by Aurelio Porfiri, composer, conductor, writer and educator
The world of Church Music has seen several turning points between the19th and 20th centuries. Most readers will probably know of the reforms …Read More →
Comments on the programme of the “International Choir Academy 2015” in Spoleto
by Torsten Roeder, musicologist and choir conductor
Prologue
In the summer of 2015 one hundred choristers, solo sing…Read More →
By Cara Tasher, conductor and teacher
His music in one word: Relevant. Jake Runestad, composer and conductor, is one of the leading voices in choral music. He has already received thousands of performances around the world and he is…Read More →
By Andrea Angelini, ICB Managing Editor, Choral Conducting and Composer
Andrea Angelini (AA): Expressing his/her own inner world is important for a musician. He/she must learn to channel this in…Read More →
By Peter Phillips – Director of the Tallis Scholars
Brodsky’s misgivings about Ezra Pound’s Cantos could stand for many old-fashioned interpretations of polyphony: take a piece of music that looks simple, something apparently elemen…Read More →
Carus-Verlag has awarded the conductor Prof. Frieder Bernius a Golden CD for his recording of the complete sacred music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The award was presented to him by the music publisher, Dr. Johannes Graulich, during the German…Read More →
By Henri Pompidor, choir director and teacher
Choral music is the subject of significant, unprecedented growth in contemporary societies, extending to the four corners of the world. Assuming a variety of forms, it is practiced in co…Read More →
By Christian Ljunggren, Choral Conductor and Artistic Director at Interkultur
My very good friend and colleague, Swedish conductor Bosse Johansson, passed away suddenly in the beautiful month of May in his home in Sweden.
By Art Levine, teacher and musicologist
PART I – SYSTEMATIC
“Movable do”
The “movable do” system is based on the understanding that the names given to the notes serve as reminders and aid the singer …Read More →
Dear friends,
As a university professor, it is my job to take young people through the challenges of advanced learning in an environment that demands embracing professional awareness, musical skills, and conduct. This requires an unrelenti…Read More →