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This article is an interview with Dr. Felicia Barber, an associate professor of choral conducting at Yale School of Music. Dr. Barber discusses her musical background, including her family's involvement in music and her love for singing. She also shares her experiences with racism and bias in the music industry, as well as her educational journey and career path. Dr. Barber emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion in the field of choral music and discusses her role at Yale, including teaching conducting and directing the Yale Camerata. She also mentions her love for Gospel music, jazz, and classical composers. [Extracted from the article]

This article, titled "The power of vulnerability," discusses the emotional impact of choral music and its ability to address complex emotions. It highlights the vulnerability and honesty of the text in liturgical music, which provides comfort to many individuals. The article also mentions the inclusion of experiences of grief in choral music, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and confronting difficult emotions. Additionally, the article features Masaaki and Masato Suzuki, renowned musicians who have made significant contributions to the field of choral and organ music. [Extracted from the article]

The article lists the world's schools of music which includes the Australian National University School of Music in Australia, Conservatoire Royal De Bruxelles in Belgium and Brandon University School of Music in Canada.

A directory for schools offering choral conducting courses worldwide is presented.

The article describes the professional career of Krzysztof Penderecki as a composer of orchestral music. He won prizes in the Polish Composers' Union Young Composers' Competition and became a composition teacher at the Krakow State Higher School of Music. It is asserted that he was the first to use experiment sounds such as sawing wood, rustling paper and hissing. His composition "Symphony no. 8, Lieder der Vergãnglichkeit" will be premiered in 2008 in Great Britain.

The article profiles Andres Uibo, an artistic director from Tallinn, Estonia. Uibo's childhood was spent in playing the organ in a local church together with his father. Later on, he finished studying at the Tallinn Conservatory and in 1981 was employed in Niguliste (St. Nicholas Church). In 1987, he joined the Speyer Organ Competition in West Germany.

Features the Trinity College of Music in London, England. Key features of the practice studio and teaching rooms; History of the music school; Quality of its music education.

Explores the highly acclaimed mixed-voice choir at Clare College in Cambridge, England. History of the establishment of the school of music in the college; Role of music director Timothy Brown in the development of Clare College Choir and in changing the concept of high profile mixed-voice collegiate choir in Cambridge; Brief overview of the Choir's musical profile; Maintenance of the Choir with a combination of choral exhibitioners and a variable number of volunteer singers; List of comprehensive music that the Choir specializes, from plainsong to Giles Swayne; Reputation of making it into the Clare College Choir, which boost of an extensive repertoire and an experience far beyond the confines of the academe.

Features the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Contribution to humanity; History of Yale's music department; Citation of the Yale University music library system; Study programs available.

The article discusses the revolution that has taken place in the choral music training in colleges and universities in Great Britain. Topics discussed include increased training opportunities in choral conducting, variety of rates for full time and part time work for a choir leader, and problems related to quick replacements in music services. It also discusses recommendations for a two-year master of arts (MA) course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales.

Part III. Discusses the contribution of Cambridge, England-based Queens' College to choral and organ music. Background on the foundation of the college; Recruitment and training of the Chapel Choir by the Organ Scholar; Organ scholarship trials; Invitation to undergraduates from the women's colleges to join.

Informs various news related to organ music, choir and about people involved in the field of music. Retirement of Dr. Harry Bramma as director of the Royal School of Church Music; Information about the 1998 Edinburgh Organ Academy; Web site of the Organ Historical Society; Plainchant workshop as part of the Sarum College Residential Course for Organists.

The article uncovers the Southwark organs in collaboration with the Southwark and South London Society of Organists and with colleagues at the Royal Academy of Music in Great Britain. According to the author, field trips to continental Europe are an important part of the curriculum for organ students at the academy. It is noted that an exploration of the Southwark instruments would provide an opportunity to make a similar study of the English heritage of instruments and repertoire.

The article focuses on musician Richard Allain. A recent CD devoted to the music of Richard Allain has awakened a great deal of interest in the composer of idiomatic, challenging yet tonally-based choral music. Allain admits candidly that music college was not a happy experience for him. Some teachers he admired, but, echoing the views of so many musicians educated by staff in thrall to the extreme end of the post-war avant-garde, the orthodoxy of compositional style was more of a strait jacket than a channel for free musical thought. Like many composers, Allain finds that gaining recognition and currency is very much a business of forming relationships with performers, who in their turn pass on recommendations and introductions.

The article presents information about summer schools related to the field of music. It also reports on the courses offered in those schools. Some of names of summer schools are Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge University; Cambridge Early Music Summer Schools; Canford Summer School of Music; World Music Summer Schools; Tallis Scholars Summer School; Mount Royal College Organ Academy; Hereford International Summer School; and others. The article also includes information about the period during which these courses will be offered.

Presents a list of summer schools for music lessons in Great Britain.

Reports developments related to choral music in Great Britain as of March 2004. Establishment of a joint conservatoire for music and dance; Decision of the Scottish Music Information Center to rename the Scottish Music Center as part to the initiative to increase the profile of Scottish music; Application for the 2004 Barlow Prize.

The article presents a list of several music summer courses offered by different schools in Great Britain including Charterhouse Summer School of Music, International Summer Academy for Organists, Cambridge Early Music Summer Schools, North Wales Summer School of Music, and Dartington International Summer School.

Part III. Focuses on the music program at Adolf Fredricks Music Classes, a state-funded school in Stockholm, Sweden. Number of singing teachers in the school; Description of the program; Use of the program to boost the confidence of the pupils; Use of a professional approach to rehearsals; Participation of the students at the Saint Lucia procession held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm in honor Saint Lucia.

The article informs about several musical courses to be organized in July-August, 2003 in various music schools of Great Britain. At Cambridge Early Music Summer Schools, members of Sirinu lead participants in small- and large-scale ensemble music from the medieval and renaissance. English Baroque Music course will be held from July 27-August 03, 2003 in Trinity Hall College, University of Cambridge. there would be four choral courses at Canford Summer School. From July 26-August 09, 2003, many choral and Organ courses would be organized at Darlington International Summer School in Totnes, Devon.

The article reports on the relocation of the Birmingham Conservatoire of the Birmingham City University in England in 2015.