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Choral Journal

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 […]



November 2017

Download the complete issue. (21 MB) electronic Choral Journal **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESIs All Music for Everyone? by Penelope Cruz Toward Socially Inclusive Music Organizations: Promoting Socioeconomic Diversity in Choral Ensembles by Julia T. Shaw An American Choral Tapestry by Angela Broeker and Jason Harris ARTICLES Diversity Resources Holiday […]



October 2017

Download the complete issue. (21 MB) eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESRemembering Weston Noble by Diana J. Leland Steven Sametz’s A Child’s Requiem: Grace of Innocence in the Face of Tragedy by Lisa Graham ARTICLES Choral Conversations A Conversation with Carol Beynon by Jessica L. Allen Retirement and […]