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Welcome to The Choir Room
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Once a month, enjoy our selections and suggestions for the best music and music related news that crosses our collective desks. Music is our passion and our joy and we want to share it with you.
Check the Events section for upcoming conferences, contests, reading sessions and other musically inclined gatherings.
Enjoy our Staff Picks and Larger Work selection - these are the pieces we're enjoying right now.
Don't miss our Loonie Tunes - special in-stock titles on sale for just $1.00 Canadian each, while they last!
And don't forget to have a little fun; after all, what's the point in singing if you can't have a smile on your face?
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Prepare! 2010-2011 Planbooks are IN STOCK!
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 Prepare! is an all-in one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan worship services for each Sunday and holy day in the upcoming year. In an easy to use calendar format, with extensive notes and cross-references, this lectionary-based resource is a wonderfully designed handbook for churches and choirs of all sizes. Includes several reproducible forms.Prepare! is our best-selling resource book for anyone who plans sacred music. Order your copy today and see why.
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Easter 2010 - When East Meets West...
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There are different methods for calculating the date of Easter in the Western calendar of the Protestant and Catholic churches, and the Eastern Orthodox church.
This year, the two branches of Christianity celebrate Easter on the same calendar date - April 4, 2010. The two dates of Easter fall in and out of sync over time, but on average they occur together every four to six years.
REMINDER:
Canadian Choral Centre Inc. is closed Good Friday (April 2) and Easter Monday (April 5).
Orders placed electronically (e-mail and online), and online account requests will be processed Tuesday, April 6, 2010.
Happy Easter!
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NEWS FLASH: New PDQ Bach Octavo...
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 Professor Peter Schickele has edited, without regard to consequences, a newly discovered work by P. D. Q. Bach. "Long Live the King" is available for SAB (or SATB or STB) and tells a very different version of the French Revolution... Great fun for the more experienced choir, this tongue in cheek romp through French history is a wonderful addition to your novelty repertoire.
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Santa Barbara New Releases for Summer...
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We've added a special section featuring some of our favorite new releases from Santa Barbara Music Publishing for the spring season.
We recommend:
- Frank Rocca's SSAA setting of Sister Columba Guare's poem O Eve would make a lovely addition to a Lessons and Carols service at Advent or Christmastime.
- Sound Off by Paul Rardin is a toe-tapping, laugh out loud glee-club style romp for the TTBB choir.
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 Wedding season is nearly upon us! Start planning now in order to have your music ready in time for the beginning of summer - June, July and August are prime months for the marriage-minded.
Check out this duet collection for organ and trumpet, sure to make any wedding ceremony (or festive celebration) sound fabulous:
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Loonie Tunes: Hayes, Hatfield and Holders!
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 Every month, we'll feature a few items for just $1.00 each. These special prices are limited to stock on hand - when they're gone, they're gone, so don't miss out! (Sale prices effective April 1 - April 30 and do NOT include applicable taxes or shipping. Sale pricing applies only to in-stock inventory.) |
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Thanks for reading!
Betty Punkert, Editor, The Choir Room
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I Believe / J'Imagine - the 2010 Olympic Theme Song - Moccio / Frew:
English AND French Lyrics Included!
Bring "golden" memories to your Graduation ceremonies with this amazing Canadian work. Vocal Solo Now Available. Arranged by Mark Brymer for SATB, SAB and 2-Part Choral
We Are The World - 25 For Haiti -Ritchie /Jackson:
This 25th anniversary revisioning of the Lionel Ritchie / Michael Jackson classic can be performed with or without the rap section. Arranged by Roger Emerson for SATB, SAB, SSA or 2-Part Choral (ShowTrax CD also available)
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The Two By Two Zoo Cruise - Michael and Jill Gallina:
A wonderfully light work for younger voices about Noah and his Ark. Catchy and joyful with lots of fun narration. We love this piece and can't get it out of our heads! Check out the Director's Kit - containing everything you need to stage a performance.
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April 18, 2010, Winnipeg
April 29 - May 2, Winnipeg
May 3, National
May 21-24, Winnipeg
Canadian Choral Centre's Summer Reading Session w/ John Purifoy:
August 21, 2010, Ottawa
(More details soon...)
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An amazing juxtaposition of technology and music, must be heard to be appreciated. Dozens of people all over the world create a choir that has never met by singing to a video conducting track. Read the beginnings of the "experiment" here on Eric's blog. Feeling inspired? Get your own copies of Sleep for SATB Divisi and try this lovely piece with your own choir.
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