Guest post by Martin Ashley, editor-in-chief of the research journal of the Association of British Choral Directors Originally published by Oxford University Press in the OUP Blog: Academic Insights for the Thinking World Fifty-five years ago, a fourteen-year-old boy spent a week in the mountains of Snowdonia, staying at a youth hostel called Bryn Dinas.... Continue Reading →
How To Make Your Choir Inclusive for Trans, GNC and Queer Singers
by Caite Debevec I failed my first transgender student. I was in grad school and had never had a trans singer in my choir before. I was rooted in what I knew regarding voice types. I was sure that my priority would be vocal health above all else and I was determined to give the... Continue Reading →
StreamSing: A Free Virtual Reading Session with Jubilate Music Group
Join host Mark Cabaniss, President & CEO of Jubilate Music Group, as special guest Mary McDonald shares thoughts on her featured pieces plus the upcoming fall/Christmas singing season.
Restore Our Song: A Homecoming
Guest post by composers Lee & Susan Dengler introducing Restore Our Song: A Resource for Restarting Your Choir, which includes an opening "kick-off" fellowship and service, devotions on the themes of deliverance and renewal, easy anthem suggestions to get the choir back in shape quickly, service ideas including a hymn sing, recruitment tips, a simple chorus for choir and congregation titled "Restore Our Song," and more.
VOCES8 Premieres Six New Commissions during LIVE From London – Christmas Festival
On December 5, 2020, as part of its LIVE From London – Christmas online festival, British choral ensemble VOCES8 premiered six new pieces by composers Jocelyn Hagen, Taylor Scott Davis, Ken Burton, Roderick Williams, Paul Smith and Melissa Dunphy. The 6 New Commissions Now Winter Nights Roderick WilliamsSSAATTBB "Now Winter Nights" by British composer and... Continue Reading →
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