Do you remember playing hand games as a child? I still play them with my daughter when we are waiting on a flight, standing in line at a concert, or at other points of utter boredom. One of our routine hand games is "Scissors, Paper, Stone." Each player counts together, outloud, to three, each time […]
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America the Beautiful
New arrangement of “America the Beautiful” by M Ryan Taylor from ChoirWorks.com : Demo and Piano Accompaniment available on site.
Brian T. Russell Awarded ACDA’s Julius Herford Prize
The Research and Publications Committee of the American Choral Directors Association announces that Brian T. Russell is the winner of the most recent Julius Herford Prize. Russell's dissertation The Psalm Settings of Telemann: A Study in Performance Practice with Critical Editions of Seven Psalms for SATB Voices and Orchestra was accepted at the Eastman School […]
Profile of Yuma, AZ choral conductor Brandon Stroup
The following story about former Peebles resident Brandon Stroup includes writing, reprinted and updated, by Sarah Womer, a staff writer with the Yuma Sun newspaper of Yuma, Ariz., www.yumasun.com. Stroup was interviewed recently by Womer as he prepared the Yuma Ecumenical Choir for a performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah.” The 2000 graduate […]
Chorus Creates Harmonious Future for Boston’s Children
Hubie Jones Created Children’s Choir in Order to Bridge Boston’s Racial Divides By RON CLAIBORNE The Boston Children’s Chorus is a talented group of young musicians who have delighted audiences across the country. But this chorus is actually much about much more than just entertainment. The chorus is a place where racial harmony is as […]
Children’s formant
University researchers, always mindful of the next tenure review, are studying children’s voices: Choir boys, and more recently choir girls, have been enchanting congregations for centuries with their distinctive voices. Professor David Howard, from the University of York, thinks there is more to the choristers’ sound than meets the ear. Working with music trainer Jenevora […]