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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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Chorus America's Top 10 Most Viewed Web Articles
Lauren Rosenthal | Performance, Recruitment, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing, Technique/Tool, Volunteer
The beginning of a new year is a time for reflections, resolutions—and top 10 lists. Here are 2012's most viewed articles from the Chorus America website. Read more
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Is It Okay to Ask Questions During Rehearsal?
Kelsey Menehan | Conducting, Management/Leadership, Operations, Performance, Rehearsal, Singing, Technique/Tool
Chorus America polled a number of choral directors and singers about the pros and cons of allowing questions in rehearsal. Their answers shed light on different teaching and learning styles and the collaborative process in general. 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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Member Spotlight: Justin Montigne, Clerestory, San Francisco
Chorus America Staff | Adults/Seniors, General, Health, Impact/Value, Performance, Professional, Rehearsal, Singing, Technique/Tool
Justin Montigne, a professional choral singer, voice teacher, and registered yoga teacher, teaches workshops, classes, and private lessons in the Bay Area and around the country. His interest in the free and easy alignment of body and instrument led him to yoga, which helped revolutionize his singing and teaching. Read more
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Conductor's Corner: When What You Say Is Not What You Get
Axel Theimer | Adults/Seniors, Conducting, Education, Performance, Rehearsal, Research/Data, Singing
Do you feel like the instructions you are giving your singers in rehearsal are not getting the desired result? Conductor Axel Theimer, the founder and artistic director of the Twin Cities-based Kantorei, has developed new approaches that align with research on how humans learn best. Consider his strategies for putting your singers at ease and tapping into their abilities. Read more
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Is it Ok to Ask Questions During Rehearsal? Tips and Strategies
Kelsey Menehan | Conducting, Governance, Management/Leadership, Participation, Performance, Rehearsal, Singing, Technique/Tool
Here are more techniques for both conductors and singers to consider after reading the article "Is It Okay to Ask Questions During Rehearsal" by Kelsey Menehan. Read more
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“Choirs Transforming Our World” at the Yale International Choral Festival
Micah Hendler | Community Outreach, Performance, Singing
It is not every day that in a recital hall at an Ivy League university you hear discussions of how to bring music to the imprisoned, the disadvantaged, the disabled, and the dying. But here I was, a research fellow at the Yale International Choral Festival Symposium, “Choirs Transforming Our World,” and surrounding me were people who spent their lives doing just that. Almost every context in which choral music could be used to repair the world seemed to have an expert. And those experts were in the Morse Recital Hall at the Yale School of Music, presenting, discussing, singing, thinking, together. It was truly amazing. Read more
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“Call Me Maybe” Gets a Choral Twist
Viral Video Shines New Light on Choral Music
Lauren Rosenthal | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Impact/Value, Innovation, Performance, Profile, Rehearsal, Singing
If you’ve been on the internet during the past month, you’ve probably seen the quirky viral video of a chorus and orchestra covering the popular, can’t-get-it-out-of-your head song “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen. There are hundreds of other videos online covering the song, ranging from topics like NFL replacement referees to the United States Olympic swim team, so what makes this one so special? With more than two million hits and counting on YouTube, mentions in newspapers around the country, and even a featured performance on the Today Show, who knew choral music could go so viral? Read more
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A Chorister's Front Row Seat on History
Singing for the Soviets during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Jody Kerssenbrock | Community Outreach, History, Impact/Value, Participation, Performance, Professional, Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic
The Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra’s 1962 tour of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union was more than anyone bargained for. Jody Kerssenbrock, then a 25-year-old chorister, remembers what it was like to be in "enemy" territory during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world came as close as it ever has to a nuclear war. 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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David Hamilton’s Music for Choir and Instrumental Ensemble
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Performance, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing
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 ensemble. Read more
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Choral-Orchestral Engagements: Common Practices
Chorus America Staff | Management/Leadership, Operations, Performance, Rehearsal
This practical resources for choruses provides guidance on collaborating successfully with orchestras, based on conversations with more than 30 artistic administrators. Originally published in 2004, the report was reviewed and republished in 2013. Read more
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Kent Tritle on Monteverdi Vespers
Kent Tritle | Conducting, Performance, Repertoire
Conductor Kent Tritle, who conducted Monteverdi's Vespers at the 2011 Berkshire Choral Festival, offers his insights on the challenges of singing this seminal choral work. Read more
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Soloist Contract
Chorus America Staff | Legal/Licensing, Operations, Performance, Sample/Template
Use this basic sample letter of agreement to hire vocal or instrumental soloists (or a guest ensemble). Read more
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Singer Handbook Table of Contents
Chorus America Staff | Operations, Performance, Rehearsal, Sample/Template, Singing
Most choruses provide singers with a handbook for participation; use this sample table of contents to make sure you haven't forgotten any policies. Read more
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Orchestra Contract
Chorus America Staff | Legal/Licensing, Operations, Performance, Sample/Template
Use this basic sample contract when your chorus is retained to perform by an orchestra. Read more
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The Vocal Chamber Music of Hans Gal
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing
American Choral Review 52.1 Read more
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Robert Schumann's A Cappella Choral Works
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data
American Choral Review 51.2 Read more
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Going for Baroque
Jason Paulk | History, Performance, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing, Technique/Tool
Sure they wore different fashions back then, but did they sing differently too? Check out these tips and warm-ups that will help you to sing difficult baroque pieces like the B Minor Mass with more ease and authenticity. Read more
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Events
Festival Chorale Oregon Presents Two Magnificats
Salem, Oregon
In the second of three concerts following its 2012-2013 theme, "Ancient Texts, Contemporary Voices," Festival Chorale Oregon will present two contrasting settings of the traditional Magnificat text, both by living composers, on Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Salem’s First Presbyterian Church. Read more
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Handel's Messiah
Williamsville, NY
HGrant | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, General, Performance, Singing, Symphonic
The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus (BPC) is known for its annual December presentations of Handel's Messiah. This year, the BPC is extending the telling of this magnificent story by performing the rarely heard Easter movements from Messiah. Read more
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“Music of the Three B’s”
Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W Ingomar Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
PCCsing | Audiences, Community Outreach, Conducting, Performance
Tickets: Adults- $20 advance, $22 at the door; students-$8; children (under 12)-$0 Description: In addition to Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, the concert will include Bach’s classic Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden, and Brahms’ stunning Schicksalslied. Further details, including ticket ordering, can be found at www.PCCsing.org Read more
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“Music of the Three B’s”
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Tickets: Adults- $20 advance, $22 at the door; students-$8; children (under 12)-$0 March 3rd (4 p.m.) Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Description: In addition to Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, the concert will include Bach’s classic Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden, and Brahms’ stunning Schicksalslied. Further details, including ticket ordering, can be found at www.PCCsing.org Read more
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HICKORY CHORAL SOCIETY 35TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION CONCERT
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA
HICKORY CHORAL ... | Performance
HICKORY CHORAL SOCIETY WILL BE CELEBRATING 35 WONDERFUL YEARS OF BRINGING FINE CHORAL MUSIC TO OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL BE PREMIERING A COMMISSIONED WORK "REQUIEM FOR THE LIVING" BY COMPOSER, DAN FORREST. THE SECOND HALF OF THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE SEVERAL SELECTIONS WHERE THE CHORUS WILL BE JOINED BY FORMER SINGERS TO CELEBRATE THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY. www.hickorychoralsociety.org Read more
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The Heirs of Tantalus
41 Broad Street, NYC, NY 10004
The Heirs of Tantalus From the House of Atreus to the Palace of Nero Read more
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Essence of Joy Alumni Singers Performances
1724 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA
VPAMPR EOJAS | Audiences, Children/Youth, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Families, General, Performance, Repertoire, Singing
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Essence of Joy Alumni Singers Concert
22nd and Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA
VPAMPR EOJAS | Audiences, Children/Youth, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Conducting, Diversity, Families, Participation, Performance
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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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Cordus Mundi/Bel Canto Children's Chorus Collaborative Concert
Doylestown, PA
Bucks County-based male a cappella group Cordus Mundi will present a collaborative vocal concert with the Bel Canto Children’s Chorus on Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Doylestown. The program includes independent concert sets from each group, as well as several pieces sung together by the combined choirs. Read more
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Related Terms
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.
