The American Boychoir in Princeton, NJ, USA, has just filed for bankruptcy. It is about $150,000 short of the amount needed to keep the doors open until June when the school year ends. The bankruptcy will give them a chance to reorganize and reopen again in the fall. If you can, please donate. Even a small […]
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Five from the Folder: MS/JH Tenor-Bass Choirs by Nathan Dame
FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: MS/JH TENOR-BASS CHOIRS by Nathan Dame 1. “Courage Lives.” Mark Patterson. Heritage/Lorenz 15/2089H. TTB, with piano. One of my guys’ all-time favorites. High tessitura and moderately difficult, but the singers “man up” for this one. 2. “Come Travel with Me.” Scott Farthing. Walton/Hal Leonard HL08501432. TTB, with piano. A […]
Call for Applicants: Conducting Fellows to tour with Canadian Chamber Choir
The Canadian Chamber Choir is now accepting Conducting Fellow Program applications for the Fall 2015 Newfoundland Tour. Complete information can be found here on the CCC website. The Canadian Chamber Choir’s Conducting Fellow Program offers emerging or established Canadian choral conductors a unique opportunity to hone their skills through the preparation and rehearsal of challenging […]
Name That Choir Tune (No. 32)
Douglas Knehans—Lux Dei, New Music for Choir
http://www.douglasknehans.com/cds/lux-deinew-works-for-choir A new CD of sacred works for a cappella mixed choir except for the powerful Missa Brevis that includes organ. Not the usual ‘new music’ for choir. The disc can be auditoned and purchased from the Douglas Knehans website as well as AMAZON.com and other outlets. Critics have called Knehans’ music “wildly […]
GUEST BLOG: “What Powers the Church Choir?” by Thomas Vozzella
WHAT POWERS THE CHURCH CHOIR? by Thomas Vozzella As we begin the 50 days of Easter, following intensive Holy Week worship experiences, I have been renewed with a deeper understanding of why some church choirs give, give and give more, whereas other choirs make the whole experience torture for themselves and their director(s). […]