By Janine Hill MALENY, AU — THEY thought the best man for the job would be a woman, but that was not necessarily so. A vacancy for a musical director with the Hot Ginger Chorus, a 45-strong female a capella group, has been filled by a man. In a move that some might consider brave, […]
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Lamentations by Jean Gilles, CMBV
Liturgical period: Lent Hello, I hope you will appreciate a new publication of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles: 3 Lamentations (for the vespers of the day before the Holy Thursday, Friday and Saturday); duration: 40:00 Composed by Jean Gilles (1668-1705), edited by Françoise Talvard. For 4 soloists (SATB) [treble, […]
Sandra Chapman- former Editor of the Journal
Friends and Colleagues, it is with sadness that I report the death yesterday of my dear friend Sandra Chapman of Fort Madison, Iowa. Sandra was the editor of the ACDA Journal for many years. (As a high schooler, I remember mock-ups spread all over the Chapman’s dining room when deadlines approached.) Sandra was a force […]
CJ Replay: Why Singers Faint
All voice teachers and choir directors appreciate the importance of correct singing posture and in so doing have most likely given appropriate instruction to their singers, particularly as a necessary condition for achieving proper breath support and vitalization of tone. Nonetheless, even conscientious singers often forget their instruction and need to be remindedof the […]
Barney Sings
Take a break, church musicians. Enjoy Andy’s fix for Barney the soloist in a choir concert:
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, April 8, 2012
Choral and organ music for Easter on Great Sacred Music this Sunday. The program airs each Sunday at 8 a.m. eastern until 11 a.m. on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org Rob Kennedy ——————————————————————————————————————————- 08:00:20 Gregorian chant: Selected Easter chants Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos 08:12:49 Sir […]