Julian Wachner to Conduct the Trinity Choir and Set the Artistic Vision for Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel July 19, 2010 – – Composer and conductor Julian Wachner has been named Director of Music and the Arts for Trinity Wall Street, the historic Episcopal parish in Lower Manhattan, it was announced today by the […]
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ERIC NELSON wins THE AMERICAN PRIZE
Maestro Eric Nelson, of Atlanta, GA, has won The American Prize in Conducting in the community chorus division. For a full list of winners of the spring competitions of The American Prize, please visit our blog: www.theamericanprize.blogspot.com Eric Nelson: B.M.-Houghton College, M.M.-Westminster Choir College, D.M.-Indiana University. Currently Director of Graduate and Choral Studies at Emory […]
Performance in church?
Jeffrey Tucker has a post up defending the use of the word "performance" to describe what a church choir does during church service. I'm not sure I agree with his analysis. He seems to think, quoting a 1987 document on liturgical reform (shown at right) that the principal objection to the word "perform" is […]
Brazael Dennard, 1929-2010
Dennard, who died Monday at age 81 at his Detroit home after a long illness, was a man of many accomplishments. He had a significant career as a teacher and administrator in the Detroit Public Schools. He co-founded Classical Roots, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s annual celebration of African-American composers and musicians. He built a nationally […]
A reality show we can believe in
John Womeldorff tipped me off about the US premier of The Choir. It looks like a program we would love and it starts tonight: It could be said singing is everywhere, but where are the choirs? Classically trained Malone embarks on a groundbreaking journey to save the choir and prove it’s cool to sing […]
New choral music! You will love it. :)
Please check out our new site filled with sheet music to buy and lovely arrangements for your choir. www.ivorypagemusic.com Be blessed!