How does the conductor nurture a spirit of collaboration within a choir, making singers a vital and respected part of the creative process? By giving the choir the tools to dig deeper into the music and understand the composer’s craft. Foster this conductor-singer collaboration by inviting your choir to think critically about their music, allowing […]
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Music Without Words
Composers Who Conduct/Conductors Who Compose
Brahms did it, Mahler did it, Bach did it… why shouldn’t you? Many of us write for our groups or think about writing for our groups. What’s stopping you? A panel of conductor-composers speaks about their experiences and offers ways you can get started or improve your skills.
Composers in the Mist: How, Where, and When to Publish
The conversation about publication is one clouded in possibilities: How do I submit my writing to publishing firms? What are the advantages of traditional publication vs. independent publication? What are concerns over copyright and distribution of music in a changing world of YouTube and Spotify?
Choral Composition Master Class
This is an open master class where the runners-up of the student Brock competition will have their pieces sung by C4 and critiqued by mentor composers.
Children of Our Time
Composers—particularly choral composers—are often called to respond to events of our time. They can give voice to our communal feeling and offer healing. Pulitzer Prizewinner Steven Stucky joins Steven Sametz, Thomas Lloyd, and Reena Esmail to discuss Take Him Earth, A Child’s Requiem, Bonhoeffer, and Earth Speaks—works that enter into dialogue with some of the […]
