By Richard Duckett WORCESTER, MA — When Graeme McCullough became interim music director of All Saints Church on Pleasant and Irving streets in November, he noticed that “All Saints has a perfect acoustic for choirs.” One of Mr. McCullough's first services was the kind where you hope that everything will go perfectly. The occasion was […]
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Singer Anthony Brown performs in Newark to honor former teacher
By Anna Sudar NEWARK– The first time Bob Ewing heard Anthony Brown sing, he knew he was listening to something special. Ewing was a music teacher at Central Christian High School in Kidron, working with dozens of students every day, when Brown auditioned for his choir in 1965. Something about the 16-year-old’s voice made him […]
Missouri Choral Directors Association Summer Conference
As the spring arrives the days become even busier. . .encourage yourself and your acquaintenances to participate in the Missouri Choral Directors Association Summer Conference, July 20-23, 2011 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. “No Singer Left Behind” promises to be a wonderful time of concerts, informative sessions and exhibits. Once […]
Old World dreams in a New World song
By ERIC ADLER KANSAS CITY — Just days before they jet off to Norway, the members of Staley High School’s Falcon Chorale stood on stage to rehearse a choral piece that their director said — without hyperbole — will change his life. “I am just waiting for the days to unfold,” Tracy Resseguie said at […]
Gary Packwood named new MSU choral director
STARKVILLE, Miss.–An Alabama musician with national and international conducting experience is becoming the new director of choral activities at Mississippi State. Gary D. Packwood, who assumes his new duties this fall, will administer the choral area and conduct all its ensembles, said Michael Brown, head of the university's music department. "We're thrilled to have someone […]
Rilling awarded Herbert von Karajan Prize
By James Bash BADEN BADEN, GER — Helmuth Rilling, artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival, has another feather in his cap, the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize. Helmuth Rilling, artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival at the University of Oregon, has been awarded the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize. The annual award is […]