Chorister/Chorus Resources
Could your voice could use some coaching, correction or encouragement? Maybe you or your group is considering a professional recording or new music supplies? How about a choral opportunity beyond the Triangle?
Welcome to the TriangleSings! "classifieds" – for goods and services of special interest to local singers and ensembles. The page provides a targeted, affordable way for professionals and enterprises to acquaint people with their offerings. (For details on sponsoring a listing, see Resources Underwriting.)
Following the Resources sponsor listings, you'll find links to websites of nonprofit organizations, here and elsewhere, offering choral-related services and information.
Vocal/Singing Instruction
Barbara Ann Peters
Private voice studio for over 35 years, now in Greensboro. Faculty, UNC-Greensboro and Elon University; Certified McClosky Voice Therapist; District Governor, NC-NATS; Executive Director, Greensboro Opera. MM, UNC-Greensboro; License de Concert Chant, study with Pierre Bernac, L'école Normal de Musique, Paris; BM cum laude, Boston Conservatory, study with David Blair McClosky. Former faculty, UNC-Chapel Hill and Berkshire Choral Festival. For more information, send an email or phone 336-854-5070.
UNC Voice Center
When experience counts, you can count on the UNC Voice Care Team: 50 combined years of helping professional, amateur and everyday voice users: singers, actors, teachers, etc. The Voice Center uses an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate and treat disorders, bringing together a voice surgeon, singing specialist with a doctorate in Vocal Music Performance and a voice therapist. In Chapel Hill at the UNC hospital and in Durham near I-40/US 54. See the Center's website page for info on voice problems and services, or call 919-843-4479.
Constance Jessup, NCTM(P)
Serious preparation for serious singing, for fun or professionally...from a teacher with permanent professional certification from the Music Teachers National Association. Classic bel canto focus, based on research on vocal mechanics and master classes with prominent singers and conductors in art song, opera, oratorio and musical theater. Graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, graduate work at Westminster Choir College. Raleigh studio just off I-540. Further info: call Connie at 919-847-7456 or send an email.
Recording and Photography
VoChor, Inc.
The Triangle area's premier on-site audio recording company since 1993, VoChor provides affordable, studio-quality digital recording of concerts, recitals and other musical events. Special emphasis on: classical (vocal, choral, solo instrumental, chamber, orchestral, and organ), sacred, band, acoustic, jazz, folk, world music. Two-channel stereo and multitrack recordings; convenient packages of mastering, graphics, licensing and production. See website for further information, or contact via info@vochor.com or 919-383-1858.
Mark Manring Recording & Photography
Providing high-quality, affordable, on-location digital recording and photography for choral concerts, recitals, church services and other events. Packages include digital audio editing, graphic design and production. Photography option also available, with photos accessible from music CD. For more information, phone 919-846-1293.
Anderson Videography
Affordable video production services for performers, musical groups, schools, churches, dance companies, opera companies and businesses. Using 3-chip imaging technology and standard definition digital acquisition, editing and DVD mastering. The company record concerts and theatrical events using three cameras and several microphones, and recitals and performance demos with one camera and lavaliere or stereo mics. Audio only recording, editing and CD mastering is also available.
Choral Festivals, Seminars and Getaways
Berkshire Choral Festival
Come Sing With Us in 2009!
A singing week at Berkshire Choral Festival is an intense learning opportunity for singers who want to reach more deeply into the choral music experience, led by world-class conductors and a professional music staff. Singing weeks (and performances) for summer 2009 are in Montreal as well as Sheffield, Massachusetts. To learn more about the Berkshire Choral Festival and to apply or order tickets online, visit www.choralfest.org.
Melodious Accord Fellowship Sessions
Alice Parker unites her experience as composer, conductor and teacher into challenging and rewarding classes. Her intensive programs, limited to 7-8 participants, are open to mid-career church musicians, conductors, performers, composers and others passionate about choral music. The workshops have been described as "post-doctoral study for those who do not wish to specialize." Sessions in NYC and western Massachusetts. (Ms. Parker enjoys a diverse group: your musical experience is more important than your level of academic study.)
Music Supplies and Accessories
Hinshaw Music
Hinshaw Music, Inc., is an international choral music publishing company headquartered in Chapel Hill. Established in 1975, Hinshaw serves the choral community by publishing quality music and related music resources, including the works of English composer John Rutter. Visit Hinshaw Music, or phone 919-933-1691 or 800-568-7805 for repertoire or ordering information. "
Burrage Music
Burrage is Central and Eastern North Carolina's full-service music dealer. The North Raleigh store offers music publications for choirs, bands, orchestras and keyboard; a complete inventory of instruments and accessories; repair shop, practice rooms and recital hall. Committed to music education, the company has helped start and support many of the region's most successful school programs.
Walton Music
Formed in 1950 to make available in print the works of Norman Luboff, Walton Music Corporation celebrates the legacy of this renowned choral director (1917-1987), along with dozens of other composers and arrangers in Walton's music library. The company is based in Chapel Hill. Learn more at the website, or by calling 919-929-1330.
Links to Organizations
Regional/Local
- Classical Voice North Carolina (CVNC), the online classical music journal, reviewing and covering the arts statewide and sometimes beyond.
- WCPE, "The Classical Music Station," at 89.7 FM, which features choral music Sunday mornings and evenings, and opera on Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons.
- North Carolina Music Educators Association, promoting music as a fundamental component of education and providing opportunities for lifelong learning in developing and fostering excellence in music.
- NCNATS, the North Carolina District of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the world's largest association of singing teachers, encouraging the highest standards through excellence in teaching and promotion of vocal education and research.
National/International
- Links Collection, a cornucopia of choral websites, presented by New York City's Vocal Area Network. (Rather than duplicate Steve Friedman's monumental achievement, TriangleSings! gratefully offers this as the ensemble singer's weblink to absolutely everything.)
- Chorus America, serving professional and volunteer choruses and the leadership of these groups: artists, administrative staff and board members.
- International Federation for Choral Music, an organization facilitating communication and exchange among choral musicians throughout the world.
- ChoralNet, home of Choralist, ChoralTalk, ChoralAcademe and other choral music Internet resources developed by the International Federation for Choral Music.
- MusicVista, a website that combines music industry resources and offers access to eight of the nation's leading music service organizations (including Chorus America and Opera America) in one place.
- American Choral Directors Association, a music-education group promoting excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research and teaching.
- National Association for Music Education, formerly the Music Educators National Conference, whose mission is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.
- Musica International, a project of the International Federation for Choral Music, to create a comprehensive worldwide database of the choral music repertoire.
- American Music Center, a national service and information center for new American music, and publisher of NewMusicBox, a monthly Internet magazine.
