Chorister/Chorus Resources
Could your voice could use some coaching, repair or encouragement? Maybe you or your group is considering a professional recording or new music scores? 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 the Triangle and Triad 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, Elon University and Greensboro College; 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.
Acupractic Natural Healing Center
Acupuncture and chiropractic services for singers will help with voice support and reduce unnecessary tension that can affect singing. We are located in Chapel Hill; owner and operator Dr. Lisa Oskardmay is a singer herself. Fully licensed in acupuncture and chiropractic, we participate with most major insurance plans. We will do our best to help your voice do its best. Call 919-929-1400 or email to make an appointment.
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.
Choral Festivals, Seminars and Getaways
Berkshire Choral Festival
A singing week at Berkshire Choral Festival is an intense learning opportunity for singers who want to reach deeply into the choral music experience, led by world-class conductors and a professional staff. Registration for the 2012 season has begun, with places for all voice parts available in July in Sheffield, MA, and in September in Mondsee/Salzburg, Austria; the first application round will continue through December 30th. To learn more or apply, visit www.choralfest.org, or call 413-229-8526.
Help Wanted
Minister of Music, Lystra Baptist Church
Lystra Baptist Church, a moderate Baptist church in northern Chatham County near Chapel Hill, is seeking a minister/director of music, preferably for the long term. Please call the church's answering machine at 919.933.6812 or Suzanne Harris at 919.942.7997. All inquiries welcome.
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.
