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 […]
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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“ […]
New setting: In Paradisum
Good day colleagues! I’m pleased to announce the competion of a new SATB work. In Paradisum was composed in memory of a deceased friend, and I’m pleased to offer it to the choral community. It is scored for SATB choir and Organ, and is accessible to a variety of high school, university, church and […]
Dr. Clayton Parr receives Marshall Bartholomew Award from IMC
Dr. Clayton Parr, Director of Choral Activities at DePaul University’s School of Music, has been announced as the recipient of the Marshall Bartholomew Award at the 2010 National Seminar of Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc. at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The Bartholomew Award, established in memory of the legendary conductor of the Yale Glee Club […]