John Corigliano's Of Rage and Rememberance

American Choral Review 54 includes an analysis of John Corigliano's work inspired by the AIDS crisis as well as reviews of summer festivals.Read more

David Hamilton’s Music for Choir and Instrumental Ensemble

Research Memorandum Series No. 202 This issue provides insight into the music of David Hamilton, prolific composer and music educator from New Zealand. Jennifer Morgan Flory gives us a complete listing of Hamilton's works for choir and intstrumental...Read more

Singing and Healthy Aging

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

The Choral Works of Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916)

This issue provides insight into the music of Hamish MacCunn, Scottish romantic composer, conductor, and teacher. Jennifer Oates gives us a complete listing of MacCunn's choral works, including audio file examples.Read more

On Tour with the Eric Whitacre Singers

The Eric Whitacre Singers recently made its debut U.S. tour in March, organized and presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY.) Chorus America asked four of the Singers to provide some insight into life on the road,...Read more

Conducting & Performing

Chorus America advances the artistry of choruses by providing masterclasses for choral conductors, sessions on repertoire and performance practice, convenings of artistic directors, research on conducting careers and transitions, information on performance trends and innovations, and forums for discussion of artistic issues.

Articles

What Every Chorus Should Know About Its Singers

Chorus America Staff | Impact/Value, Management/Leadership, Participation, Singing, Volunteer

What do choral singers wish their chorus managers and music directors knew about them? What would make singers' experience in the chorus more enjoyable, more meaningful, more fun? Read more

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Boys to Men: Singing Through Voice Change

Chloe Veltman | Children/Youth, Education, Health, Participation, Schools, Singing

An influx of new programs are beginning to recognize the value of keeping boys singing—through changing voices and for a lifetime. Read more

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Keeping Singers Well: Exercise and Sleep

Matthew Sigman | Health, Singing

When your body is the instrument, it's imperative to keep it in tip-top shape with good exercise habits and the right amount of sleep. Read more

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Keeping Singers Well: Hydration

Matthew Sigman | Health, Singing

While it is ultimately the responsibility of the singer to stay properly hydrated, it's not always so easy. Read more

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Why the Bach Passions Are Problematic

Tom Hall | History, Performance, Repertoire

What is our responsibility as singers and as choruses when historic choral works are offensive, even hostile, to a whole group of people? Tom Hall, music director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, discusses Bach's St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion. Read more

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Spotlight on Eric Whitacre

Kelsey Menehan | Composing/Commissioning, Innovation, Profile, Repertoire, Singing

We take a look at the man behind the cluster chords: how Eric Whitacre arrived at a life in music, and the ups and downs he's encountered along the way. Read more

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Selecting Music for Diverse Audiences

An Interview with Julian Wachner

Chorus America Staff | Audiences, Conducting, Innovation, Profile, Repertoire

With so many music directors juggling multiple podiums, choosing repertoire that meets the specific needs of each chorus and the audience in that community takes on special significance. Read more

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The Rise of A Cappella

An Interview with CASA Founder and Sing-Off Producer Deke Sharon

Chorus America Staff | Careers, Community Outreach

Choral music—especially a cappella choral music—is more popular than ever it seems. Chorus America sat down with Deke Sharon, founder of the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America (CASA) and a producer of NBC's The Sing-Off, to get the inside scoop behind the a cappella choral music movement and its current place in pop culture. Read more

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The Art and Science of Good Sound Design

Michael Shaughnessy | Audiences, Performance, Technology

Whether your needs are as simple as amplifying announcements from the podium or as complex as balancing voices with instruments in a large space, paying attention to sound design can make or break your concert. Read more

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5 Tips for Performing Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil

Alexander Ruggieri | Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing, Technique/Tool

The All-Night Vigil doesn't last all night anymore, but doing what it takes to perform it well certainly can keep conductors and singers up nights. Here are five tips for conquering this masterpiece: Read more

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Resources

Johannes Eccard and the Late Sixteenth-Century German Partsong

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Repertoire, Research/Data

American Choral Review 50.2 Read more

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A Guide to the Choral-Orchestral Works of Emma Lou Diemer: Part I

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data

Research Memorandum Series No. 193 Read more

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Rhythmic Layers and Tempo Relationships in Bach's B Minor Mass

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Education, History, Repertoire, Research/Data

American Choral Review 50.1 Read more

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The Unaccompanied Mixed-Voice Choral Music of Einojuhani Rautavaara

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data

Research Memorandum Series No. 192 Read more

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Choral Music as Literary Criticism: A Study of the Textual Dimension of Music

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing

American Choral Review 49.2 Read more

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The Choral Arrangements of Gene Glickman: Part II

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data

Research Memorandum Series No. 191 Read more

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In Memoriam: Alfred Mann (1917-2006)

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Profile, Repertoire, Research/Data

American Choral Review 49.1 Read more

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The Choral Arrangements of Gene Glickman: Part I

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data

Research Memorandum Series No. 190 Read more

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Mozart's 3 Settings of Regina Coeli

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing

American Choral Review 48.2 Read more

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The Choral Music of Healey Willan: Part III

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data

Research Memorandum Series No. 189 Read more

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Events

Concert: The American Choral Tradition

545 Meadow Road, W. Windsor, NJ

Princeton Pro Musica | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, General, Performance, Repertoire

Princeton Pro Musica closes its 34th concert season with a celebration of The American Choral Trandition on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3pm in the Princeton Meadow Event Center. Read more

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Spring Hymn Sing

1000 Elm Street, Glenview, IL 60025

Sheryl1017 | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, General, Participation, Performance, Singing

Come and sing praises at a Hymn Festival led by acclaimed organist and improviser Bruce Neswick. Read more

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GOTHAM @ LPR: Gotham Chamber Opera and Missy Mazzoli Conspire

New York City

emilymt | Professional

GOTHAM CHAMBER OPERA’S 2012-2013 Season continues with GOTHAM @ LPR: Gotham Chamber Opera and Missy Mazzoli Conspire May 22, 2013 at 7:30pm at (le) poisson rouge Read more

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The Collegiate Chorale’s 2013 Spring Benefit

New York City

emilymt | Professional

The Collegiate Chorale's 2013 Spring Benefit honoring the Verbier Festival on April 30, 2013 at Carnegie Hall Read more

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The A Cappella American Songbook

171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville, IL 60540

Matt Greenberg | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Families, General, Performance, Singing

CHICAGO A CAPPELLA PRESENTS THE TIMELESS MUSICAL TREASURES OF AMERICAN POPULAR SONG Read more

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The A Cappella American Songbook

460 Lake St., Oak Park, IL

Matt Greenberg | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Families, General, Performance, Singing

CHICAGO A CAPPELLA PRESENTS THE TIMELESS MUSICAL TREASURES OF AMERICAN POPULAR SONG Read more

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The A Cappella American Songbook

1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL

Matt Greenberg | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Families, General, Performance, Singing

CHICAGO A CAPPELLA PRESENTS THE TIMELESS MUSICAL TREASURES OF AMERICAN POPULAR SONG Read more

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The A Cappella American Songbook

915 E 60th St., Chicago, 60637

Matt Greenberg | Adults/Seniors, Children/Youth, Families, General, Performance, Singing

CHICAGO A CAPPELLA PRESENTS THE TIMELESS MUSICAL TREASURES OF AMERICAN POPULAR SONG Read more

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CHORAL CHAMELEON SUMMER INSTITUTE for Composers & Conductors

New York City

JefferyThyer | Adults/Seniors, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Education, Innovation, Networking, Participation, Performance, Professional, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing

The Choral Chameleon Institute is an eight-day intensive workshop in New York City, designed to immerse emerging composers and conductors of choral music in the intricacies of the choral idiom in a nurturing environment surrounded by respected professionals. It gives students an opportunity to explore and experiment with writing and conducting techniques in a "best-case scenario". During the course of the institute, many new pieces of choral music are cultivated and ultimately publicly performed, with live recording of the concert. Standards of the choral repertoire serve as a springboard for young conductors to work on challenging matters of gesture, musicianship, and rehearsal technique. Generous lab and podium time is given to all participants to ensure maximum practical and hands-on experience. The Choral Chameleon Institute also places heavy emphasis on ear training and analysis as means of deep, joyful discovery and informed, innovative interpretation. Read more

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Rachmaninoff Celebration: Sacred and Secular

213 West 82nd Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)

Russian Chamber... | Performance

The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York (RCCNY) presents a second concert in its continuing celebration of Rachmaninoff's 140th birthday, including sacred and secular compositions that are among Rachmaninoff's most beautiful and least well-known in the US. In April, RCCNY honors the versatile genius of the great Rachmaninoff. His remarkable spirit is reflected in selections from Vespers and Choral Concerto, the mysterious melancholy of his famous Vocalise, the miraculous transformation of the soul and its renewal in the cantata Spring, and the deep emotions and poetic images of nature in Six Choruses for Women's Voices, written when Rachmaninoff was just 22 years old. Tickets: http://rccny.org/ConcertSchedule.html Read more