I had heard some of these before: 6. Bach married twice. The first to his cousin, Maria, the second marriage was to Anna Magdalena Wülkens. However, it is now believed that he also had relations with and fathered children of a local bar maid called Helga Schümaker, who bore him an unknown number of […]
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Translations for Higher Resolutions
Sweden — A new art project got under way at the mall in Handen on Sunday when all of a sudden 12 people began to sing. The project is called Konsten i Centrum. A bit of a word play. Art in the (Shopping) Centre might be a possible English translation. This first part of the […]
The Future of Choral Music in Sacred Spaces
Here is news of an exciting seminar offered in October that explores the future of choral music in church as well as how to be a choral musician – more proof that ACDA is about more than conferences and journals these days. Here is the message of the conference: “A unique affirming learning experience […]
Iowa Stubborn
I just re-watched The Music Man on DVD the other night, and I always find the show depressing. Although it’s primarily a love story, we musicians inevitably zero in on the musical elements of a show with music as a main theme. In the final scene, the fraudulent Prof. Harold Hill is trying to conduct […]
Choral Composition Competition – North Greenville University (NGU)
NGU is calling for original, sacred choral (SATB – some divisi) scores to compete in this contest. A cappella or piano accompaniment., duration 3-5 minutes. Deadline for submission is July 15, 2010, by postmark. Submission fee is $25. for the first and $10. for the second. Submitted works may have been premiered but never published. Six […]
New Brahms Works Discovered
Just Discovered: Two Pieces for Male Choir by the Young Brahms The musicologist Helmut Lauterwasser, staff member of the „Répertoire International des Sources Musicales“ (RISM) in the work group located at the Bavarian State Library in Munich, recently discovered two choral pieces for men’s voices by the young Johannes Brahms: „Des Postillons Morgenlied“ (text by Wilhelm Müller) and „Goldne Brücken“ […]