Articles
A journey through the history of Jewish liturgical music alters a chorus’s path to the future.
From the sweet lyricism of Fauré to the populism of Brahms to the theatricality of Verdi, requiems remain the favorites of singers, conductors, and audiences alike. We talked with Kathy FitzGibbon, director of choral activities at Lewis and Clark College and head of faculty at the Berkshire Choral Festival, about the enduring appeal of requiems and the modern interpretations they have spawned.
Chorus America set out to build a new website and it ended up reshaping our organization. Here's what we learned along the way.
Early- and mid-career learning for choral conductors is hard to find and requires a public process that demands courage and stamina.
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem’s Bach to School program helps students see the parallels between the music of the master and their own lives.
Anne Sears, director of external affairs at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, tells Chorus America's president & CEO Ann Meier Baker about a special audience participation project during this year’s choir tour.
To commission and premiere a new piece of music can garner a chorus and a composer media attention, industry recognition, and a concert hall full of audience members. We explore the strategies that choruses have employed to keep their programming fresh and their commissioned works evergreen.
What are your inner critics saying as you sing? Are they keeping you back from being the best you can be? If so, it's time to take control and set yourself free.
Shining the spotlight on VocalEssence and its remarkable education outreach program serving thousands of students in and around the Twin Cities.
What are the essential elements of an education outreach program? We take a look at Music of the Baroque’s Strong Voices program, supporting promising young students and choral music in Chicago’s public high schools.
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.