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About The Voice
Chorus America's award-winning quarterly magazine, The Voice, highlights chorus news, artistic initiatives in the choral world, and advice and commentary on the business of running a successful chorus. The Voice is distributed to nearly 2,000 choral leaders throughout North America. It is published in Spring, Summer, and Fall/Winter; ISSN 1074-0805. Browse articles and past issues in the tabs below. Editor, Liza W. Beth
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Latest Voice Issue
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In recent years, a growing number of choruses and choral projects have approached Handel’s Messiah through new perspectives, bringing this hallmark of the Western European cannon into dialogue with a...
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Grant recipients from Chorus America’s Music Education Partnership Grants program share how they used group singing to create a sense of community and belonging through their projects.
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While big-picture marketing concepts can feel overwhelming initially, understanding how they apply to your chorus will help structure your marketing efforts and reach more people.
Previous Voice Content
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An a cappella masterpiece of staggering beauty and power, Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil (or Vespers ) presents many challenges for the choral singer. Grant Gershon, music director of the Los Angeles...
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A values-based strategy that aims to match donors with ways that they can give back to their communities—and removes the ego factor that can make fundraising scary.
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Growing challenges in recruiting singers has led to creative tactics and new successes
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Getting the word out to your local media is one of the best ways to ensure that arts patrons and the public know about the good work your chorus is...
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Singing is an anywhere, anytime activity in many parts of the world. There, it's not something you go to—it's something you are. What if we took music out into the...
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A children's chorus manager is at at an impasse in moving her organization forward with the ambitious artistic plans for future growth. Several experts weigh in on how she should...
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There is plenty of evidence that singing in a choir helps students succeed in school, work, and life. And yet, today choral programs are under siege—competition for school dollars, time...
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A list of websites and resources to use to ensure that your chorus stays on the right side of legal.
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On the internet all choruses are equal: Even the smallest ensemble with limited resources can now establish a global presence using digital technology to spread its sound. Here we offer...
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An influx of new programs are beginning to recognize the value of keeping boys singing—through changing voices and for a lifetime.
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When your body is the instrument, it's imperative to keep it in tip-top shape with good exercise habits and the right amount of sleep.
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Because the vast majority of choral singers tag rehearsals and performances onto already busy professional and family lives, their nutrition can be a compromise on any given day. We asked...
