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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
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
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The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
110 Wilson Downing Rd, Lexington, KY 40517
Lexington Chamb... | Audiences
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass by composer Carol Barnett Lexington Chamber Chorale with a bluegrass band, The New Ky String Ticklers Also featuring Memories, a commissioned work by Earlene Rentz, and other Kentucky works Read more
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A Breath of Spring
245 West 77th Street @ West End Avenue
Melodia Women's Choir of NYC presents A Breath of Spring, featuring works for women's choir and four French horns, with special guests Genghis Barbie French Horn Quartet. Read more
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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir - Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Mendels... | Audiences, General, Marketing/Public Relations, Performance, Professional, Symphonic
Immerse yourself in this grand symphonic work, an artistic testament to Beethoven’s spirituality. Read more
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Heritage Presents: 13th Annual Concert Sing On!
4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Miriam Dixon | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, CA News, Children/Youth, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Diversity, Education, Families, Fundraising, General, Impact/Value, Innovation, Management/Leadership, Marketing/Public Relations, Networking, Participation, Performance, Professional, Recruitment, Schools, Singing, Social Media, Symphonic, Venue, Volunteer
We Preserve the Past. We Inspire the Community. We Sing On. Join Heritage Signature Chorale for our annual concert which promises to stir your soul. Tickets may be purchased at www.heritagesignaturechorale.org or by phone (202) 808-0583. Read more
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Enjoy Seattle’s First Online Choral Music Channel
In celebration of Chorus America’s Annual Conference coming to the Pacific Northwest, Classical KING FM has launched Seattle’s first all-choral music channel online at www.king.org. Listen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for music from top choral groups, including winners of Chorus America’s Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence.
