Competitive show choirs rehearse and perform productions that feature songs with a common thread, outstanding soloists, costumes, choreography, and an overall “wow” factor. Whether...
Delight students and wow audiences with educationally valuable pop music that’s fun both to play and to hear!
For choir, we’re featuring 10 new vocal...
Contest and festival season is coming soon! Prepare for coming performances with seven well-written and educationally valuable titles for concert band, 10 for treble...
Every holiday season, radio stations play the same familiar standards—but that doesn’t mean your winter concerts have to lack variety!
We’ve rounded up our favorite...
Directors’ Vote: The Results Are In! The Most Popular 2022–2023 Editors’ Choice Selections
Each year, our editors help directors find repertoire faster by reviewing thousands...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney have created their latest sensation that excites kids and adults with its catchy tunes. Like Frozen, Disney has gone above...
Directors’ Vote: The Results Are In! The Most Popular 2021–2022 Editors’ Choice Selections
For years, music directors and performers have relied on Editors’ Choice—our annual...
Virtual choirs have become more popular than ever due to our current need to stay socially distanced from fellow musicians. The publishers Pepper works...
When composer Elizabeth Alexander first experienced choral music, what she heard on stage was predominantly classical. Over the past few decades she has thrived...
Many choir directors today have fond memories of the times they
have worked on arrangements by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw. Who could help but
admire...
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...
The Wilmington Children's Chorus is an exceptional and diverse children's choir that serves the greater Wilmington community of Delaware.
The Chorus was founded in 2002...
Most choir directors spend time thinking about how to keep their group vital and thriving. This usually involves the recruitment of new members from...
The Sycamore Community Singers is an auditioned adult volunteer community choir based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2016 by choral director Linda Gartner, the...
It never failed. Late November into December, when my performing groups were approaching the final stages of concert preparation, one or more students would...
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...
Music, for many, is about joy before anything else. Spend a few short minutes with conductor, composer, and choreographer John Jacobson, and it will...
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...
The David Johnson Chorus, celebrating their 20th anniversary, is an auditioned community chorus that performs a range of musical programs nationwide appealing to every...
In an age where it seems easy to make an amateur recording with electronic devices, the process of collaborating on a professionally produced choral album...
Over a period of two years, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has strengthened its partnership with an exciting program that is building...
Community choirs come in many shapes and sizes – from professional and semiprofessional groups to organizations for people who love to sing and make music...
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...
East End Women's Choir is an intergenerational group of musicians dedicated to excellence in the performance of women's choral literature. The choir performs two...
The Susquehanna Chorale, founded in 1981 by Artistic Director Linda Tedford, has emerged as one of the outstanding choral ensembles in the United States. ...
This month the Pepper spotlight is shining on the Jacksonville Children's Choir, their repertoire, their leadership, the wonderful and artistic work they are doing,...
A prolific composer of choral music, Andy Beck has written hundreds of works, vocal resource books, and children’s musicals. Among his most famous works...
No discussion of sacred and church choral music is complete without including the works of composer Joel Raney. Raney’s contribution to sacred music is...
Joseph Martin is one of the most influential composers in sacred music today. His music has graced countless congregations and led many to consider with...
When you hear the name John Rutter, your mind automatically jumps to the thought of Christmas music. What makes Rutter's name so synonymous with Christmas? We...
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with John Rutter and discuss his forthcoming Anniversary Editions series, published by Oxford University Press and...
In Part 1 we discussed practical considerations in choosing repertoire, such as the makeup of your performing group and the expectations of your intended...
Of the responsibilities that music teachers have, perhaps one of the most challenging is that of finding and choosing quality repertoire. With the amount...
On April 25, 2013 we welcomed Alec Harris from GIA Publications to our Pennsylvania office. Alec presented GIA’s new choral releases, which included two...
In 1968, sacred music changed forever. The “Jesus Movement” in Southern California gave birth to what would eventually become known as Contemporary Christian Music...
On July 23, 2012, J.W. Pepper hosted Summer Sing, a choral music reading session in the company’s corporate headquarters in Pennsylvania. While reading sessions...
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 3 has proven yet again choral singing's unique ability to form a bond between people the world over. Singers from 72 countries...
Mark January 8, 2012 on your calendar! It's time to show our appreciation to church musicians everywhere! Join people nationwide in thanking the good folks in...
