By Howard Mavuso YET again, Standard Bank has sponsored E210 000 towards the 2011 Standard Bank Choral Music Championship [ed. note: about US$31,700] As part of the competition, soloist eliminations started over the weekend, where 24 made it for the finals to be held on April 9 at Esibayeni Lodge (Esangweni). Last year’s sponsorship was […]
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Eric Whitacre’s TEDtalk and why it is important
Eric Whitacre’s TEDtalk is now up on the TED site. He did a tremendous job – a standing ovation in the middle and also at the end as he talks about his two virtual choir projects. We are fortunate to have an Eric Whitacre in our camp – he is easily the most recognizable […]
Scribd – something old and new
I seem to have joined “SCRIBD” some time ago – it is one of the many innovative websites that I find and embrace one day – and forget about it the next. But this thing seems to have some potential! I need a way to embed a PDF version of my program and found […]
The Crossing – IT IS TIME released
THE CROSSING’s NEW CD – IT IS TIME – is released today! Our new CD, IT IS TIME, is released today, March 29, on the Navona Records label, distributed by Naxos. The recording features six works commissioned by The Crossing: stunning unaccompanied choral settings of two of the twentieth century’s most creative and lyrical poets – […]
The War on Pronouns, cont’d
(one in an occasional series highlighting ridiculous inclusive-language overkill, without regard for the scansion, meaning, or music.) I’m preparing the Exultet for Easter Vigil, a long and inspiring chant which opens the vigil service, sung by candlelight. In English. After a congregational greeting the chant continues: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that with full devotion of heart and mind and […]
Collaboration at Work
One of the strongest affirmations of one of our American Choral Directors Association strategic imperatives came in March of this year at our Biennial National Conference in Chicago as we witnessed collaboration in action. The overwhelming moments of inspiration and invigoration provided by this significant event were due, in large part, to our work in […]