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On Tour with the Eric Whitacre Singers

Kelsey Menehan | Audiences, Conducting, Performance, Repertoire, Singing, Venue

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, performing in American venues, and working with a choral "rock star." Read more

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Choruses and Community Wellness

Don Lee | Audiences, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Health, Impact/Value, Participation, Performance, Singing

How can we share the wellness benefits of choral singing with a broader community? A growing number of choral leaders are looking at ways to extend the group singing experience beyond the concert hall. Read more

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Can Everybody Sing?

Singer and Composer Melanie DeMore Says Yes!

Kelsey Menehan | Audiences, Community Outreach, Conducting, Diversity, Participation, Performance, Rehearsal, Singing, Technique/Tool

Singer and composer Melanie DeMore enjoys nothing more than gathering together a group of people and forming a spontaneous choir. “I think that singing in a community allows people to have a certain bigness that they cannot have in a solitary way,” she says. In this Chorus America interview, DeMore talks about the importance of spreading the gift of choral singing far and wide. Read more

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Going Viral: The Power of Video to Raise Your Chorus's Profile

Kelsey Menehan | Audiences, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Fundraising, General, Impact/Value, Innovation, Marketing/Public Relations, Singing, Social Media, Technique/Tool, Technology

Plug the words “choir videos” into your search engine and you’ll get an astounding number of links (Google found 112,000,000. Yes, million.) Is your chorus among them? It could be—and more easily than you may think. Chorus America asked several choruses to tell us how they are making video a key part of their marketing strategy. Read more

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Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem

An Act of International Reconciliation

Dr John Evans | Audiences, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, History, Impact/Value, Performance, Repertoire

As the world celebrates the centenary of this central figure of 20th century classical music, noted scholar John Evans illuminates the power and impact of his great choral-orchestral work. Read more

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10 New Ways Your Chorus Can Use Facebook and Twitter

Lauren Rosenthal | Audiences, Education, Marketing/Public Relations, Social Media, Technology

Whether your chorus is a 150-member children's choir or an eight-member a cappella group, social media can be a powerful tool for staying in touch with your members and your audience. Here are some new ideas to help keep your Facebook and Twitter presence fresh. Read more

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Evaluate Your Chorus’ Education Program—On Any Budget

Chorus America Staff | Audiences, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Education, Evaluation, Impact/Value, Marketing/Public Relations, Participation, Research/Data, Schools

Your chorus has created and launched an exciting education program. How will you fund its evaluation? Kimberly Meisten of VocalEssence and David Myers of the University of Minnesota School of Music presented these ideas at the 2012 Chorus America Conference. Read more

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Member Spotlight: Jane Ramseyer Miller, One Voice Mixed Chorus

Confronting Bullying Through Song

Chorus America Staff | Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Diversity, Education, Families, Impact/Value, Innovation, Schools

One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minnesota's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allies chorus, is committed to building community and creating social change. The group's music director, Jane Ramseyer Miller, talked with Chorus America about how their mission propelled a unique outreach to public school students in the Twin Cities. Read more

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The Evolution of Choral Concerts: Creating Multisensory Experiences

Kevin Frey | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Community Outreach, Conducting, Diversity, General, Impact/Value, Innovation, Participation, Performance, Singing

No longer is choral music constrained to choristers standing on risers at the front of a church or concert hall. In recent years, the traditional format has evolved into multisensory, multimedia experiences. Read more

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Member Spotlight: Brooks Firestone

Discovering Choral Singing in the "Evensong" of Life

Chorus America Staff | Audiences, Health, Participation, Performance, Singing

Brooks Firestone was looking for an activity that would enliven his retirement years. Little did he know that choral singing would become his passion. Chorus America asked him to describe his unlikely journey. Read more

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Resources

The Choral Works of Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916)

Jennifer Oates | Audiences, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing

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

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Chorus America Research Memo

NEA's 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts

Chorus America Staff | Audiences, Civic Engagement, Government/Policy, Impact/Value, Participation, Research/Data

Chorus America illustrates how the National Endowment for the Arts' release of a research memo to the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts relates to the 2009 Chorus Impact Study. Read more

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The Jubilee Songs of 1872 and 1884: Reconciling Reconstruction(s)

Chorus America Staff | Audiences, Diversity, History, Research/Data

American Choral Review 53.1 Read more

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Chorus Operations Survey Report (2010)

Roland Kushner | Audiences, Finance, Governance, Marketing/Public Relations, Operations, Research/Data, Technique/Tool

The 2010 survey reports on operations data from the 2008-2009 season. An excellent benchmarking tool. Read more

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Shifting Sands of Demand

Alan Brown | Audiences, Marketing/Public Relations, Research/Data, Social Media

Alan Brown, principal of WolfBrown, presented these research findings and strategies for audience development at the 2010 Conference. Read more

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Conference Keynote Speech: There Are No Crises

Russell Willis ... | Audiences, Finance, Fundraising, Governance, Innovation, Management/Leadership

A speech by Russell Willis Taylor of National Arts Strategies that addresses ways to turn times of organizational and environmental crisis into growth and creative thinking opportunities. Delivered at the 2010 Conference. Read more

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Events

Annual Spring Concert featuring Puccini's "Messa di Gloria"

222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364

LeeAnn Close | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, General, Performance

If you thought Puccini was just an opera composer, think again. Come and hear the Oratorio Society of Queens perform the brilliant mass for chorus and orchestra, "Messa di Gloria," that Puccini wrote as a young man - on the verge of greatness! Also featured are opera highlights and the best of America's musical heritage - reflecting a wide range of music that is the American choral experience - with Maestro David Close and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens. Read more

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Susquehanna Chorale "Sojourn"

One Ames Ave., Chautauqua, NY

Susquehanna Cho... | Audiences

This spring, there is something to refresh and delight you at every corner, at every bend in the road. Come to "Sojourn" and experience surprise, color, and rebirth in a mix of styles that's sure to inspire you. Read more

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Susquehanna Chorale "Sojourn"

Messiah College, One College Ave., Grantham, PA

Susquehanna Cho... | Audiences

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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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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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A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Help Us Fill Our Basket! Pro Coro Alexandria Spring Concert and ACS Fundraising Event

Alexandria, VA

Alexandria Chor... | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Families, Fundraising, General, Performance, Singing

Join us in celebrating the arrival of spring with songs of love, beauty, and the springtime, performed by Pro Coro Alexandria, the chamber choir comprised of select members from Alexandria Choral Society. In between sets, you'll have a chance to mingle with singers and patrons alike while you enjoy refreshments and peruse the offerings of our fundraiser raffle. Read more

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Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 - Choralis and Alexandria Choral Society

Alexandria, VA

Alexandria Chor... | Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Families, General, Performance, Singing, Symphonic

Beethoven’s final masterpiece will be brought to life in its entirety by the Choralis Orchestra with the combined voices of Choralis and the Alexandria Choral Society, with a stellar cast of soloists. Also on the program is Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Fate), making this concert a must for the lover of symphonic works as well as the choral aficionado. Read more