Say the word chorus, and what images come to mind? A group of singers dressed in black? Holding black folders? Standing in sections in rows on risers? Singing all the standards with another piece...

Chorus America: Let’s start with the name Conspirare. What was the inspiration for it? Craig Hella Johnson: It comes from the Latin words con and spirare—to breathe with, to breathe together. When we...

Art Jackson’s little book, Lions and Tigers and Bears—Oh My!: A Parable on Diversity and Inclusion, tells the story of an imaginary kingdom in which several categories of beings live. There are Lions...

Imagine this: You're driving back to the office after a lunch meeting when your cell phone rings. There has been a fire, and staff and volunteers are gathered in a nearby parking lot. As you turn the...

I think we all would agree that this problem is not new. Yet it is not always obvious how to exercise control over the use of our time so that we get the best from everyone. Early in my career as an...

Recently I have been discovering, or rediscovering, the upper register of my voice, which I feared might be forever AWOL. My voice teacher Shauna Fallihee has taught me a number of exercises designed...

Changes in a chorus’s life cycle, such as moving from the founder stage or hiring its first paid administrative staff, often result in a reexamination of its governance structure. Many organizations...

1. Know why you need diversity We live in a very complex world. Few problems have simple solutions. Having a board made up of different kinds of people makes it more likely that issues will be looked...

For example, what if an involved and supportive board member offers to print your season brochure “at a reduced cost?” What if a father threatens to sue claiming that the new music director is...

[In this article, the term founder encompasses those individuals who have had significant and long-term impact on an organization, as well as those who were responsible for creating the organization.]...