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Shaker Songs at Southwest ACDA Regional Conference
Posted January 15, 2012
The SSAA women's choir version of Shaker Songs, published by Earthsongs in 2011, will be featured in the reading sessions of the upcoming Southwest Regional Conference of the American Choral Director's Association, to be held February 29 - March 3, 2012 in Dallas, TX.
To read more about Shaker Songs (SSAA), click here
Annunciation premiere
Posted November 10, 2011
On Sunday, November 20 at 4pm the parish of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Rockport, Massachusetts will celebrate it's 125th anniversary with a Festive Evensong. The Evensong will feature the premiere of Annunciation, an a cappella motet in three parts set to the poetry of Jeanette Lindholm. The choir will be conducted by David C. Pike.
For more information about Annunciation, follow this link
Phos Hilaron on the Compline Underground
Posted November 1, 2011
An interesting article about the Phos Hilaron appeared recently in Ken Peterson's Compline Underground blog. Phos Hilaron was composed for Peter Hallock and the Seattle Compline Choir over 10 years ago, and I am grateful the choir - now directed by Jason Anderson - has accepted the piece into their standard repertoire. Ken's blog also discusses a lovely new recording of the Phos Hilaron by Juli Morgan of Tacoma, WA.
Phos Hilaron is available in both SATB and AATB editions and as a part of the Music for Compline collection.
Choral Arts Society seeking commission partners
Posted August 16, 2011
Robert Russell just posted the following announcement on ChoralNet:
“The Choral Art Society (Portland, ME) is seeking commissioning partners for a Christmas choral work to be composed by Kevin Siegfried. The 8-10' work will be accompanied by brass quintet. Mr. Siegfried will compose a work suitable for a skilled (auditioned) volunteer chorus of 60 voices. The text of Mr. Siegfried's choosing will reflect the lyrical and/or exuberant nature of the Christmas season. The commissioning fee includes a set of parts and one choral score (with permission to photocopy). We ask you to schedule your premiere of the work no earlier than December 1, 2012. Score and parts will be available September 1, 2012.
The Choral Art Society will bear the principal financial responsibility here and will enter into contract with Mr. Siegfried. Others who wish to join this premiere commissioning consortium are asked to contact The Choral Art Society for further details.”
Contact: Robert Russell, music director
The Choral Art Society
Portland, ME
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Three Horizons – new Vimeo video
Posted June 15, 2011
Phillips Exeter Academy posted a video of Three Horizons, premiered last November. The video features a recording of the live performance accompanied by pictures of the choir in rehearsal and performance.
To view the video, click here
Tracing a Wheel on Water – new YouTube video
Posted May 19, 2011
Aaron Larget-Caplan just posted a new YouTube video of Tracing a Wheel on Water, recorded live in concert in Cohasset, MA this month.
To view the video, click here
To hear Aaron’s studio recording of Tracing a Wheel on Water, follow this link
Capitol Hill Chorale to premiere Child of Earth
Posted May 1, 2011
The Capitol Hill Chorale, directed by Frederick Binkholder, will premiere Child of Earth, a cantata for mezzo-soprano, choir, strings, and harp. The cantata was commissioned by the Capitol Hill Chorale in honor of Frederick Binkholder’s 10th Anniversary as Artistic Director. Sarah Markovits will be the soprano soloist.
The performances are as follows:
Saturday, June 4, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, at 4 p.m.
Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC
For more information about CHC, please visit Capitol Hill Chorale
For information about Child of Earth, follow this link
EMU Chamber Singers to perform Songs for the Journey
Posted April 1, 2011
The Eastern Mennonite University Chamber Singers, directed by Ken Nafziger, will perform Songs for the Journey in Harrisonburg, VA. Originally composed to accompany the Faure Requiem, and premiered last spring by the Concord Chorale, this will be the second performance of the full version for choir and chamber orchestra.
The performance is as follows:
Sunday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Park View Mennonite Church Harrisonburg, VA
For more info about Songs for the Journey, click here
Great reviews for Aaron Larget-Caplan’s New Lullaby CD
Posted February 1, 2011
Aaron Larget-Caplan’s New Lullaby CD received two really fine reviews in the most recent issue of Fanfare Magazine.
To read more about the New Lullaby project and to read the reviews, follow this link
Three Horizons article in the Exeter Bulletin
Posted January 10, 2011
The Winter edition of the Exeter Bulletin, published by Phillips Exeter Academy, contained a wonderful article about the recent premiere of Three Horizons, a setting for choir and piano of three poems by poets on the faculty of PEA: Strange Land by Todd Hearon, Club Icarus by Matt Miller, and Surfer’s Eulogy by Ralph Sneeden.
To read the article, go to Musical Collaboration Creates a Heaven of Song
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