In his Choral Journal article, “Performing Choral/Orchestral Works with the High School Choir,” Paul Cappers discusses the valuse of such a performance: “Performing a great work well with orchestra is an indescribable “high” for young musicians. Students feel a unique sense of accomplishment, and such a performance can bolster community support for the music […]
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Ave Maria – a new setting
I have a new setting of Ave Maria (in Latin) for SATB (with some div in the sopranos and altos) and cello. The choir music is chant-like (very multi-metered) in a homophonic texture and the cello part requires a very good player. I wrote it in memory of a choir member who passed away last year with […]
Big Voice – A Documentary about Choral Directors
Michael McGlynn shared this on Facebook and I think it is outstanding: </div> <div> </div> About BIG VOICE: a musical feature documentary directed by award-winning filmmaker Varda Hardy. This uplifting documentary explores the lives of the top-singing students of the Santa Monica High School Choir, and its visionary choir director. At a time when drastic […]
BCCS Artistic Director Lloyd Named Creative Connector
Bucks County Choral Society artistic director and Haverford College associate professor Thomas Lloyd has been recognized and honored as one of seventy-six Creative Connectors in the Philadelphia area by Leadership Philadelphia, the region’s premier community leadership organization. Leadership Philadelphia seeks to “shine a light on all the good leadership that happens in this region, and […]
Play List for Great Sacred Music, Sunday, October 9, 2011
8-11 a.m. eastern. Hosted by Rob Kennedy. On 89.7 fm in central North Carolina and online at http://wcpe.org. Please join me! 08:00:20 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Agnus dei II ~ Missa Papae Marcelli Josquin Despres: Agnus dei ~ Missa L’homme arme super voces musicales Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips 08:15:33 Franz Schubert: Agnus dei […]
ICC founder Henry Leck receives distinguished alumni award
Founder and Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Henry Leck, will be honored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Alumni Association on October 8. Leck, who founded the ICC over 25 years ago, will receive the award for Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Fine Arts & Communications for his accomplishments and blazing significant […]