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Best Little-Known Choral Recordings
Helene Whitson | Repertoire, Singing
Choral music sleuth Helene Whitson has sifted through used CD bins and trolled the Internet to bring you some of the hidden gems of the choral repertoire. Read more
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What Is "Shape-Note" Singing?
Elisabeth Higgi... | History, Repertoire, Singing, Technique/Tool
In this musical tradition, singers read a variety of different note shapes—each one corresponding to a different syllable: fa, so, la, or mi. Read more
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Inside Conspirare: A Different Kind of Chorus
Kelsey Menehan | Composing/Commissioning, Innovation, Performance, Repertoire
Choruses have a real chance to be innovators and maybe help lead the way for all the arts. Read more
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A Conversation with Craig Hella Johnson
Chorus America Staff | Conducting, Innovation, Performance, Repertoire
We sat down with Conspirare founder and artistic director Craig Hella Johnson to get the inside scoop on how the group came to be and the magic behind their success. Read more
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Ligeti in Winter
Gregory Boals | Audiences, Impact/Value, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic
Much in the same way you might stop and get to know your neighbors during a snowstorm, a difficult piece can draw singers together in solidarity amdist the flurry of notes. Read more
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Conquering the B Minor Mass
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Technique/Tool
The Bach B Minor Mass takes Olympian fortitude to learn and perform. In this interview with conductor and historian Dennis Shrock, we take a look at the history of the work and what singers can do to make the performance experience easier on themselves. Read more
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Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Thomas Sheets | History, Innovation, Performance, Profile, Repertoire, Singing
Performances of Verdi's Requiem by Jewish prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp inspire a present-day concert drama that explores the profround relationship between music and its performers. Read more
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New Conductor, New Perspective
Pasadena Master Chorale performs James Erb's "Shenandoah"
Michael Shaughnessy | Conducting, Repertoire, Singing
A guest conductor can bring a fresh set of eyes and a new interpretation to pieces you thought you knew. Read more
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Why People Who Hate Choral Music Love Carmina Burana
Conductor Tom Hall on Why Its So Exciting
Chorus America Staff | Innovation, Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic
Since its premiere in 1937, Carl Orff's bawdy rollick through the fields and swamps of Love, Lust, and Booze has commanded the kind of following that rock bands dream of. Among the zipped up, stiffly starched giants of the choral repertoire, Carmina Burana is the bad girl who can't seem to keep her blouse buttoned. Read more
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Choral Masterworks: Is Any One Version "The Best"?
Chorus America Staff | Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic
Choral conductor Tom Hall pulls back the veil on several well-loved choral works in this interview. 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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John Corigliano's Of Rage and Rememberance
Community and Ritual in the Age of AIDS
Chorus America Staff | Repertoire
American Choral Review 54 includes an analysis of John Corigliano's work inspired by the AIDS crisis as well as reviews of summer festivals. Read more
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The Choral Works of Stephen Chatman
Chorus America Staff | Conducting, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 201. This issue provides insight into the music of Stephen Chatman, internationally known Canadian composer and teacher. Graeme Langager gives us a complete listing of Chatman's published and unpublished choral compositions. 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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Additional content: Ambassadors of Peace
Kelsey Menehan | Community Outreach, Impact/Value, Profile, Repertoire, Singing
Examples of concert programming that are designed on themes of peace or reconciliation. Partner piece to "How Choruses Have Become Ambassadors of Peace." Read more
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28 American Master Choral Composers
A Repertoire and Recording Listing to Support NEA's American Masterpieces
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Government/Policy, Repertoire
Celebrating America's greatest choral composers, this publication provides repertoire and recording lists for 28 composers from Billings to Whitacre. Read more
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A Repertoire Reference Guide of Twenty-First Century Works for Male Chorus
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 199 Read more
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The Choral Music of Ruth Watson Henderson
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 198 Read more
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Two Composition Lessons from Handel
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Education, History, Repertoire, Research/Data
Handel’s practice of borrowing from other composers allows us the opportunity to probe into the great composer’s style and creative thought processes. A number of scholars have shown without question that the majority of Handel’s borrowings transform his source materials into new creations entirely his own. But what does “entirely his own” really mean? Read more
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Events
Great River Chorale (St. Cloud, MN) Announces Auditions for the 2013-2014 Concert Season
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Great River Chorale | Adults/Seniors, Community Outreach, Education, General, Networking, Participation, Performance, Professional, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic, Volunteer
Great River Chorale is a select, auditioned 45-voice choral ensemble based in St. Cloud. The chorale rehearses Sunday nights and holds extra rehearsals prior to concerts. Members (ages 18 and up) are skilled professional and avocational musicians and choral enthusiasts who desire to sing high quality repertoire at the highest level of excellence. Read more
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San Gabriel Valley Choral Company Presents "Tell It!"
Pasadena, CA 91101
San Gabriel Val... | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, CA News, Community Outreach, Conducting, Performance, Repertoire, Singing
The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company presents a concert entitled “Tell It!” Complete with soloists and instrumentalists, this rousing concert features folk songs, spirituals, and American classics by Aaron Copland, Stephen Foster, and more. Tickets are now available at the cost of $9 to $15 for two performances: June 8 at 6:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia and June 15 at 5:00 p.m. at All Saints Church in Pasadena. More information can be found at www.choralcompany.org or by calling 626-579-2433. Read more
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San Gabriel Valley Choral Company Presents "Tell It!"
Monrovia, CA 91016
San Gabriel Val... | Adults/Seniors, Conducting, Families, Performance, Repertoire, Singing
The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company presents a concert entitled “Tell It!” Complete with soloists and instrumentalists, this rousing concert features folk songs, spirituals, and American classics by Aaron Copland, Stephen Foster, and more. Tickets are now available at the cost of $9 to $15 for two performances: June 8 at 6:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia and June 15 at 5:00 p.m. at All Saints Church in Pasadena. More information can be found at www.choralcompany.org or by calling 626-579-2433. Read more
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Breath of Inspiration: An evening of Gospel, Classical, Jazz and More!
111 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012
iris@DCINY.org | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Children/Youth, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Diversity, Education, Families, General, Marketing/Public Relations, Participation, Performance, Repertoire, Schools, Singing, Symphonic, Venue
An evening of triumphant music! Members of Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony and Gwen Wyatt Chorale (CA) provide an entertaining palette of unique genre-bending sounds. From Gospel to Classical, these passionate, energetic artists perform with a supreme gusto and enthusiasm that is sure to delight and entertain audiences of all ages and tastes. Read more
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Choral Arts presents Life Stories: The Choral Music of Eric Barnum
Seattle, WA
Choral Arts | Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Education, General, Performance, Repertoire
An extraordinary concert devoted to the luminous harmonies and deep spirituality of one of America's foremost choral composers, Eric Barnum. This program features many of Barnum's most alluring works and includes the Seattle premiere of "Human Heart", performed as a combined finale with six exceptional student choirs. During the evening, Choral Arts will also premiere "Chronologic", its annual Finding Your Voice poetry contest commission. For more information visit: http://www.choral-arts.org/concerts/life-stories.html Read more
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Voce Chamber Singers presents "Summertime..."
432 Van Buren Street, Herndon, Virginia
Joan Winter Skerritt | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Families, Performance, Repertoire, Singing
Voce welcomes the sultry months with a concert featuring the summer section of Haydn's “The Seasons” along with selections by Gershwin, Brubeck, Piazzolla and many more, all with a summertime theme. Read more
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Voce Chamber Singers presents "Summertime..."
Reston, Virginia 20191
Joan Winter Skerritt | Adults/Seniors, Audiences, Families, General, Performance, Repertoire, Singing
Voce welcomes the sultry months with a concert featuring the summer section of Haydn's “The Seasons” along with selections by Gershwin, Brubeck, Piazzolla and many more, all with a summertime theme. Read more
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Tim Sharp Talk on "High Lonesome" Bluegrass Mass
Salem, Oregon
Tim Sharp will lecture on the folk-hymns and musical tradition of the American South that together form the basis of "A High Lonesome Bluegrass Mass: Come Away to the Skies". This presentation previews Festival Chorale Oregon's performance of the bluegrass mass on May 19 in Mt. Angel, Oregon, with Tim Sharp on banjo joining the bluegrass musicians. Read more
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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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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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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.
