The J.W. Pepper Blog | Delivering Music Since 1876
The J.W. Pepper Blog | Delivering Music Since 1876
The Virginia Beach Chorale is one of southeastern Virginia’s longest-tenured performing arts ensembles and has been a foundational member of the Hampton Roads arts community since 1958. The organization is…
The Wilmington Children’s Chorus is an exceptional and diverse children’s choir that serves the greater Wilmington community of Delaware.
The Sycamore Community Singers is an auditioned adult volunteer community choir based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2016 by choral director Linda Gartner, the SCS performs sacred and secular vocal…
Since its creation in 1999, Allegro Choirs of Kansas City has grown from one youth choir of 38 singers to over 250 singers in six ensembles. Today, the singers represent…
In 1980, 30 men stood on stage and sang at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Now known as Turtle Creek Chorale, that group has grown to more than 200 dues-paying members who…
The Central Dakota Children’s Choir was born from a dream but became a reality through a true community effort. Karen Traeholt envisioned the creation of a children’s choir in the…
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas is recognized as one of the nation’s finest women’s choruses. Founded in 1989 with an initial membership of 35, the Chorus has grown to over…
Founded in 1994, the Mankato Children’s Chorus, a nonprofit, non-auditioned choral program, is celebrating 25 years of “building a musical community one voice at a time.” The mission of the…
The David Johnson Chorus, celebrating their 20th anniversary, is an auditioned community chorus that performs a range of musical programs nationwide appealing to every segment of the population. Musical genres…
Most people know Leonard Bernstein as a world-renowned composer and conductor whose contributions to music and culture can be heard in concert halls around the world. Less known are his contributions…
Over a period of two years, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has strengthened its partnership with an exciting program that is building connections between music educators. American Young…
Community choirs come in many shapes and sizes – from professional and semiprofessional groups to organizations for people who love to sing and make music to come together to create something…
The New Mexico Peace Choir was founded in December 2015, springing from a vision from the founder and director, Christy Conduff to form an inclusive, mixed voice choir that would…
The Youth Chorus of Kansas City was founded in the summer of 2017 to provide ambitious young student singers throughout the Kansas City area an opportunity to grow their musical…
Reprise is a focused, creative, and collegial choir community ensemble made up of high caliber musicians with a passion to develop songs at the highest artistic level. With our 2017…
A dedicated music tech lab is a terrific way to supplement and reinforce the learning that is happening in the classroom and through ensemble work. A dedicated music tech lab…
In 2010 Corona, California had been without a community choir for several years; Angela Rosser decided it was time to end that drought, and through her efforts the Circle City…
Like many other teachers, I have been exposed to learning management systems (LMSs) through professional development, online courses and even some face-to-face coursework. Early LMSs were a neat new technology…
The Austin Children’s Choir strives to provide the children of Austin and surrounding communities with a rewarding music program that gives them the opportunity to learn and perform outstanding choral…
When I began teaching in 1982, everything from lesson planning to grading was done by hand with paper and pencil. I was part of the transitional generation of teachers that…