Back in December of 2012, I answered an ad here on ChoralNet for Guest Conductor of the Manda Wilderness Choir Festival. Well, the time is NOW! And I am very excited to be adjudicating the Choir festival and training the winning choir for their recording studio session. I will be joining Choirmaster Dr. Mark Conley, who […]
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Amabile Choir of Bainbridge Island, WA
There is a new choir on Bainbridge Island: we are the Amabile Choir, an SATB group of 50 singers. The Amabile Choir seeks to inspire singers and audience members by performing choral music with love and joy, enriching lives through musical excellence. Amabile will have its inaugural concerts Saturday December 7th, 3:00 and 7:30 […]
Stick Time: Big Choirs
Every ensemble type carries with it a litany of opportunities and challenges. As conductors, we are expected to understand the differences and be able to prepare accordingly. Let’s ponder the size of the choir. Sometimes we determine the number of singers based on the repertoire to be performed (a Mozart Requiem with twelve voices? […]
CJ Replay: The Papal Choir
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal “Research Reports” column on music in the Renaissance by Richard Cox) The author has examined a number of seventeenth-century documents relating to the use of the choir in the Papal Chapel. The choir roster included about 24 singers, plus several more on roll but officially retired. Of […]
“Five from the Folder: Show Choir” by Lisa Larsen
FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: SHOW CHOIR by Lisa Larsen 1. "Zombie Jamboree," arr. Kirby Shaw, Hal Leonard, SATB #08202103 Island feel, lots of dancing zombies and “back to back and belly to belly…..” 2. "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Arr. K. Shaw, Shawnee Press, SATB, #35002413 A classic arrangement. Gospel style. Your kids will […]
“Five from the Folder: Church Choir” by Terre Johnson
FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: CHURCH CHOIR by Terre Johnson 1. "He, Watching Over Israel." Felix Mendelssohn, G. Schirmer 50293760 The perfectly useful chorus from an extended work. Singable counterpoint and beautiful expressive elements. 2. "There Is a Balm in Gilead." William L. Dawson, Neil A. Kjos T105 Deeply moving, and valuable for working […]