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Choral Journal

May 2018

Download the complete issue. (11 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Between Berlioz and Fauré: Camille Saint Saëns’s Messe de Requiem, op 54by Brent Rogers The Choral Music of Ernest Chaussonby Stephen Caldwell ARTICLES Rehearsal BreakA Rehearsal Refresher by Kyle J. Hanson John Gardner Centenary: Uninhibited Approach, Craftmanship, Eclecticismby […]



April 2018

Download the complete issue. (11 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Handel’s Saul: The Apotheosis of Baroque Music-Theatreby Dennis Malfatti Support in Trying Times: Michael Praetorius and Duchess Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttelby Margaret Boudreaux Quiet Contemplation and Ecstatic Abandon: The Choral Music of Gabriel Jacksonby Timothy Stalter ARTICLES On […]



March 2018

Download the complete issue. (7 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES The Shadow Still Lingers: A Conductorʻs Guide for William Grant Stillʻs …And They Lynched Him on a Treeby Brandon Williams Reimagining Conductor Score Study through Émile Jaques-Dalcrozeʻs Eurhythmicsby Caron Daley ARTICLES All State Choral Music: Has it Changed […]



February 2018

Download the complete issue. (9 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESunCOVENTional Restoration: Giving Voice to the Silencedby Meredith Bowen Gaining Perspective: A Linguistic Approach to Dialect Found in African American Spiritualsby Felicia Barber The Seven Last Words of Christ: Comparing the Settings of Cesar Frank and Theodore […]



January 2018

Download the complete issue. (20 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** PREVIEWSCentral/North Central Region Southern Region Northwestern Region Southwestern Region Eastern Region Western Region



December 2017

Download the complete issue. (25 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESMore than a Madrigalist: The Sacred Choral Music of Orazio Vecchiby Stanley Romanstein Elaine Brown:Breaking Down Barriers through Songby Janet Yamron and Sonya Garfinkle with Amanda Bumgarner ARTICLES On the Voice Changing Voice, Changing Landscape by Theresa […]