| Community Forum Post: Flow of Information to Prospective Students | Jeff Wall | May 14, 2012 |
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I teach at a small, 4-year, liberal arts college. I have taken on a position as co-chair of the Department of Music for next year, splitting duties with one of my colleagues. I am charged with the Recruiting/PR/Marketing/Website development. We receive multiple MS Excel reports every week wi... |
| Concert: Messiah Festival of the Arts with the Bethany Oratorio Society | Jeff Wall | March 20, 2012 |
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Join us for the 131st annual Messiah Festival of the Arts on the campus of Bethany College in historic Presser Hall. The Bethany Oratorio Society chorus and orchestra will present:
Handel's Messiah - Palm Sunday, April 1 at 3:00 p.m.
J.S. Bach's Passion According to St. Matthew - Good F... |
| Comment: Re: High School TTB/TBB Literature | Jeff Wall | October 17, 2011 |
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Hi Doug,
I've used the following with some success over the years with beginning choirs:
"Tollite Hostias" - Saint-Saens
"Spanish Ladies" - Parker/Shaw
"Adoramus te Christe" - Ruffo (CPDL)
"Der Herr Segne Euch" - J.S. Bach (TB duet)
"Homeward Bound" - Strommen (TTB)
Be... |
| Forum message: Credit for Recruiting Hours in FT TT position | Jeff Wall | April 9, 2011 |
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I am at a small liberal arts college with a Swedish Lutheran heritage. Our music department has recently been cut from 5 FT faculty to 4 with multiple adjuncts filling in the gaps. This is my first academic year at this college and my position happens to be the one that combined two positions ... |
| Comment: Re: Choral Journal - Insightful or Incite-ful | Jeff Wall | March 17, 2011 |
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I've performed a few of your works over the last 8 or so years and I sincerely appreciate this point of view from a contemporary composer. One must know where he/she has been to know where he/she proceeds. All the great composers intensively studied the great composers that came before them an... |
| Concert: Bethany College Choir Spring Tour 2011 | Jeff Wall | March 2, 2011 |
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Bethany College Choir
conducted by, Dr. Jeffery Wall
Since Bethany College Choir began in 1935, it has performed over 500 concerts in 29 states and across Europe. The choir has performed in Alice Tully Hall, NYC, and has been directed by John Rutter and Eskil Hemberg. The choir has... |
| Concert: 130th Anniversary Bethany Oratorio Society. Handel's "Messiah" & Bach's "St. Matthew Passion." | Jeff Wall | March 2, 2011 |
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The Bethany Oratorio Society is the oldest continuous oratorio society in the country and has presented Handel's Messiah during Holy Week since 1882. The centennial Messiah performance was broadcast live throughout the nation by nearly 200 PBS television stations.
This year marks th... |
| Choir: Bethany College Choir (Lindsborg, Kansas, USA) | Jeff Wall | February 3, 2011 |
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The Bethany Choir, under the direction of Dr. Jeffery Wall, represents nearly all disciplines on campus. Founded in February 1935 by Dr. Hagbard Brase to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, the Bethany Choir has established a distinguished reputation. Since its... |
| Choir: Bethany Oratorio Society (Lindsborg, Kansas, USA) | Jeff Wall | February 3, 2011 |
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The chorus for the performances of Bach and Handel is uniquely different in that community members, college students, and faculty join together to form the Bethany Oratorio Society. The chorus itself is rich in history. Mothers, daughters, fathers, and sons have made singing in the Messiah a tradi... |
| Featured photo: Bethany College Chamber Choir | Jeff Wall | October 25, 2010 |
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| Comment: Re: shoulder pain | Jeff Wall | April 29, 2010 |
| Hi Phillip. I'm a retired cage fighter/mixed-martial artist as well as a choral conductor, so I've learned how to mend injuries and pain for myself quite effectively. Please do check with an MD to rule out any serious injury. Otherwise, the others are correct about icing the injury. Usually... |
| Comment: Re: A slightly...assinine question? | Jeff Wall | April 8, 2010 |
| Henry Purcell's "An ape, a lion, a fox, and an ass" - Z. 241
Best,
Jeff |
| Concert: Georgia State University Choirs - Mozart & Corigliano | Jeff Wall | April 8, 2010 |
| The Georgia State University Combined Choruses with orchestra will perform:
John Corigliano's Fern Hill
W.A. Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Dr. Jeffery B. Wall, conductor
Mr. Daniel Solberg, piano & organ
Tuesday, April 13 - 7:30 p.m.
Kopleff Recital Hall
10 Peachtree... |
| Comment: Re: Dealing with Extra-Curricular Activities | Jeff Wall | March 26, 2010 |
| Hi Barbara. From your last clarification, it seems that this class is for academic credit. Performance is the expectation of the class and should be treated just as a final exam would in their Math or English class. We must, as music educators, maintain the same academic viability as the "... |
| Comment: Re: Top 10 Myths of Choral Singing | Jeff Wall | March 22, 2010 |
| "I only sing solo - so low you can't hear me."
"I only sing tenor - ten or eleven feet into the woods."
Yes, we've all heard them, but these are some of the real reasons given to me by older church members that eventually came to sing for me. I just return it with some other witty joke or anecd... |
| Concert: Georgia State University Singers mini-tour | Jeff Wall | February 25, 2010 |
| The Georgia State University Singers will embark on a mini-tour March 5-8. If you are in any of the areas below, we would love to have you in the audience. Repertoire will include works from Haydn, Schubert, JS Bach, Ravel, Barber, Mechem, Robert H. Young, et. al.
Friday, March 5th - 7:30
Gra... |
| Comment: Re: State With The Best Choral Programs | Jeff Wall | February 16, 2010 |
| I'm a native Texan born and raised in the Dallas area. I've done work in TX, NM, TN, SC, & GA. I've found that Texas has a pretty strong choral tradition, comparitively, but select groups in other states have pleasantly surpised me. I believe that Texas also claims Rene Clausen along with... |
| Comment: Re: Non-dreary remembrance music | Jeff Wall | February 11, 2010 |
| Handel's Chandos Anthem #1: O Be Joyful, HWV 246 - "O Go Your Way Into His Gates."
Text: O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name
OR maybe for a stark contrast -
Stephen Hatfield's "Heaven Somewhere"
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| Comment: Re: Choral Graduate Programs | Jeff Wall | February 8, 2010 |
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I would also suggest determining which program is the best fit for YOU. It depends largely on what you plan to do after graduation and where you would function the best. Some programs are very large and have many graduate students. There is usually a good culture of collegiality and ... |
| Concert: Georgia State University Choirs: "Love & Pizen" | Jeff Wall | January 31, 2010 |
| The Georgia State University School of Music and Choral Department present:
"Love & Pizen: Songs of love and disdain in many derivations."
Jeffery Wall and Patrick K. Freer, conductors
Daniel Solberg, pianist
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
Druid Hills Baptist Church
1085 Ponce ... |
| Comment: Re: University College Ensembles, any suggestions?? | Jeff Wall | November 9, 2009 |
| Hi, Kaija. In my opinion, the university you choose to attend should depend largely on who you'd like to study under. Have you met the professors for your area fo study at the universities you are considering? That said, all good university ensembles (non-specialized) should expose you to a va... |
| Comment: Re: Favourite Men's Chorus Christmas Music | Jeff Wall | November 5, 2009 |
| I have many favorites, so I won't make a list. I will tell you a few of what my Men's Choir is preparing right now.
"Sing We Now of Christmas" - arr. David York (nice arrangement with cello and guitar)
"March of the Kings" - Parker/Shaw (classic)
"Little ... |
| Borrowing request: RTB - Janowski "Sim Shalom" | Jeff Wall | October 13, 2009 |
| Item: Sim Shalom
Composer/Arranger/Edition: Max Janowski
Starting: ASAP
For: through Dec. 6th
Copies: 50
Willing to rent: Yes
If you have 50 copies of Max Janowski's "Sim Shalom," I would be forever grateful if I could borrow them for an upcoming performance. I will make certain they are kep... |
