Donald Nally, 50, founded the Crossing, an unusual, fully professional chamber choir in Philadelphia, in 2005. The acclaimed group cultivates composers who take choral singing in totally unheard-of directions. In its June festival in Chestnut Hill, the Crossing will perform four world premieres, along with works written in the last 15 years. Inquirer music critic […]
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Just in time for Independence Day
Redhouse Arts is please to offer Horace Scruggs III’s arrangement of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” for SATB and piano. The interesting meter changes will keep your choir challenged and your audience engaged. You can see a sample score and hear an excerpt from the piece at http://www.redhouseartspace.com/my-country.html. Thanks for looking! Chris Humphrey
Feeling Naughty?!? New Featured Piece – The Naughty Boy, SATB a cappella with soprano soloist
Greetings Chorus & Vocal friends, The Naughty Boy– a 6-minute SATB a cappella choral work I wrote on commission from West Chester University Concert Choir (David DeVenney, conductor) – now available for purchase and performance. This whimsical work uses a children’s poem by Keats to create lyrical, sing-song textures. The work is appropriate […]
Congrats to University of Maryland & Houston
Two American University Choirs did very well in the 2011 Florilege Vocal de Tours Competition last week: The University of Maryland and the University of Houston. Maryland was directed by Edward Maclary who also won the prestigious "Prix du Chef de choeur" – an award given to a conductor for his expert direction […]
Eastern Kentucky appoints Richard Waters as new DCA
Eastern Kentucky University has appointed Dr. Richard Waters director of choral activities. Waters, associate professor of music, will direct the University’s three choral ensembles and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting and choral literature. He received a bachelor’s degree in music education from James Madison University, a master’s degree in choral conducting from the […]
Bach in New York
I was in New York City over Memorial Day and stumbled upon a terrific concert of Bach cantatas by Julian Wachner and the Trinity Choir from Trinity Wall Street church. What a concert! They were superb – excellent singing, crisp diction, outstanding orchestra. They are putting on a series called Bach @ One […]