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Central Park boat rowers needed for a Make Music New York featured event. Commitment: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 3 to 6 PM. Make Music New York needs 40 people to row boats for Maritime Rites by composer Alvin Curran -- its NY premiere -- to be performed from the lake in Central Park by 90 instrumentalists from the West Point Band and Montclair State U. This has already been tweeted about by none other than Alex Ross. I'm told that rowers *may* be given something sonic to do (besides row) by the composer, who will be in touch with all participants, including rowers, in advance.
For choristers: rowers who sing will have enough time to stow paddles and skedaddle down to Times Square to sing in another MMNY featured event, called MASS APPEAL (I think), conducted by the estimable Kent Tritle.
MMNY is the annual, free, music-all-over-the-place-by-anyone event that takes place on June 21, the first day of summer. See makemusicny.org/. Press release: www.makemusicny.org/assets/press/releases/MMNY_Release_20120423.pdf.
This should be a lot of fun. Please spread the word. First-come, first-served. Contact Karen at 917-692-7946 or karen.haight@gmail.com.
Posted 5/16/2012.
Expires 6/21/2012.
Queen Latifah is looking for the Star Next Door in NYC and 5 other cities. Submission information at www.facebook.com/StarNextDoorCasting.
Posted 4/30/2012.
Expires 6/30/2012.
All singers are cordially invited to join the Choral Festival at Brookhaven, now celebrating its 18th year! The festival runs from June 25 to July 1, 2012. This season's Choral Masters Program will feature Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna and Handel's Dettingen Te Deum. Our Pops Concert will feature (among other things) a Sammy Cahn medley and We Love the Sixties Collection (Groovy!). Join us for one concert or both for one low registration price. For further information and online registration please visit us at www.brookhavenchoral.org.
Posted 4/26/2012.
Expires 7/1/2012.
Summit Chorale is proud to offer Section Leader Internships for
college-level music majors beginning with the 2012-2013 season
available through, and in cooperation with, area colleges and
universities. Though non-paying, the Internships can be credit-based
if the participating college has a co-op or other appropriate program
in place. Internships would last 1 semester, with a maximum of 2
Internships per person, after which the candidate may audition for full
membership.
The main focus will be on leading a specific section and raising its
level of performance through attending rehearsals, note-taking
(including conductor markings and proper language diction), providing
notes to the section on a weekly basis, individual sectional brush-ups,
and participation in final performances. However, the Internship also
offers valuable experience with many other facets of a non-profit
community choral organization.
Intern applications should include a description of candidate’s
activities and accomplishments, plans after graduation, and explanation
of how this Internship would benefit the candidate. The candidate will
also need to submit current transcripts and provide a recommendation
from their faculty advisor. A lesson plan would be created by the
Summit Chorale leadership team so that the Intern's results are
measurable and can be graded (if needed). Please direct inquiries to Darlene Wyzga, Executive Director, at execdir@summitchorale.org.
Posted 4/23/2012.
Expires 7/23/2012.
New a cappella group forming in NYC! Looking to relive your college a cappella glory days? So are we! We are two University of Michigan grads one year out of college who are missing a cappella in our lives! We are forming a co-ed a cappella group based in New York City, focusing on current pop music. We plan on rehearsing once a week for 2 hours in midtown. If you have an interest in auditioning, contact Melissa at melnest@gmail.com requesting a time slot between 7 and 10 PM on Monday, May 7. Location TBD. Prepare a verse and chorus of a pop solo that fits your range. In your e-mail include your voice part and your a cappella experience. Include any arranging, directing, etc. We are pumped to start singing with you all!
Posted 4/22/2012.
Expires 5/22/2012.
"Be On (Off) Broadway": Send in a 1-2 song video link or MP3 of your singing group, choir, glee club, opera company, beatbox team, etc., to vocapeopleevents@gmail.com. The chosen participants will get the chance to perform to a live NYC Off-Broadway audience as special guest stars at the Voca People Show at New World Stages (50th between 8th and 9th)! This unique opportunity will also include special discounts for all the friends and family of the chosen groups. For more information, visit www.vocapeoplenyc.com.
Posted 4/19/2012.
Expires 7/19/2012.
For sale: harpsichord, Neupert Slibermann spinet (1959). Keyboard compass: C-f3 (4 1/2 octaves); divided lute; walnut case, good condition; brass jacks in excellent condition; steel strings; speaks nicely. Asking $2,900. Contact kmsalz@optonline.net or mgsalz@hotmail.com or phone (973) 697-9172.
Posted 4/16/2012.
Expires 7/16/2012.
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 10 AM to 5:30 PM, the Western Wind will conduct a one-day workshop in ensemble singing featuring medieval, Renaissance, early American, contemporary, pop and jazz at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church,
6 Greenacres Avenue, Scarsdale, New York (just off the Bronx River Parkway).
Hartsdale Harlem Line Metro North station is across the street. Tuition: $95 (if enrolled by April 22; $105 after April 22). 25% discount for first time participants at any Western Wind workshop. Workshop veterans, bring a friend! Share the discount! Enroll online at www.westernwind.org, call (212) 873-2848 or e-mail info@westernwind.org.
Posted 4/9/2012.
Expires 5/19/2012.
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp chosen as a 2012 "Best Class or Camp" by TimeOutNY/Kids, announces its final two free Open Houses for its 45th season. They will be on Sundays, April 22 and May 20, both from 11 AM to 2 PM. Usdan also offers individual weekend guided tours available by appointment. In addition, weekday self-guided walks are available on the Center's magnificent 200-acre woodland campus at 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights (Huntington), New York 11798. For more information on these, call Gail London at (631) 643-7900. Information on the Center is also available by calling the NYC office at (212) 772-6060, e-mailing openhouse@usdan.com, or visiting www.usdan.com.
Posted 4/9/2012.
Expires 5/20/2012.
Looking for a small choir or vocal ensemble to sing Gospel music at a wedding on Long Island on July 12, 2012, 6:00 to 7:00 PM (possibly 7:15). The ceremony will be Christian but non-denominational. The group will sing as guests arrive and in the "praise and worship" portion of the service. The songs desired are "To Worship You I Live (Away)" -- Isreal and the New Breed; "I am not forgotten" -- Isreal and the New Breed; "Total Praise" -- Richard Smallwood; "New Season" -- Isreal and the New Breed; "In the Sanctuary" -- Kurt Carr. Need to be self-contained with sound and travel and have appropriate Gospel attire. For information, contact Beverly Fish of Chéz-zam Event Group at 516-682-4888 x312 or BeverlyF@Chezzam.com.
Posted 3/12/2012.
Expires 6/12/2012.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in New Canaan, CT has an opening for a bass soloist/section leader. For information, contact Brian-Paul Thomas, organist and choirmaster, at 203-966-4515 x113 or bpthomas@stmarksnewcanaan.org.
Posted 3/7/2012.
Expires 6/7/2012.
Our music school, Music Training Center, is seeking a professional and dedicated vocal instructor for our growing Malvern, PA 19355 school. MTC is a unique private music educator and employer as our faculty are year-round W2 employees with access to company funded health, dental and retirement account benefits.
Position information and application is available online at www.musictrainingcenter.com/careers.
Posted 3/6/2012.
Expires 6/6/2012.
For singers interested in a wonderful summer singing experience, the Finger Lakes Choral Festival will perform the Berlioz Requiem at Hochstein Performance Hall in Rochester on Sunday, July 29 at 4 PM, and again in San Francisco at Davies Symphony Hall on August 5. There may be opportunities for singers to participate in either or both of these performances if they can attend concert week performances fully prepared with the music.
The San Francisco performance at Davies Hall, the home of the San Francisco Symphony, is a collaborative effort of 350 singers and musicians from New York and San Francisco, and the Redwood Symphony Orchestra. For more information, visit www.sflc.org/concerts/upcoming.htm, www.fingerlakeschoral.org or call 585-742-8092.
Posted 2/26/2012.
Expires 5/26/2012.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music offers a new summer workshop series: Choral Week, July 23-27, 2012. Anyone with an interest in choral music would be hard-pressed to miss this valuable opportunity. Each morning, enrollees will learn from and sing under the guidance of some of New York's finest choral leaders from the worlds of jazz, gospel, Broadway and sacred music. Featured director Nelly Vuksic, Director of the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Chorale, will lead each afternoon's session as well as a week-end performance open to the public. For information, contact Yvette Perry at yvette.perry@bqcm.org or visit www.bqcm.org.
Posted 2/19/2012.
Expires 5/19/2012.
Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop in Tuscany (Italy)
29 July - 5 August 2012, with Simon Carrington, Bronislawa Falinska and Brian O'Connell. This intensive and supportive conducting workshop is geared for 26-28 music educators and choral conductors with strong vocal ability who are interested in rehearsing and performing chamber choral music. We HEARTILY welcome qualified singers who are interested in attending the workshop in a non-conducting capacity; who love to sing in a chamber group environment and/or are very specifically looking to learn rehearsal and conducting techniques. Up to two graduate credits are available through The Boston Conservatory.
There are three possible tiers of participation: Full Conductor, Conducting Auditor, Singer. The afternoon session will consist solely of daily conducting
Master Classes with Simon Carrington. Each Full Conductor will conduct in every Master Class. Enrollment is limited to 10 Full Conductors. Conducting Auditors are scheduled for a private conducting lesson with Simon, and will conduct the ensemble in the morning session.
The two-part morning sessions will consist of Vocal Pedagogy
ensemble work with Bronislawa Falinska utilizing the Rohmert
Method of Functional Voicetraining, a vocal technique not
commonly found in the USA, and clinics on developing a vital
chamber choir, with Brian O'Connell. We are also delighted to
again offer a Q&A/Dialogue interest session with Simon.
For a detailed description of the workshop and an online application please visit www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com. Contact: Gail Leicher at +1 781-652-0158 or sarteanochoral@rcn.com.
Posted 2/8/2012.
Expires 6/8/2012.