Here are two additional reasons I now add to my list of why I want the National Endowment for the Arts and other federally funded arts entities to remain healthy and grow in significance in our national budget. The two following reasons augment the established case for what the National Endowment for the Arts does […]
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Experience the Stunning Beauty of Josef Rheinberger
Gloriae Dei Cantores re-releases its 1994 recording of Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: one of nineteenth-century Germany’s most gifted teachers and composers. Rheinberger wrote works reminiscent of those of Brahms and Schumann, and yet their attractive lyricism is unique. This tribute to the works of Rheinberger includes his eight-part a cappella Mass in E-flat Major, Mass […]
Inspiration from Chicago: Inspiring Works from Superb Performances
I am fortunate to have Spring Break this week to consolidate my thoughts about Chicago ACDA before plunging into more teaching and performing. The opportunity to share my thoughts here on the ChoralNet blog helps me find the will to think through what over 5000 experienced together. Here is a list of the music […]
Found: Awesome Piece by William Hawley
OK, so he wrote it in 1997. It takes me more than a decade to find great things but this William Hawley piece is quite beautiful – I need to do more Hawley! I spotted this on the UND Concert Choir blog – it is a great piece and deserves to be sung: […]
Akron Symphony Chorus director makes choral debut
New Chorus Director Maria Sensi Sellner will make her Akron conducting debut with the Ohio premiere of Missa Mysteriorum (Mass of the Mysteries) by Nancy Galbraith on March 27 at St. Sebastian Church, 476 Mull Ave. in Akron, at 2 p.m. Sellner will lead the Akron Symphony Chorus (ASC) and members of the Akron Symphony […]
Mississippi State University appoints Dr. Gary Packwood, Director of Choral Activities
Mississippi State University appoints Dr. Gary Packwood, Director of Choral Activities 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, […]