1.) Forget about waiting until after Thanksgiving. You’ve been singing holiday music since before the leaves started falling. 2.) When you get your holiday concert rehearsal schedule, first you're...

Music: Turkey in the Straw Arranged by John Koellisch

Not all composers are keen on pulling back the curtain on their lives. Luckily, Eric Whitacre is as open and approachable a guy as you're likely to encounter. That Whitacre is a choral composer at all...

There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of choruses and choral music. Millions of people in the U.S. report that they sing in a chorus. A cappella groups are exploding on college...

Here’s a scene that’s as quaint as rotary dial telephones: the cast of a Broadway show gathered at Sardi’s after opening night, waiting for the newspapers to arrive with the reviews. Today, those...

How wonderful to be born into such a rich family tradition. What motivated you to pick up the mantle and compose your own carols? Listen to the Burt Family Carols Enjoy a special SoundCloud playlist...