Easy ways to use technology to enhance your effectiveness
By Philip Copeland, Choral Conductor and Teacher
The internet is now an important part of nearly every aspect of our lives; it is present in every business tran…Read More →
by Aurelio Porfiri, composer, conductor, writer and educator
In a world as connected as the one we are living in, it is not difficult to think in a connected way, rather than in tiny segments of knowledge. Knowledge is one,…Read More →
Dr. John Warren, Director of Choral Activities, Syracuse University
With each choir I conduct I strive for the most uniform sound while allowing singers to sing comfortably and naturally. Several studies, plus my experience as a sin…Read More →
By Kenneth Kreitner, University of Memphis
The editors of the ICB have asked me for a few practical words about the pitch of Renaissance choral music, and it would be lovely to answer with an email along the li…Read More →
Expressing Emotions¹ in Music
From the notes to the sound – for young and old²
Rudolf de Beer
choral conductor and teacher
Aurelio Porfiri
choral conductor and teacher
It is common for opinions on the value of a piece of choral music to be given regarding its conformity to a category defined as ‘modernity’, a cat…Read More →
By Jeffrey Sandborg, Director of Choral Activities and Wade Professor of Music, Roanoke College
Belgian conductor Paul Van Nevel (b. 1946) is the artistic director of Huelgas Ensemble, which he founded in 1970….Read More →
Transcription and Analysis of Ave Maria for four voices
Andrea Angelini
choral conductor, teacher & ICB Managing Editor
The period 1550-1560 was a one of incomparab…Read More →
By Aurelio Porfiri, choral conductor and teacher
Gregorian chant has known a strange twist of fate in recent decades: on the one hand, implementation of the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) m…Read More →
Tobin Sparfeld, choral conductor and teacher
In healthy, prosperous economies, many choirs have achieved success in the face of financial hardship. In much of today’s world, however, the fiscal outlook for many choirs …Read More →