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Gifts from My Voice Teacher
Kelsey Menehan | Adults/Seniors, Singing, Technique/Tool
When you are a woman of a certain age, it is no small thing to "find your voice" again. In this season of gift giving and receiving, I am celebrating the many gifts that my voice teacher has bestowed on me this year. Read more
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There’s No Place Like Chorus for the Holidays
Kelsey Menehan | Civic Engagement, Singing
Instead of participating in a traditional holiday chorus concert this year, one singer finds community in a different sort of musical gathering. Read more
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Online Music Resources for Choral Singers
Daniel Molkentin | Rehearsal, Singing, Technology
Looking for an obscure piece of music? The lyrics to a song in French? Sheet music for Handel's Messiah? These online resources will help you find what you need. Read more
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4 Techniques for Memorizing Lyrics
Mark Bosnian | Performance, Rehearsal, Singing, Technique/Tool
Having trouble getting the words to stick in your mind? Here are several strategies for succeeding at memorization. Read more
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How to Learn a New Piece of Music
Mark Bosnian | Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singing, Technique/Tool
Four steps to ironing out those tricky passages so that you hit the mark at performance time. Read more
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Postcards from Tour: Singing Leavitt’s Requiem in Paris
Cory Davis | Performance, Singing
One choral singer travels to France with a hundred others to perform the European premiere of a new requiem setting by Paul Leavitt. Read more
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The Power of "With"
Ann Meier Baker | Civic Engagement, Diversity, Performance, Singing
Choruses bring diverse people together to make beautiful music and offer us a much-needed antidote to the "i" epidemic. Read more
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Singing in Tune
Chloe Veltman | Audiences, Health, Performance, Rehearsal, Science, Singing
The anatomy of choral intonation and techniques for improving it. Read more
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Rach On! Performing Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil
Grant Gershon | Performance, Repertoire, Singing, Technique/Tool
An a cappella masterpiece of staggering beauty and power, Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil (or Vespers) presents many challenges for the choral singer. Grant Gershon, music director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, chose the piece to open his 10th Anniversary season with LAMC. We talked with him about the work and how he prepared his singers to perform it. Read more
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Verdi's Requiem: Under the Influence
Jeffrey Baxter | Composing/Commissioning, History, Repertoire, Singing, Symphonic
Composers don't exist in a vacuum; they are continually influenced by their predecessors and peers, their culture and society. Here, we look at some of the influences (and influencers) reflected in Verdi's Requiem. Read more
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Resources
Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "S" Consonant
Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool
Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Nine: The "S" Consonant Read more
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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "R" Consonant
Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool
Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Five: The Evil "R" Read more
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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Oh" Vowel
Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool
Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Three: The "Oh" Vowel Read more
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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Eh" Vowel
Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool
Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Two: The "Eh" Vowel Read more
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Italian Latin: Learn to Pronounce the "Au" Diphthong
Donald McCullough | Singing, Technique/Tool
Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. Episode Four: The "Au" Diphthong 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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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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Exercises for Singing In Tune
Tony Thornton | Rehearsal, Singing, Technique/Tool
Is your intonation sagging? Try these uplifting vocalises. 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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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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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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A Boy Called King
100 Northern Ave., Boston, MA, 02210
Ileana Maria | Audiences, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Composing/Commissioning, Diversity, Performance, Singing
World Premiere: "A Boy Called King" is a turbulent love story exploring many interesting themes. Daniel Roumain is the composer, and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston is hosting the performance. 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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SA Choral Society presents Beyond the Horizon: Music of the 20th and 21st Century
230 E. Travis Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
Gustavo Rios Jr | Adults/Seniors, Children/Youth, Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Conducting, Diversity, Education, Families, Fundraising, Participation, Performance, Singing, Volunteer
Season finalé featuring music of the 20th and 21st century. Read more
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The Mature Voice: Adjusting to the Age Factor
Madison, NJ 07940
This choral musicianship workshop sponsored by Harmonium Choral Society is lead by Lauran Fulton Corson, a highly talented voice instructor. Encompassing techniques of interest to singers of all ages, their choir directors and their teachers, it addresses changes that occur in the voice as the singer matures through an entire lifetime of singing. Advance registration is required. The workshop costs $35, which includes light refreshments. 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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Helena Choral Week (9th!)
Helena, Montana
Morning lessons and classes, lunchtime mini recitals, evening chorus rehearsals, final concert Saturday evening, Sunday morning liturgy at St. Peter's. Guest Artists Evanne Browne (soprano), Jay White (countertenor). Thomas Gregg (tenor), Bobb Robinson (baritone), Robert Tudor (baritone). Jean Browne (piano). See www.musikantenmt.org for more info. Read more
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Santos: World premiere oratorio
3321 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco, CA
sf girls chorus | Children/Youth, Composing/Commissioning, Performance, Singing
World Premiere oratorio by Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nilo Cruz Read more
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Dialogue
Questions During Rehearsal?
Anonymous | Rehearsal, Singing
Singers, does your conductor allow questions during rehearsal? What are the pros and cons from your perspective? Read more
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Questions During Rehearsal?
Anonymous | Rehearsal, Singing
Conductors, do you let your singers ask questions during rehearsal? What are the pros and cons? Read more
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