Come together

This ethnography of the Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) examined the culture of a highly successful chorus with particular attention to the members’ musical and social interactions in both rehearsals and gatherings outside of rehearsals. The shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of the SMC, the largest community chorus in North America and the largest gay men’s chorus in the world, were explored. Overarching themes that emerged were the chorus as a “chosen family” and the artistic director as a servant leader who takes care of his “family.” More importantly, the presence of all three types of social capital (bonding, linking, and bridging) in the SMC is the crux of this study’s examination into why it is so successful. The SMC’s indicators of social capital are discussed, as well as how they manifest in relationships among the chorus members, artistic director, and the community, which has implications for community ensemble practices at large.

A Path for Tracking Funded Research and Compliance

To better understand how CHORUS [1] is creating a future where the output flowing from funded research is easily and permanently discoverable, accessible, and verifiable, this article will share the story of its origins, present an overview of its services, and look at what’s in the pipeline. Working closely with organizations from all corners of the scholarly community, CHORUS is helping to establish new foundational standards, metrics, and metadata. This work is enabling CHORUS to introduce new and expanded capabilities—notably, tracking research datasets and integrating institutional identifiers—that support the continuing evolution of a sustainable and connected open-science infrastructure.

Enlightenment of " Long March Cantata ": Rehearsal and Performance in the University Chorus Ensemble

In most cases, cantata(康塔塔) is not a common repertoire for Chinese community chorus. It is still a big challenge for the Chinese University Amateur Choir to perform Cantata for cultural and music education. As a large vocal composition, it is also confused with other musical contexts, such as song cycle, for some Chinese. 2016 is the 80th anniversary of the Long March. To commemorate the victory of the Long March, our school's "Angel Choir" successfully performed "Long March Cantata ". Many post-90s college students, including members of the troupe, have never been heard to this work. Two piano version was chosen. As the piano accompaniments, conductor and soloist participating in this performance, we sum up the experience of the rehearsal process and performance. This chorus ensemble is an art elective course of our university. Some of the members never have music training. Many choir members cannot read music notes at very beginning. After one year of rehearsal, most of the choir members greatly improved their sight music reading. In view of the fact that Chinese audiences may have some inconsistent concepts about the subject of chorus. Even many professional music teachers and artists are confused the song cycle(声乐套曲) with oratorio (清唱剧) and cantata. This article also discusses the subject matter form of "Long March Cantata" based on literatures, online information and some monographs in English.

College and Community Choir Member Experiences in a Collaborative Intergenerational Performance Project

The purpose of this study was to examine and describe the experiences of college and community choir members in a collaborative intergenerational performance project. Data included an initial focus group interview with college choir participants ( n = 8), an initial focus group interview with community chorus participants ( n = 8); collaborative intergenerational performance project journals from college choir and community chorus participants ( n = 16); postproject individual interviews with each participant ( n = 16); and the teacher—researcher's personal log of collaborative intergenerational performance project interactions. According to the analysis, perceived positive outcomes of the project included participants' heightened performance experience, a better understanding of others, and no signs of an age barrier. Challenges identified were related to the importance of preparation for collaboration and issues regarding placement of singers in the ensemble.