The American Choral Directors Association Research and Publications Committee is inviting research papers to be presented at the National Symposium on American Choral Music, June 29-30, 2012, to be held in Washington, DC. This event will showcase the American Choral Music website hosted by the Library of Congress, built as a result of a five-year collaboration […]
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Grammy Foundation awarded to CO High School
Written by Lindsey Larson FT COLLINS, CO — Students in Rocky Mountain High School’s Prima Voce choir have a lot to sing about these days. The school’s music department was recently recognized by the Grammy Foundation with a 2011 Signature Schools Enterprise Award. “(The award) is really an honor,” said Heidi Roeber, a junior and […]
50 years of music ministry
By Wilfred Langmaid FREDERICTON, NB, CANADA — A reception to salute David Berry is planned for the congregation of Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 512 Charlotte Street and the general public on Sunday, May 15. It will run from 2-4 p.m. Berry is widely known in the Fredericton community, having served as organist and choir director […]
Unison
Dan Kreider argues against part-singing of hymns during church: The beauty of harmony isn’t wrong, and it doesn’t necessarily draw the mind away from the text… but it certainly can. If we are to be singing truth to God, to one another, and to ourselves, we have to consider anything that might distract us. Unison singing […]
International Stage Set for Premiere of New Work by UH’s David White
The University of Houston’s Moores Concert Chorale is getting ready to cross the pond for its second international appearance. From May 27 – 29, the chorale will perform at the exclusive festival and competition Floriège Vocal de Tours in Tours, France. Among the items being packed for this important trip is one of the latest […]
Choral music in Antioch
Journalist Kristine Aghalaryan discovers a choir in Turkey: The next stop on my journey through Turkey took me to the ancient city of Antioch (Turkish Antakya), founded near the end of the 4 century BC by a general of Alexander the Great. Antakya was annexed by Turkey in 1939. There’s a multi-national choir in this […]