Impact/Value
Articles
From the Wreckage, A Song
Jan-Marie Petersen | Impact/Value, Singing
One choral community suffers from the loss of one of its own in the January 2010 Haiti earthquake. Read more
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The 10 Commandments for Recording Your Chorus
Brad Spencer | Impact/Value, Legal/Licensing, Management/Leadership, Marketing/Public Relations, Technique/Tool
Professionally produced recordings are still one of the best ways you can enhance the quality, image, reputation, and morale of your chorus. Read more
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The Wow Factor
Kelsey Menehan | Composing/Commissioning, Impact/Value, Innovation, Marketing/Public Relations, Repertoire
Think choral music is only found in drafty churches or formal concert halls? Think again! These innovators are stretching our imaginations and taking choral performances to the next level. Read more
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Time Out for Good Behavior
An Executive Sabbatical Renews and Refuels
Allison Vulgamore | Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Impact/Value
After more than a decade as chief executive of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Allison Vulgamore took a sabbatical to travel to a prison in Morocco for boys. She shares her transformative experience of preparing them to sing in a concert without the benefit of a shared language. Read more
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Tell Me A Story: The Personal Impact of Singing
Ann Meier Baker | Children/Youth, Education, Impact/Value, Research/Data, Singing
Personal stories can be a vital way to communicate the value of your chorus. Read more
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Chorus Education Outreach Programs
Changing Lives, One Child at a Time
Heidi Waleson | Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Education, Impact/Value, Schools
Choruses are pouring more resources and creativity into education outreach programs that have a far-reaching impact on students, teachers, schools, and communities—as well as on the choral artists who deliver them. Read more
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Why I Love Singers
Alice Parker | Impact/Value, Professional, Profile, Rehearsal, Singing
Renowned choral composer and conductor Alice Parker shares with us her observations about singers and tells us why we are a special bunch. Read more
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Eric Whitacre Speaks Out
An Interview With Choral Music's Rock Star
Kelsey Menehan | Composing/Commissioning, Education, Impact/Value, Innovation, Profile, Social Media
Eric Whitacre muses on how he gets inspired to compose, his special connection with young people, and what he thinks about the future of choral music. Read more
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Advocating for the Arts: One Chorister's Advice
In times of economic drought, singers and choruses wonder if and how their chorus will survive. Glen Howard, arts consultant and choral singer, shares his insights about approaching potential funders and making a compelling case for choral music. Read more
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Why I Love Singing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
...And What I Learned
Meaghan Curry | Impact/Value, Profile, Singing, Symphonic
What does a singer learn after a year-and-a-half and 28 performances with a chorus? Singer Meaghan Curry, an alto with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, reflects on just that. Read more
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Resources
America's Performing Art
A Study of Choruses, Choral Singers, and Their Impact
Chorus America Staff | Adults/Seniors, Civic Engagement, Impact/Value, Research/Data
In 2003, Chorus America commissioned this ground-breaking study of the qualities of adult choral singers, as well as providing the first participation figures for choral singing. Read more
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Events
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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German Masterpieces: Calmus Ensemble Leipzig in Washington DC on route to the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
classicalmovements | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Community Outreach, Diversity, Education, Families, Impact/Value, Performance, Professional, Repertoire, Schools, Singing
Flawless. Glorious. CALMUS. “precise intonation, impeccable blending and vocal beauty.”- The Salt Lake City Tribune Read more
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Lenten Reflection: Stabat Mater
520 N. Bloulevard, Richmond VA 23220
Nan Hall | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Conducting, Education, Families, General, Impact/Value, Performance, Repertoire, Singing, Volunteer
Dvorak's cantata gives significant meaning to Good Friday and Mary's despair at the loss of her Son. Read more
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New Jersey Chamber Singers performs the Duruflé Requiem in Neptune
Neptune, NJ
New Jersey Cham... | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Diversity, Families, General, Impact/Value, Innovation, Performance, Repertoire, Singing, Venue
Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem stands among the most respected masterworks in the canon of choral repertoire. Drawing inspiration from Gregorian chant, this requiem evokes a profound depth of human emotion that is timeless yet still speaks to the modern soul. We invite you to surrender all that is out-of-reach and immerse yourself within the lush harmonic colors and generous textures of French romanticism. Join us on this musical quest for healing as we explore both our human frailty and our spiritual immortality. Read more
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Time Zones ~~ Bach and Chaplin Merge!
Pittsburgh, PA
BriGuySinger | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Conducting, Diversity, Families, History, Impact/Value, Innovation, Performance, Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic
The season of examining time and travel finishes with a juxtaposition of two distinct Time Zones, the first being that of our forebear and namesake, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the second being that of a writer, star and legend of the silent screen, Charlie Chaplin. In combining the musical genius of Bach with the brilliant silent narratives of Chaplin’s films, the Bach Choir bridges these two bountiful eras, creating a thought-provoking connection between artistic genres. Read more
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New Music for Treble Voices Festival
555 Waverley St., Palo Alto CA
Susan Rooke | Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Impact/Value, Innovation, Performance, Repertoire, Singing
The Peninsula Women's Chorus hosts the sixth annual edition of the exciting and innovative New Music for Treble Voices Festival. Read more
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Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers | Inspirations: North American Debut Tour
New York, NY
DCINY | Audiences, Conducting, Impact/Value, Performance, Singing
Announcing the debut US tour of Eric Whitacre and his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers in March 2013 – Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. The programme will include recent works from Eric such as “Alleluia” and “The City and the Sea” as well as some of the greats of his catalogue, “When David Heard“, “A Boy and a Girl” and “Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine“. Other composers featured include Lauridsen, Monteverdi and Bach. Read more
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Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers | Inspirations: North American Debut Tour
Philadelphia, PA
DCINY | Audiences, Conducting, Impact/Value, Performance, Singing
Announcing the debut US tour of Eric Whitacre and his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers in March 2013 – Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. The programme will include recent works from Eric such as “Alleluia” and “The City and the Sea” as well as some of the greats of his catalogue, “When David Heard“, “A Boy and a Girl” and “Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine“. Other composers featured include Lauridsen, Monteverdi and Bach. Read more
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Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers | Inspirations: North American Debut Tour
Boston, MA
DCINY | Audiences, Conducting, Impact/Value, Performance, Professional, Singing
Announcing the debut US tour of Eric Whitacre and his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers in March 2013 – Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. The programme will include recent works from Eric such as “Alleluia” and “The City and the Sea” as well as some of the greats of his catalogue, “When David Heard“, “A Boy and a Girl” and “Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine“. Other composers featured include Lauridsen, Monteverdi and Bach. Read more
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Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers | Inspirations: North American Debut Tour
North Bethesda, MD
DCINY | Audiences, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Impact/Value, Performance, Professional, Singing
Announcing the debut US tour of Eric Whitacre and his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers in March 2013 – Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. The programme will include recent works from Eric such as “Alleluia” and “The City and the Sea” as well as some of the greats of his catalogue, “When David Heard“, “A Boy and a Girl” and “Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine“. Other composers featured include Lauridsen, Monteverdi and Bach. Read more
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Dialogue
Measuring Education Program Impact
Anonymous | Education, Impact/Value
We know intrinsically that chorus education programs provide great benefit to those involved—but actual data would help. Can anyone offer some specific examples of the impact of their programs? Read more
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