Singing and Healthy Aging

Kelsey Menehan | Adults/Seniors, Health, Performance, Singing

Whether taking up a new activity or continuing a lifelong practice, older adults who sing are reaping a host of social and health benefits. Read more

Member Spotlight: Dominick DiOrio, Composer and Choral Conductor, Indiana University

Kelsey Menehan | Composing/Commissioning, Education, General, Impact/Value, Innovation, Participation, Performance, Professional, Singing

Dominick DiOrio is one of the youngest people ever to be hired on the conducting faculty at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He leads the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, a 30-member auditioned ensemble that specializes in music of the last 50 years. Chorus America talked to DiOrio about his own compositions and his passion for finding and performing the music of contemporary composers. Read more

Member Spotlight: Jerry Rubino, Voices of Experience, Minneapolis

Kelsey Menehan | Adults/Seniors, Community Outreach, Conducting, Education, General, Health, Professional, Singing, Symphonic

After 23 years of many roles with the Dale Warland Singers, including associate conductor, Jerry Rubino is leading a new "artistically ambitious" choir of seniors called Voices of Experience. Chorus America talked to Rubino about what he calls his "ministry" of music—how he encourages singers to bring their full, expressive selves to singing. Read more

Remembering Dave Brubeck

Tom Hall | Careers, Composing/Commissioning, General, Impact/Value, Profile

Music director and radio host Tom Hall remembers his friend and colleague, jazz musician Dave Brubeck, who passed away just short of his 92nd birthday. Read more

Choral Conductors Today: A Study

Chorus America Staff | Careers, Conducting, Management/Leadership, Recruitment, Research/Data

Chorus America interviewed more than 700 conductors about their career paths, levels of education, salary, job satisfaction, and more in 2005. The resulting data provides a profile of the "typical" choral conductor that may be surprising. Read more

28 American Master Choral Composers

A Repertoire and Recording Listing to Support NEA's American Masterpieces

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Government/Policy, Repertoire

Celebrating America's greatest choral composers, this publication provides repertoire and recording lists for 28 composers from Billings to Whitacre. Read more

Commissioning Timeline

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Operations, Sample/Template

Commissioning a new work? Follow this two-year timeline to help plot out which steps you should take when. This timeline is appropriate for a work that does not involve complicated instrumental requirements or multiple movements. Read more

'Music Director Transition' Tool: Where to Publicize the Search

Chorus America Staff | Careers, Conducting, Governance, Marketing/Public Relations, Operations, Strategic Planning, Technique/Tool

A list of chorus- and arts-specific job boards. Read more

Pacific Mozart Ensemble's The Warmth of Holidays Around the Globe

2727 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Dale Engle | Diversity, Performance

The Pacific Mozart Ensemble presents The Warmth of Holidays Around the Globe, with new and traditional music from Cuba, England, Russia, Brazil, Europe and the U.S. More info at www.pacificmozart.org Read more

Twentieth-Century Voices

Boston, MA

Coro Allegro | Adults/Seniors, Diversity, General, Performance, Singing, Volunteer

Coro Allegro kicks off its 20th season with Artistic Director David Hodgkins with a concert of some of their favorite 20th-century composers: Pinkham (Christmas Cantata), Britten (Festival Te Deum), Poulenc (Chansons Françaises) and Kodaly (Missa Brevis). Read more

Christmas in the Southwest with the New Jersey Chamber Singers

Toms River, NJ 08753

New Jersey Cham... | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Diversity, Education, Performance, Repertoire, Singing

Feliz Navidad! This December, the New Jersey Chamber Singers invite you to embark on our journey to the Southwest.  This concert features music inspired by the mysteries of the Old World as well as the dance-infused music from the New World.  Come hear works by composers such as Victoria, Aguiar and Estevez in addition to the concert's focal point, Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, featuring guitar, harp and marimba.  Don't miss your chance to spice up this holiday season with NJCS! $20 adults / $5 students Purchase tickets at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4632887090?ref=ecal or at the door. Read more

Christmas in the Southwest with the New Jersey Chamber Singers

New Egypt, NJ 08533

New Jersey Cham... | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Diversity, Performance, Repertoire, Singing

Feliz Navidad! This December, the New Jersey Chamber Singers invite you to embark on our journey to the Southwest.  This concert features music inspired by the mysteries of the Old World as well as the dance-infused music from the New World.  Come hear works by composers such as Victoria, Aguiar and Estevez in addition to the concert's focal point, Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, featuring guitar, harp and marimba.  Don't miss your chance to spice up this holiday season with NJCS! $20 adults / $5 students Purchase tickets at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4632869036?ref=ecal or at the door. Read more