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28 American Master Choral Composers

A Repertoire and Recording Listing to Support NEA's American Masterpieces
Chorus America Staff | August 26, 2011

Celebrating America's greatest choral composers, this publication provides repertoire and recording lists for 28 composers from Billings to Whitacre.

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Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Government/Policy, Repertoire

Music Director Search Audition Evaluation Form

Template for Evaluating Finalists
Chorus America Staff | August 26, 2011

A rating form for singers to use when evaluating conductors who have been identified as finalists during a music director search.

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Careers, Conducting, Leadership, Management, Operations, Recruitment, Tool

Choral Conductors Today: A Study

Chorus America Staff | August 26, 2011

Chorus America interviewed more than 700 conductors about their career paths, levels of education, salary, job satisfaction, and more in 2005. The resulting data provides a profile of the "typical" choral conductor that may be surprising.

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Careers, Conducting, Leadership, Management, Recruitment, Research/Data

Music Director Search Audition Evaluation Form

A Sample from the Dessoff Choirs
Chorus America Staff | August 26, 2011

A rating form for singers to use when evaluating all potential conductors during a search.

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Rach On! Performing Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil

Grant Gershon | August 11, 2011

An a cappella masterpiece of staggering beauty and power, Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil (or Vespers) presents many challenges for the choral singer. Grant Gershon, music director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, chose the piece to open his 10th Anniversary season with LAMC. We talked with him about the work and how he prepared his singers to perform it.

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Conducting, Performance, Repertoire, Singers, Technique

A Repertoire Reference Guide of Twenty-First Century Works for Male Chorus

Chorus America Staff | April 1, 2011

Research Memorandum Series No. 199

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Composing/Commissioning, Conducting, Repertoire, Research/Data

'Music Director Transition' Tool: Sample Search Timeline

Chorus America Staff | January 1, 2011

A sample timeline to help with music director search planning.

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'Music Director Transition' Tool: Orientation Materials Checklist

Chorus America Staff | January 1, 2011

A checklist of documents and organizational background to prepare for the incoming music director.

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'Music Director Transition' Tool: Developing a Communications Plan

Chorus America Staff | January 1, 2011

A worksheet to help choruses communicate to all constituents in the event of an artistic founder transition.

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Careers, Conducting, Governance, Marketing/Communications, Tool, Strategic Planning, Technique

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