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Chorus America champions the dedicated choral singer by developing online resources and tools to advance skills and promoting connections between singers. We recognize that choral singing is the most popular form of participation in the performing arts, that choral singers are active and engaged citizens, and that children who sing have greater academic success and social skills.

Articles

Boys to Men: Singing Through Voice Change

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: Nutrition

Keeping Singers Well: Nutrition

Matthew Sigman | Health, Singing

Because the vast majority of choral singers tag rehearsals and performances onto already busy professional and family lives, their nutrition choices can be a compromise on any given day. Read more

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Keeping Singers Well: Exercise and Sleep

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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Finding Your Tribe: A Life in Choral Music

Finding Your Tribe: A Life in Choral Music

Sharon Gustavson | Impact/Value, Participation, Profile, Singing

One chorus managing director reflects on her lifelong love affair with choral singing. Read more

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Keeping Singers Well: Hydration

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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Acid Reflux Could Have a Negative Effect on Your Voice

Acid Reflux Could Have a Negative Effect on Your Voice

Chorus America Staff | Health, Singing

Dr. Jamie Koufman, founder and director of the Voice Institute of New York, tells us what singers can do to combat the harmful effects of acid reflux. Read more

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Choruses in the Movies: "As it is in Heaven" and "Preaching to the Choir"

Choruses in the Movies: "As it is in Heaven" and "Preaching to the Choir"

Kelsey Menehan | General, Singing

Though set worlds apart, these two films both tell the story of struggling church choirs in need of inspiration—and two men who are drawn in, against their better judgment, to do the inspiring. Read more

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A Love Story and a Choral Commission

A Love Story and a Choral Commission

Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Families, Impact/Value

Some couples celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with silver, but Providence Singers member David Keller and his wife Julie Meyers chose music instead. Read more

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Why the Bach Passions Are Problematic

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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Virtual Choir or Bust!

Virtual Choir or Bust!

Cory Davis | Composing/Commissioning, Innovation, Participation, Profile, Singing, Technology

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0, featuring his composition, "Sleep," attracted 2,058 singers from around the world. One singer shares his experience of participating in this social media experiment. Read more

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Resources

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Ee," "Ah," and "Ooh" Vowels

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Ee," "Ah," and "Ooh" Vowels

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin.  Episode One: The “Ee-Ah-Ooh” Vowels Read more

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Italian Latin: When a Word Begins With a Vowel

Italian Latin: When a Word Begins With a Vowel

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.  Episode Eight: When a Word Begins with a Vowel Read more

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Italian Latin: Review of Pronunciation

Italian Latin: Review of Pronunciation

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Twelve: A Summary Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Words "Terra" and "Super"

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Words "Terra" and "Super"

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Seven: Pronounce "Terra" and "Super" Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Words "Gloria" and "Mirum"

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Words "Gloria" and "Mirum"

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.  Episode Six: Pronounce "Gloria" and "Mirum" Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Word "In"

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Word "In"

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Ten: The Word "In" Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Word "Excelsis"

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the Word "Excelsis"

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Eleven: The Word "Excelsis" Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "S" Consonant

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "S" Consonant

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Nine: The "S" Consonant Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "R" Consonant

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "R" Consonant

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Five: The Evil "R" Read more

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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Oh" Vowel

Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Oh" Vowel

Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.  Episode Three: The "Oh" Vowel Read more

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Events

Joy!

Joy!

13601 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA

San Jose Sympho... | Performance

Experience the power and timeliness of Friedrich Schiller's immortal poem Ode To Joy through the majestic music of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"), sung in German, and the Western U.S. premiere of Tchaikovsky's Ode To Joy Cantata, sung in Russian.  Featured soloists: Milena Georgieva, Soprano, Cassandra Cardenas, Mezzo Soprano, Woojeong Lee, Tenor and Joshua Hollister, Baritone.  This is a free concert, a gift to our community. For more information contact www.saratogasymphony.com or info@sanjosesymphonicchoir.org. Read more

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Helena Choral Week (9th!)

Helena Choral Week (9th!)

Helena, Montana

Musikanten | Singing

Morning lessons and classes, lunchtime mini recitals, evening chorus rehearsals, final concert Saturday evening, Sunday morning liturgy at St. Peter's.  Guest Artists Evanne Browne (soprano), Jay White (countertenor). Thomas Gregg (tenor), Bobb Robinson (baritone), Robert Tudor (baritone). Jean Browne (piano).  See www.musikantenmt.org for more info. Read more

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NEW MUSIC FOR NEW YORK

NEW MUSIC FOR NEW YORK

450 West 37th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues New York NY

Manhattan Chora... | Adults/Seniors, General, Singing

  The Manhattan Choral Ensemble will premiere three newly-commissioned works about New York City, followed by favorite folksongs, partsongs and madrigals. At intermission the audience will select its favorite piece, to receive the grand prize and an encore performance. Read more

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Choral Journey to the East

Choral Journey to the East

5 Thomas Circle, NW Washington, DC 20005

Children's Chor... | Audiences, Children/Youth, Families, Performance, Repertoire, Venue

Join Children's Chorus of Washington, the finest children's chorus in our nation's capital, on its "Choral Journey to the East" on Sunday, May 12 at 4:00pm at National City Christian Church. The concert will feature all CCW's ensembles joined by Erhu and Guzheng players, for a program of songs from various countries in East Asia. Read more

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Auditions for Piedmont Chamber Singers

Auditions for Piedmont Chamber Singers

501 Miller St, Winston-Salem, NC

piedmontchamber... | Volunteer

  Piedmont Chamber Singers will be holding open call auditions on 14 May 2013 and 20 August 2013 for its 36th Season. Positions for all voice parts are open. Tenors especially needed. Positions volunteer. If interested, contact PCS by calling (336) 722-4022 or by emailing audition@piedmontchambersingers.org. Or, contact our artistic director, Dr. Wendy Looker, directly by emailing director@piedmontchambersingers.org. You may also let us know you're interested by filling out our online audition form here: http://piedmontchambersingers.org/audition.php   Read more

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The Great American Sing

The Great American Sing

4310 County Road 137, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Great River Chorale | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Education, Families, General, Marketing/Public Relations, Participation, Performance, Repertoire, Schools, Singing

Music by the people and for the people!   Read more

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The Rhinebeck Choral Club

The Rhinebeck Choral Club

Rhinebeck, New York/ Poughkeepsie, New York

Rhinebeck Chora... | Performance

  The Rhinebeck Choral Club will be performing it  Spring 2013 concert series. Saturday, May 18 ~ 7:30pm Rhinebeck Reform Church 6368 Mill Street, Rhinebeck  Sunday, May 19 ~ 3:00pm New Beginnings Church 35 DeGarmo Road, Poughkeepsie     General Admission is $10   Student Admission is $8 Our Guest Artist, The Strawberry Hill Fiddlers Raspberries will join us on Saturday May 18 only. There will be a small tribute to the United States Armed Services. There will also be an optional basket collection to benefit Hudson Valley Community Services. The Rhinebeck Choral Club invites all adult voices to join us in September 2013.  On September 11 and 18 new members are encouraged to come join us for our fall/winter holiday season.  We will be holding informal vocal placements at the the Ferncliff Nursing Home in Rhinebeck, New York at 7:30 pm For more information call (845) 849-5865 Read more

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Concert: The American Choral Tradition

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

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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BRAVA! Sings of . . . Love and Laughter

BRAVA! Sings of . . . Love and Laughter

6200 Colonial Way, Edina, MN 55436

Mary Scott | Adults/Seniors

BRAVA! Spring Concert Read more

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Dialogue

Questions During Rehearsal?

Questions During Rehearsal?

Anonymous | Rehearsal, Singing

Singers, does your conductor allow questions during rehearsal? What are the pros and cons from your perspective? Read more

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