller as Assistant Professor of Choral Music where he will conduct the University Men’s Chorus, Concert Women’s Chorus, help prepare opera choruses, and teache choral music education courses. In addition to his teaching duties, Mueller is an active […]
Arts curricula and stopping
Education blogger Diana Senechal writes about the difficulties of assessment in music. Musicians in an orchestra, for instance, assess themselves continually as they play but have no need to document such assessment. One of the biggest challenges is assessing the development of musical judgment, which Diana, quoting NASM’s Samuel Hope, describes as “knowing when to stop”. Knowing […]
Greetings from Cuba
The American Choral Directors Association is south of the border this week for the inaugural U.S. / Cuba Symposium of Choral Music, May 25-31. Taking place in sunny Havana, the event features rehearsal demonstrations by Cuban choral conductors and performances by some of Cuba’s best choral ensembles; including the National Choir of Cuba, the Exaudi […]
Reserve the Date Now!
You will want to reserve the date of March 13-16, 2013, now, for the next National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. Pictured here is the Meyerson Symphony Hall, the Winspear Opera House, and the entire contiguous art district of Dallas, the home for our 2013 National Conference. Not only are the […]