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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
Johannes Eccard and the Late Sixteenth-Century German Partsong
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Repertoire, Research/Data
American Choral Review 50.2 Read more
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A Guide to the Choral-Orchestral Works of Emma Lou Diemer: Part I
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 193 Read more
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Rhythmic Layers and Tempo Relationships in Bach's B Minor Mass
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Education, History, Repertoire, Research/Data
American Choral Review 50.1 Read more
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The Unaccompanied Mixed-Voice Choral Music of Einojuhani Rautavaara
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 192 Read more
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Choral Music as Literary Criticism: A Study of the Textual Dimension of Music
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing
American Choral Review 49.2 Read more
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The Choral Arrangements of Gene Glickman: Part II
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 191 Read more
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In Memoriam: Alfred Mann (1917-2006)
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Profile, Repertoire, Research/Data
American Choral Review 49.1 Read more
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The Choral Arrangements of Gene Glickman: Part I
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 190 Read more
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Mozart's 3 Settings of Regina Coeli
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, History, Performance, Repertoire, Research/Data, Singing
American Choral Review 48.2 Read more
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The Choral Music of Healey Willan: Part III
Chorus America Staff | Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Research/Data
Research Memorandum Series No. 189 Read more
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Events
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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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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