The 2011-12 academic year is in the history books, or it soon will be. If we’ve done our jobs right, we are completely spent. We left it on the field, or in our case on the stage. We. Are. Exhausted. It’s time to take a break; to free our minds, hearts and souls. I […]
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John S. Long to retire after 38 years
By Nate Ellis PICKERINGTON, OH — Nearly four decades after inheriting an almost non-existent vocal music program at Pickerington High School, John S. Long hopes to “send them off singing” at his final performance on May 23. In 38 years of teaching, Long has seen quite a transformation of the Pickerington Local School District and […]
Stick Time: Female Ensemble as Varsity Team
Back in March, we stated in our “Choral Caffeine” column, “There is a school that has been represented repeatedly on the ACDA conference stage by its woman’s choir. The reason is simple: The institution made a conscious decision that the woman’s ensemble would be (to use the athletic term) the varsity team. It’s an interesting […]
Stick Time: Pedagogy on the Performance Stage
Many conductors believe strongly in the value of singers understanding the music they perform on a kinesthetic level. We believe it is useful for the choir member to have a clear sensory awareness of both the macro- and micro-pulse, as well as the flow of energy and the circular nature of the breath cycle. Usually, […]
A.Soler Super Flumina Babylonis SSATB+Orchestra
Fidelio Música Publishers has edited recently Super Flumina Babylonis by Antonio Soler (1729-1783) for mixed choir and orchestra. This marvellous motete was composed by Soler for a contest in Paris in 1768. To download in digital PDF format go to the link: http://fideliomusica.org/index.php/partituras-descargables/coro-repertorio/soler-a-1729-1783-super-flumina-babylonis-motete-de-paris-1768-concert-spirituel-1768-1-4.html Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos, usually known as Padre […]
Theatrical Rounds
(from the interest session: “The Theatrical Rounds of Bob Applebaum,” by Daniel Wallenberg. Presented during the 2012 Central Division Conference) Bob Applebaum is a Chicago composer, residing in California. His music is published by EC Schirmer and Transcontinental, among others. Every two years I have been performing a concert entitled: Gather Ye Round, which […]