The Choral Scholar & American Choral Review

Cover/Table of Contents Vol. 59, No. 2 - Fall/Winter 2021

Cover/Table of Contents Vol. 59, No. 2 - Fall/Winter 2021

Many choral conductors shy away from performing Chinese choral pieces...

Many choral conductors shy away from performing Chinese choral pieces because of the language barrier. Although linguistic resources exist for the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese, they are generally written from the perspective of a first-language Chinese speaker or a first-language English speaker. The more comprehensive pronunciation guides are for linguistic purposes and not geared for practical use for conductors or singers. This article provides a diction guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet for Mandarin Chinese written by a conductor and singer who grew up speaking both languages.

Netherlandish composer Adrian Willaert (c.1490–1562), who held the maestro di...

Netherlandish composer Adrian Willaert (c.1490–1562), who held the maestro di cappella post at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice for much of the mid-16th century, composed three motets that set excerpts from the Latin text of Virgil’s epic Aeneid (c.19 BCE). While motets are generally defined as sacred works, these three secular Latin-texted pieces provide a series of examples of musical humanism in practice. Willaert’s O socii, Dulces exuviae a 3, and Dulces exuviae a 4 are case studies both for the ways that Renaissance-era composers engaged directly with humanism through their compositions, and for the varied motives that could lead a composer at this time to set this ancient Roman text.

Review of Rameau Grand Motets: In convertendo, Quam dilecta tabernacula,...

Review of Rameau Grand Motets: In convertendo, Quam dilecta tabernacula, and Deus noster refugium, published by Carus-Verlag.

Reviews of Once Upon A Time (Skylark Vocal Ensemble), The...

Reviews of Once Upon A Time (Skylark Vocal Ensemble), The Passion of Yeshua (Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra).

Brief biographies of the authors, Vol. 59, No. 2 – ...

Brief biographies of the authors, Vol. 59, No. 2 – Fall/Winter 2021