February 28 will be the deadline for applications to the America Cantat 6 in Juiz de Fora, Brazil to be held next May 7 to 15. Choral festival with Ateliers, workshops and study tours, open to all kinds of choirs, vocal groups and conductors,. Choral presentations, daily evening and night concerts, cultural events, discussions and […]
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Singing with Accents
I was listening to an absolutely excellent interview with Veronica Lee of the UK’s Guardian on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio show “Q”, with host Jian Ghomeshi. (The podcast for this interview is available here – search for the 2010-02-09 episode “Julie Powell” – Veronica Lee was the first interview on the program – […]
Eric Whitacre talks about Lux and When David Heard
Suite 101 interviews Eric Whitacre . . . and I discover the interesting story behind “Lux Aurumque” and the heartwrenching facts surrounding “When David Heard.” A preview: . . . . he said he wanted to commission a piece from me in memory of his father, who had just passed away. He wrote […]
Vierne Mass at Saint-Sulpice
This is a different way to listen to the Vierne Mass which has been admirably recorded by some wonderful choirs already. For this recording we have recreated the context in which it was originally sung : a solemn high Mass with all the Propers in what was known in France as a Concert Mass. […]
Choral Apathy
The Choir Girl is accepted into a graduate program and realizes she won’t be able to make the summer choir tour. Here is her reaction: I have to admit that when I received my acceptance call from the University, after the initial shock from that message died down, the FIRST thing that popped into my […]
Not just children anymore
ACDA has a new name for one of the R&S areas and they are talking about it. Here is Robyn Lana, the National Chair for the newly named “Children’s and Youth Community Choirs” Repertoire and Standards Committee: The committee proposed the title change in an attempt to be inclusive and clearly indicate who is […]