Choral Rehearsal

The Michael O’Neal Singers, which just completed its 25th Anniversary Season, is about to celebrate the tenth summer of The Michael O’Neal Summer Singers.  Begun as a way to provide singers who [...]

The Messiah sing-along has become a very popular event in many American communities, and especially during the Christmas Season there will be hundreds of these celebrations across our nation. [...]

Perhaps my favorite work of non-musical art is David by Michelangelo.  It has been my good fortune to view this magnificent 17 foot sculpture on three separate occasions in the Accademia Gallery [...]

In the spirit of New Year’s Resolutions, I offer these ten for choir members to consider.  Feel free to add your own to the list. A Choir Member’s New Year’s Resolutions I will listen to my [...]

One of the great joys of my musical life is that I had the opportunity to sing for many years under the baton of Robert Shaw.  In my own conducting career, I have been influenced in many ways by [...]

An unexpected death recently took a valued member of MOS.  John Moss had sung in our Bass II section since 2005, and his warm personality, gentle spirit and fine voice will be sorely missed by [...]

I recently wrote a blog about singing with an aging voice, and I suggested several things older singers could do to keep their singing voices at a level where they could continue to participate [...]

A question that pops up now and then (especially around audition time) is how to cope with a “mature” or, shall we just say it, an “aging” voice.  It’s a challenging [...]

To blend or not to blend, that is the question. With apologies to Shakespeare, there really shouldn’t even be a question here.   Most of us involved in choruses, either as singers or [...]

I recently asked my readers to suggest some topics they would like to see discussed in this choral blog.  I’ve received many great ideas and will be including as many as I can in the next [...]