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• Read the New York Times story about the possible closing of the 105-year-old St. Thomas Choir School. (2024-3-31)
• Peter Schickele, composer and "discoverer" of P.D.Q. Bach, has died at 88. Read the extensive New York Times obituary. (2024-1-19)
• Read the New York Times obituary of Alice Parker--composer, arranger, conductor and advocate for singing and choral music--who died on December 24 at the age of 98. (2024-1-11)
• The New York Times has a substantial story about a cappella. See How an obscure song became an a cappella sensation, published on January 8. (2024-1-9)
• The West Side Rag has a story about the Peace of Heart Choir and how they bring their music to shelters, senior centers, community center and hospitals. (2023-12-1)

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• April 5, 2024: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for the Westchester Gilbert & Sullivan Group, an informal group meeting monthly to perform G&S operettas.
• February 12, 2024: New link for Vocal Ensemble Laboratory, a Westchester-based resource for short-run choirs and workshops.
• January 7, 2024: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for All Soul's Community Choir. New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Kean University Community Chorale in Union, NJ. New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Schola Sine Nomine in Ozone Park, NY.
• December 13, 2023: Fixed a formatting issue with the home page, Concert Calendar and Choir Auditions pages. Had to adjust the save page dialogue on the new computer I'm using. Thanks to Caryn at Central City Chorus for alerting me to the problem.
• November 22, 2023: New Choir Directory listing for the St. Agnes Church Schola Cantorum. New Choir Directory listing for the St. Agnes Church Parish Choir.
• November 15, 2023: New link for Music Industry How To, helping musicians, music industry professionals and music lovers learn aspects of the music industry.
• November 14, 2023: New link for Le Chant des Oyseaux, offering summer (and other) choral workshops in France.
• October 3, 2023: New Choir Directory listing and Choir Auditions ad for Goro, a one-on-a-part Renaissance vocal ensemble based in Freeport, NY.
• September 26, 2023: We believe that we have restored the Concert Calendar New Listing form to proper functioning. (It had been the only casualty of our move to a new web hosting provider a few weeks ago.) If you run into issues using it, though, please let Steve Friedman know.
• September 15, 2023: Eagle-eyed observers of the bottom of the VAN home page may have noticed the disappearance of the banner thanking Panix for hosting this website. As of September 8, VAN has moved to another hosting service. We are grateful to Panix for its past support.

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• Looking for an outstanding vocal ensemble coach? Mark Johnson, possessor of an amazing ear and terrific interpretive insights in a variety of styles, is available to coach your group. Contact Mark via e-mail.
• Learn ear training, theory and ensemble skills at the Lucy Moses School’s acclaimed Sight-Singing program. Taught by Liz Fleisher, hailed as “one of New York’s great teachers” (New York Magazine) and “a teacher who gets results” (New York Times), classes for all skill levels help singers learn to read music for the first time or refine their skills. These classes are for soloists, choral singers and everyone who loves to sing. Learn more and register online at  www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/lms/program/sight-singing/. Or contact us at 212-501-3360 or lucymosesschool@kaufmanmusiccenter.org.

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