I am sad to announce to the ChoralNet community that James Dearing, director of choral studies at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, passed away on November 26, 2010. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Music where he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller and Robert Fountain. Before coming to IUP, Dearing was assistant director of […]
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Donald Patriquin – Noel Nowell Noel CD – 80 minutes of Christmas music
Newly available from A Tempo Music: MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS FOR CHOIR, BRASS, STRINGS, WOODWINDS AND PERCUSSION Three Choral Ensembles and Three Instrumental Ensembles Conducted by Iwan Edwards and Donald Patriquin; Marcel Saint-Cyr and Pierre Beluse GIOVANNI GABRIELI: MOTETS FOR CHOIR AND BRASS ARCANGELO CORELLI: “CHRISTMAS” CONCERTO (Opus 6, No. 8) DONALD PATRIQUIN: CHRISTMAS […]
Making it Small
Last summer, I found myself dealing with the travel challenge of going half way around the world for a choral event, only to need to travel even further away for each succeeding event. It became apparent I would be traveling more if I came back home between destinations, than if I just kept traveling east. The solution resulted in my […]
Magnificat (four-part women’s choir & harp)
There is a new setting of the Magnificat, by Richard Toensing, for four-part women’s choir and harp. It is a unique blend of the Christian East and West traditions and a wonderful alternative to Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Listen to the Magnificat, performed by In Mulieribus, http://www.inmulieribus.org. Magnificat, Richard Toensing, Part 1, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSWlz4vfvpU Magnificat, Richard Toensing, Part 2, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLSf9PPGsQ8 From […]
They aren’t singing anymore . . . .
Congregations aren't singing anymore and most worship leaders haven't noticed. I discovered this fascinating blog post pointed from a Facebook post courtesy of Samford wonder-student and ChoralNet member Peter Haley: The people in our churches aren't singing anymore – not really. To be sure, there are many churches that have congregations singing with enthusiasm, but generally […]
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles Produces Moving Anti-Bullying Music Video for “It Gets Better”
The critically acclaimed Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) – a leading artistic force, staunch advocate of civil and human rights, and the first gay men’s choir to perform for a sitting president (Bill Clinton) – has harnessed the power of music to create a moving anti-bullying music video message featuring Cyndi Lauper’s inspiring […]