By Rebecca Gordon EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — It’s the foot-stomping, arm-raising, soul-lifting music nowadays associated with America’s Deep South. But could contemporary gospel have a place in a country known internationally for its bagpipes and lilting folk ballads? One group of singers think so, and they’re scouring the nation for its answers to Aretha Franklin […]
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John Baker, Enterprise High School, to retire
By Laura Fezie ENTERPRISE, AL — After 27 years as the Enterprise High School choral instructor and director of the award-winning Encores Show Choir, John Baker has announced his retirement. Under Baker’s direction, the Encores Show Choir has become the most successful show choir in the state and one of the most successful programs in […]
Mix My Part
I got this email about a new service: I developed an online based software solution for choirs to improve the rate at which they can learn repertoire. The software provides an online multitrack mixer/player and media hosting hub so a teacher/director can prepare recordings of individual voice and instrumental parts and post them for […]
What is on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, May 13, 2012
Most of the selections in the first hour were chosen by listeners in honor of their mothers both living and departed. I selected the Beethoven Mass in C as a fitting and radiant tribute to mothers everywhere. Happy Mothers Day! The show airs each Sunday at 8 a.m. eastern on 89.7 FM in central North […]
Syracuse Children’s Chorus aims for diversity
By Melinda Johnson SYRAC– USE — Stephanie Mowery says the Syracuse Children’s Chorus enjoys a bigger reputation in the world of children’s choral music than in its hometown. Mowery should know. Based on the chorus’ stature as a trendsetter in choral music education, Mowery left her post as director of children’s and youth music at All Saints […]
Peter Milmer takes up Seaton Choral Society baton
SEATON, UK — Seaton Choral Society is delighted to welcome its new musical director, Dr Peter Milmer, who will conduct its forthcoming concert on Saturday, May 19 and who has already proved to be a splendidly inspiring and encouraging force on the rostrum. Peter is a GP, working in East Devon and West Dorset, and […]