Denis Donnelly, who directed the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 15 years and now heads Soundings choir, has received the Herbert Drost Award for distinguished service and support of choral music throughout B.C. The Scottish-born musician, who studied at the University of Victoria, not only sings but also plays guitar, Irish harp, Renaissance lute and […]
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A Choral Revolution in the North of England
Ben Saunders, the Director of Music at Leeds Cathedral in the North of England said, after he was appointed a number of years ago, that if if inner-city children were not going to come to him, then he was going to send a choral director to them. He was fortunate enough to have a supportive […]
What we cannot control
Chris Rowbury has been reading Ben Zander’s book (one that I also heartily recommend!). Chris was inspired to blog about one of the lessons from the book – not worrying about what you cannot control. From Chris: This incident reminded me of the many times in rehearsal when people are late or don’t […]
How strange . . . .
. . . to see your former job advertised. Look everyone, a great university position open in Birmingham, Alabama. Choir sang at ACDA in Spring 2010 – wonderful students and incredible performing venue! For more information.
Camelback Bible Church Visits Poland
I am pleased to report that the Camelback Bible Church Sanctuary Choir (Paradise Valley-Phoenix, Arizona) has just returned from a very successful and unique concert tour/missions trip to Poland, May 27-June 7. The invitation for the trip came from the Promnitz family of America, who recently discovered that they are descended from a royal family […]
Tone Quality and Intonation
Last week I took my banjo to a technician to have the neck adjusted (the “Reply” button below this blog is where you can deposit your banjo joke. I think I’ve heard them all, so if you post one, I hope it is a good one.) Why was I doing this? Because tone quality and […]