Glenview Community Church (Glenview, IL – a suburb of Chicago) is seeking tenors and basses to serve as section leaders for its Chancel Choir for the period of mid-October through mid-December 2023. Weekly rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30. Sunday worship services are at 10:00 a.m. with a 9:15-9:45 pre-service warm-up. All rehearsals […]
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21st Venezia in Musica International Choir Competition and Festival
The story of our event “Venezia in Musica” started in 2003! Within a short time it became well-known, recognized and a much liked event. Its undiminished popularity probably owes to the unique location: the palaces, romantic buildings, lagoons and gondolas of Venice, the clean and tiny charm of the city of Caorle and the amazing […]
13th Musica Eterna a Roma International Choir Festival & Competition
Since 2005 Rome has been the host city for choirs and singers from all over the world, who not only love sacred music but also the idea of coming together in the eternal city and center of choral music. Inspired by a vibrant atmosphere of friendship everybody is thrilled to share the passion for music […]
Should Choir Members Be Forced To Sing Solo?
When it comes to choir members singing by themselves, there are generally two schools of thought: 1. Singers in a choir should never be forced to sing by themselves. 2. All singers need to be graded individually for how they perform because choir is a skills-based class. My approach differs from the two. HERE IS […]
SF Bach Choir: Roll Up the Rugs! An Afternoon of Love and Dancing
We’re dancing our way into the season with a truly eclectic program! Featuring Brahms’ beloved Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes for choir, soloists, and four-hand piano; we’ll also offer Appalachian and Samoan folk songs; jazzy Broadway melodies; rollicking dances from Sephardic Spain and Romani Central Europe; and lush and lively works by Fauré, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and others. […]
Choral Ethics: Kindness in the Choir Room
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.” Khalil Gibran Why Kindness? Why write about kindness in the music profession? Is it really necessary to be kind? In order to be kind in all things, we must have been […]