Comfort and Joy this Holiday Season Part 2: Music for Live Performance Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell We live in uncertain times. What can choral music offer? Certainty! We can bring joy to our communities, no matter the circumstances. 2020 taught us that choral musicians can overcome almost anything. If we can’t sing in person, we […]
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Bringing Choir Online, Offline
As choirs make the transition back to in-person rehearsals (in whatever capacity) conductors are tasked to find the best repertoire for their singers. Granted, every choir is unique, and every situation is different. But a common goal for every conductor is to help our singers find their voices again. Anecdotally, last night I led my […]
Suggestions for Improving the Changing Adolescent Female Voice
Part 3 of a 3-Part Series First, some basics. This quotation by Leslie Leedberg from “Adolescent Singing Voices” provides a good starting point on this topic: “The female voice can take up to four years to fully change and generally begins between the ages of 10 and 14. Females go through their growth spurts approximately […]
The Most Addicted Book Ever I have seen
Graphite continues to expand our catalog with extended and ambitious works every year, giving you a broader resource for finding challenging repertoire full of depth and meaning for your ensembles. Score Cover Thee We Adore CORO One such piece is “Thee We Adore,” by Philip Moody, (SSSAAA/TTBB, unaccompanied). Although it’s set for many divided voices, […]
Large Forces: Ambitious Works
Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell Graphite continues to expand our catalog with extended and ambitious works every year, giving you a broader resource for finding challenging repertoire full of depth and meaning for your ensembles. One such piece is “Thee We Adore,” by Philip Moody, (SSSAAA/TTBB, unaccompanied). Although it’s set for many divided voices, it’s actually […]
Winner of the ACDA 2020 Raymond W. Brock Competition for Professional Composers Chosen
From the ACDA Composition Initiatives Standing Committee On August 23, 2020, the winners of the Raymond W. Brock Competition for Professional Composers were chosen: 1st place: Elaine Hagenberg – I Am the Wind2nd place: John Muehleisen – Sing to Me!3rd place: Joseph Gregorio – Go Out With Joy4th place: Ellen Gilson Voth – Across the Empty Square5th place: Carlos […]