50 Years in Washington: An Interview with Robert Shafer

Michael Doan | Careers, Profile

Choral conductor Robert Shafer reflects on his many experiences over the span of his 50 years in the Washington, DC choral community with choral singer and writer Michael Doan. Read more

Responding to Tragedy

Don Lee | Civic Engagement, Community Outreach, Diversity, Impact/Value, Management/Leadership

In the wake of terrible events, choruses and choral leaders have found ways to be part of the response and healing process. Read more

What to Wear: Let’s Get Practical

Kelsey Menehan | Performance

One choral leader described setting a concert attire policy as “somewhere near getting a root canal.” Ouch! We asked choruses—and the choral apparel companies that clothe them—to give us their best advice for making the process as pain-free as possible.  Read more

Inspired: Wendy Moy with Dennis Coleman

Mike Rowan | Careers, Community Outreach, Diversity, History, Impact/Value, Profile

After serving as a guest conductor with the Seattle Women's Chorus (SWC), Wendy Moy became friends with Dennis Coleman, who served as the artistic director for all of SWC's 14 years, as well as 35 years with the Seattle Men's Chorus. Now the director of choral activities and music education at Connecticut College and co-artistic director of Chorosynthesis Singers, Wendy spoke with the man she calls one of her mentors in the wake of his retirement about his career and the future of the choral field. Read more

Choral Compositions by John Weinzweig and John Beckwith

Chorus America Staff | Repertoire, Research/Data

This issue of the Research Memorandum Series focuses on the choral output of two influential Canadian composers - John Weinzwieg and John Beckwith. Although their choral output is relatively small in relation to their other output, it has had significant impact both in Canada and abroad. A brief biography of each composer is given before the listing of their choral compositions. Read more

Arvo Part

Chorus America Staff | History, Repertoire, Research/Data

This issue of the Research Memorandum Series focuses on the compositions of internationally known composer Arvo Pärt. After a brief biography of the world renowned Estonian composer, compiler Mark Vuorinen lists Pärt’s complete current choral compositions, both unaccompanied and accompanied. This issue places into one convenient document the choral output of this seminal artist. Read more

Theodore Thomas: Building American Orchestras and Choirs

Chorus America Staff | Conducting, Impact/Value

This issue of the American Choral Review examines the life and legacy of little-known conductor Theodore Thomas, who in the mid 19th-century almost single-handedly built two of the premiere orchestras in the country and was one of the first conductors to treat the chorus as a serious ensemble, fostering performances of large choral-orchestral works. Read more

The Dale Warland Singers

Chorus America Staff |

Research Memorandum Series No. 205 This issue of the Research Memorandum Series highlights the achievements of one of America’s premiere choral ensembles, the Dale Warland Singers. It demonstrates the ways that Warland crafted a choral concert program and incorporated new compositions and arrangements. Read more

Summer of Light: The Transcendental Choral Music of Verdi, Whitacre, Gjeilo & Esenvalds

3321 16th Street at Dolores, San Francisco, CA 94114

Helene Whitson | Performance

This Summer 2017, we invite you to join us as we share a Summer of Light, a summer of peace, love and harmony expressed through the transcendental music of the incomparable Giuseppi Verdi, as well as contemporary composers Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjeilo, and Eriks Esenvalds. Read more

800-Year-Old Spanish Boychoir Escolania de Montserrat Makes LA Debut

585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

sgordon823 | Children/Youth, Performance

Spain’s Premier Boychoir, Escolania De Montserrat, Founded in 13th Century and Considered One of Europe’s Oldest Boychoirs and Music Schools, Makes Southern California Debut in Free Concert Presented by Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC)     Concert Marks 800-Year-Old Choir’s Final Stop on U.S. Tour, which also Includes Appearances in New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, and Features Works that Span the Ages by Victoria,  Schubert, Civil, Albert Guinovart, Bernat Vivancos and Others Read more

Haydn & Goldenthal

Philadelphia, PA

Chamber Orch of... | Performance

Combining the classical and the contemporary, experience the love, passion, and artistry with improvised cadenzas on the beloved Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. Don’t miss Oscar award winning composer Elliot Goldenthal’s world premiere of his new concerto for trumpet.  Read more

Connecticut Master Chorale Holiday Prelude Concert

Danbury, CT 06810

Connecticut Mas... | Performance

Annual Holiday Prelude Concert www.cmchorale.org Read more