Great Sacred Music airs every Sunday from 8-11 a.m. eastern on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org with your host Rob Kennedy —————————————————— 08:00:28 J.S. Bach: Chorale Prelude on “O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross”, BWV 622 Friedrich Froschle, organ The Great Organ of the Ulm Cathedral 08:09:54 Luca Marenzio: […]
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The Thinking Rehearsal
What has been the traditional role of the conductor? Typically, s/he is the omniscient leader who determines the direction of the ensemble, calls all the shots, makes all the musical decisions. We like to be in charge! And think of the responsibilities you have as a conductor – as a teacher of voice, as a […]
Guest Blogger: A Day in Life of a ChoralNet Moderator on Duty
Perhaps some of you would like to know what happens when you post a query or a classified or an announcement or how a decision to approve or discard by the Moderators is made here at ChoralNet. I have been a ChoralNet Moderator for exactly one year but have been a ChoralNet user since 1995. […]
Stick Time: Why Guys Don’t Sing
Among the many reasons given for whyyoung men are sometimes turned off to singing in choirs are: • singing is considered feminine; • there is a lack of repertoire appropriate for young men whose voices are changing; • there is a lack of understanding by adolescent males when it comes to the boy’s changing voice; […]
Choral Program Helped Shape HS Student
By Bob Dumas BEDFORD, N.Y. – On any given week during the school year, Matt Solowey, a senior at Fox Lane High School, can be found singing with the Fox Lane High School Chamber Choir Wednesday evenings, the Commoners (the school’s male a cappella group) Thursday afternoons and the school’s mixed choir daily. A […]
Taking the Baton
By Brenda Bolinger Sharon Paul ’78 may never have launched her career in choral conducting if the late William F. Russell, Pomona’s music director from 1951-82, hadn’t been tardy to choir practice. Paul serendipitously took the baton in his stead, unaware of her professor’s arrival. “I think he watched from the back and thought, ‘Oh! […]