In each choral/vocal piece I compose, I am looking for a musical context that will most effectively communicate the message of the text. In purely instrumental music, my goal is still to effectively communicate, but in a more abstract way. Perhaps Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said it best: “Music is the universal language of the mind.”
The list of musical influences on my musical corpus is extensive. I find that I must continually challenge myself to discover more about the craft…
Soli Deo Gloria is pleased to announce the world premiere of the next SDG commission in the Psalms Project, The Lord is close to the heartbroken, by Pulitzer…
A few months after Daniel Catán debuted opera “Il Postino” in Los Angeles (starring Placido Domingo), the composer selected the University of Houston as its next stop.
In April, UH’s Moores Opera Center delivered the second production of Catán’s acclaimed adaptation of the award-winning film and book of the same title. Audiences responded enthusiastically, and the applause has yet to stop.
Recently, the Moores Opera Center’s performance of “Il Postino” was among…
« Vigilance » is the second of a series of short segues that I have composed in order to combine already existing pieces into one larger, continuous whole.
It is with great pleasure that Soli Deo Gloria will be announces its next world premiere, a commission, in collaboration with the Sacred Music Department of Westminster Choir College, of God Be Merciful by…
NEW FROM THE SOLI DEO GLORIA COLLECTION / IDÉALE AUDIENCE
Soli Deo Gloria joyously releases to the world two new DVDs of sacred masterworks, filmed live in concert: Beethoven's rarely heard Missa Solemnis and Haydn's beloved oratorio, The Creation (Die Schöpfung), conducted by John Nelson.…
By Marijan Milić (President of Croatian Music Society Čarobna frula, Conductor of youth choir Čarobna frula)
When I saw on web the announcement for the 1st Choir Olympics in Linz 2000, I said to myself: That’s it! We want to be there! It was the first competition ever for the children choir Vrapčići and the youth choir…
I've taken early retirement from teaching to devote more time to musical creative things (and have fun doing so). I direct a large community chorus and dabble in composition.
I'm looking for words to set to music which I can then rehearse and perform in May 2012 with my choir. Looking to create a 35-40 min piece which could tap into Olympic themes (plenty of scope there!). The piece would be for SATB choir, soloists & children's choir accompanied by a small mixed…
Larissa Donnelly has been appointed director of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) Apprentice Choir, it was announced by LACC Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson. Donnelly will oversee all aspects of the Apprentice Choir, geared for young singers with little or no previous vocal training, including selecting appropriate repertoire to match the singers’ skill level and conducting rehearsals and concerts. She replaces Amy Brehm, who relocated to the East Coast.
300 days. That’s about 10 months, or 42 weeks, 7200 hours, 432 000 minutes, or 25 920 000 seconds. And that’s exactly how long it will be to the next World Choir Games in 2012.
300 days sound like a long time. Time for practising, for planning, pausing and time to have many other festivities around the world before celebrating the World Choir Games. However, those…
Good morning! I am a conductor and I am developing a postdoctoral research about “The work of the maestro as a manager and the organizational perspective of choral singing”. This project is being developed at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
I would like to invite choral conductors and singers to answer the questionnaire available on the site:…
Whirl & Twirl, Mascots of the 2012 World Choir Games, have become famous stars in Cincinnati in recent weeks. Even local V.I.P.s scramble to get a picture with the two of them.…
The Composers Competition – “Choir Laboratory. XXI Century”. Music for Children and Youth – is held in 2012 for the 5th time. Its history is not very long, but the Competition is already well-known a…
Distinguished Concerts International New York Presents:
Sunday, February 12, 2012
7:30PM
WEILL RECITAL HALL, CARNEGIE HALL
The Music of Dinos Constantinides
Distinguished Concerts Artist Series
…
Distinguished Concerts International New York Presents:
2012 Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition
Saturday, February 18, 2012 8:00 pm
WEILL RECITAL HALL, CARNEGIE HALL
Presented by Dis…
Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 2:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Jacqueline Hairston, Guest Conductor
“Jacqueline Hairston’s Choral Spirituals”
Ch…
Organized by MidAmerica Productions | Type: concert
***Open rehearsal evening***
The People's Choir, Yeovil is a new and exciting community choir formed especially for the people of Yeovil. The choice of music is carried out almost exclusively by the…
Distinguished Concerts International New York Presents
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
7:00PM
STERN AUDITORIUM/PERELMAN STAGE, CARNEGIE HALL
Deep in the heART of Texas
Texas A&M University Chorale a…
Friday Night/All day Saturday Massed Handbell Ringing Event
Guest Conductor: David M. Harris, Music Director of the Raleigh Ringers
Visit the NC FUMMWA website for details/repertoire/brochure/regi…
Organized by NC Conference Chapter of FUMMWA | Type: handbell, festival
Friday, March 2, 20128:00 PM WEILL RECITAL HALL, CARNEGIE HALLSoprani CompagniDistinguished Concerts Artist Series Tammie Huntington, SopranoLisa Dawson, SopranoPhoenix Park-Kim, Piano Tickets: $50 Call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800, or visit www.carnegiehall.org. For more information on group sales or other special offers, please contact us at 212-707-8566 x307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org. …See More
