Most choirs expect to prepare and perform four concerts each year (Fall, Christmas/holiday, midwinter, and spring), and our audiences and administrators share the same expectation. If that’s the baseline, what more can we offer our people to keep them motivated and to keep ourselves challenged? A Few Ideas: Tour Choirs love to travel, even if […]

In the realm of choral music, leadership is not merely about wielding a conductor’s baton; it is an art of orchestrating unity, passion, and precision among diverse voices. The choral conductor plays a pivotal role in crafting an ensemble that transcends individual talents to create a harmonious and powerful musical experience that far exceeds the […]

If you’re not aware of CPDL, you should familiarize yourself with this website. The Choral Public Domain Library is a repository for free-to-perform/copy/record choral music. 

The music publishing industry has served the choral profession well, providing clearinghouses through which music can be edited, promoted, and distributed to choral directors around the country and around the world.

The best movie theater experience I’ve ever had happened at my viewing of the original “Hangover” movie. I laughed so hard and so often that I missed some of the movie, and had to see it a second time to fill in the holes of what I missed. One of the many takeaways from that […]