For the first time, an Irish choir has won a place in the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing. On Saturday night, the chamber choir New Dublin Voices and founding conductor Bernie Sherlock took first prize at the Concorso Polifonico in Arezzo, Italy, one of six elite choral competitions which provide the only means of […]
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CJ Replay: The Sound of a Male Choir
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal column, “The Sound” by Jamison Marvin) What generates the beauty [of a male chorus]? The space above it. The overtones produced by the fundamental (if the chord is sung in tune) are given a chance to ring and reinforce the sound below. That special sound is not […]
CJ Replay: Beethoven’s Choir
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Beethoven’s Choir Director: Ignaz Karl Dirzka [1779-1927]” by Grant W. Cook III) Dirzka received the choral parts (to the Ninth Symphony) by Tuesday, April 27. On Thursday, April 29, Anton Schindler reported to Beethoven: “Today Dirzka told me that he already began with the chorus yesterday, […]
“Five from the Folder: Community Choirs” by Karen P. Thomas
FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: COMMUNITY CHOIRS by Karen P. Thomas 1.”Five Flower Songs.” Benjamin Britten. Boosey & Hawkes 48011505 Five separate “character” pieces, related to flowers – can be performed separately. “Evening Primrose” is gentle and gorgeous. “Ballad of Green Broom” a fun and fast romp. 2. “Bring us, O Lord.” William Harris. […]
Choir is Good for You (Duh!)
Welcome back. I found these two articles online over the summer. It's nothing revelatory to a choir director, but having science support us by showing the effects of singing in choir always helps. The first article is the most interesting to me: Researchers in Sweden monitored the heart rates of singers as they performed a […]
FOr Male Voice Choirs
I have just published on Score Exchange a TTBB version of my original (for mixed voice choir) Crux Fidelis. Here is a link to it http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/143059.html