In Conversations with Joseph Flummerfelt: Thoughts on Conducting, Music, and Musicians, Donald Nally presents a window into the mind and heart of one of America’s most celebrated and distinguished choral conductors. Through questions from Nally, his former student, Flummerfelt provides a captivating narrative tracing his formative years and influences, his most important artistic collaborations, and his […]
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Monteverdi’s Best
I was at Podium 2010 and had a few moments to visit with Leonard Ratzlaff, a prominent Canadian conductor at the University of Alberta. I’m a big fan of Len and have blogged about him before. Len is a special kind of conductor. When he performs Monteverdi, he makes you want to perform Monteverdi. […]
The Real Dale Peterson
Dale Peterson is a minister of music in Auburn, Alabama. He’s an ACDA member and runs an active music ministry at First Baptist Auburn. He shares a name with another Dale Peterson, who is running for political office as the wanna-be Agricultural Commissioner. His friends and family are having some fun with the situation. […]
Winning on the backs of the losers – composition competitions
Paul Carey works to tell it like it is! In this blog post, Paul blasts the composition competitions that charge an entry fee in order to fund the grand prize. Lots of juicy stuff here. First, a story about composer Paul Crabtree: recently a very talented composer who you may know, Paul […]
Grammy Award-Winning Phoenix Chorale Awarded $100,000 Grant
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING PHOENIX CHORALE AWARDED $100,000 GRANT FROM SUNDOME PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION Grant to fund four years of Phoenix Chorale’s West Valley Concert Series (Phoenix, AZ) Hot on the heels of a very successful spring fund drive that netted over $40,000, the Phoenix Chorale has just been awarded a grant from the Sundome Performing Arts […]
Looking for an Introit for St. Francis’ Day (Blessing of the Animals)?
Go here to hear Clare Shore’s Tropical Blessing for SAB Chorus and Handbells: http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm The words are by the composer: Praise God, the Father, our Creator!/Bless all of us, He is our maker!/?Bless paw and hoof, burrow and roost;/Bless equine, bovine, canine, feline, Osprey, egret, woodpecker, ?Little Blue;/Bless Spot and Puff and Grandma, too. //Praise […]