DALLAS CHAMBER CHOIR, Jon Culpepper, music director, Dallas, TX, is the co-winner (with the choral ensemble mirabai, of East Lansing, MI) of The American Prize in Choral Performance, 2020, in the professional choral division. Dallas Chamber Choir was selected from applications reviewed recently from all across the United States. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions […]
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Eric Whitacre on the Birth and Maturation of the Virtual Choir
Eric Whitacre may be the father of the virtual choir. But could he have ever envisioned what it would become? In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with the FATHER of the virtual choir. Eric Whitacre. We discuss the origins of his virtual choir “franchise” and his thoughts on watching that concept evolve […]
Non-auditioned Choirs – and Their Conductors – Are at the Heart of Community Singing
By Pat Guth For the first 40 years of my musical career, I spent a lot of time dealing with “imposter syndrome” – that nagging feeling when you doubt your accomplishments and have a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud.” Maybe you’ve been there, too. It’s not uncommon among artists of all […]
Musical Theatre Workshop Leader Needed – Bellevue Youth Choirs
Bellevue Youth Choirs (BYC) is seeking musicians and scholars to lead an online workshop in September introducing and exploring musical theatre. Each meeting of the workshop will focus on an aspect of the musical theatre tradition. We want to invite our choristers to expand their knowledge of what they can experience through music as an […]
New music for intermediate/ advanced choirs from Irish composer, Bernard Sexton
The Allegro series of music by award-winning composer Bernard Sexton for intermediate/advanced choral groups has just been launched. Seven new pieces from this series are now available at www.sheetmusicplus.com . Sound files and preview scores are available by clicking on the url beneath each title description. She Walks in Beauty The text by Lord Byron […]
Bonus Episode: Stepping Outside the Choir World with Sociologist Dr. Roderick Graham
Our online choral conversations are frequently centered, especially recently, around culture. How do we negotiate a diverse society within our classrooms and the online conversations that result? Dr. Graham invited me on his YouTube channel to discuss topics that fall under this broad umbrella like cancel culture, race, discourse and why so many of these topics are difficult […]