On Sunday afternoon, May 6 more than sixty singers from four states gathered at St Paul’s Church in Englewood, NJ for the first-ever St Paul’s Choir Festival. The festival was dedicated to the memory of Gordon Appleton, renowned English choir trainer and retired staff member of the Royal School of Church Music in the UK. The Evensong followed the final … Continue reading →
PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE CANONS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AAM’s Employment Task Force has been working all year on a text to amend the Church’s Canons. The good news is that it has now been proposed by Bishop Shannon Johnston and endorsed by Bishop Keith Whitmore and Bishop Neil Alexander. The text and rationale are below. It has been assigned … Continue reading →
R. Walden Moore, Director of Music at Trinity-on-the-Green in New Haven, Conn., was this year’s guest conductor and organist for the third annual Three Choirs Hymn Festival for Ascension, held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 10. The choirs of St. Andrew’s (Stephen G. Leist, Director of Music), Christ & St. Luke’s (Kevin Kwan, Organist and … Continue reading →
Scholarships Available for the San Antonio Conference The Association has a variety of Conference Scholarships for next summer’s San Antonio Conference, each for up to $500 to cover the cost of early registration. These are awarded at the discretion of the president. Preference will be given to first-time attendees and to students. The amount of each individual scholarship will depend … Continue reading →
Many of you have heard of the sad news of Gordon Appleton’s sudden death on Easter Day. He was much loved and touched many lives. He was to have led a workshop on Saturday, May 5, at Christ Church, New Brunswick, NJ and Choral Evensong on Sunday, May 6, at St. Paul’s Church, Englewood, NJ. The Saturday morning workshop has … Continue reading →
Saint Mark’s Philadelphia is delighted to announce that David Heinze has been appointed as Gerre Hancock Intern in Church Music for the academic year 2018-2019. The Internship, a full-time position, is sponsored jointly with the Association of Anglican Musicians. It is named in memory of one of the founders of the Association. Gerre Hancock, among the very greatest organists, choir … Continue reading →
Nathan Laube Performs at St. John’s, Norwood Parish in Chevy Chase on April 14, 2018 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish, in Chevy Chase is pleased to invite you to attend an organ concert by Nathan Laube at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. The concert, which is open to the public, is in celebration of the 10th anniversary of … Continue reading →
AAM Grant Applications Due April 1, 2018 At their February meeting, the Board agreed to increase funds available for grants in 2018 from $7,500 to $15,000. All of this funding is still available. AAM’s Grants Program provides financial assistance for projects and programs supporting the mission of AAM, and anyone is eligible to apply. If you have a project you … Continue reading →
Share Your Tunes 2005: BALTIMORE CONFERENCE A project of the 2005 Baltimore Conference, “Share Your Tunes” is a compilation of original, unpublished music, all composed by AAM Members. The link below is to a zip file of all the music, separated into folders by composer. Click the link to save the file to your computer. It’s about 150mb, so it … Continue reading →
AAM president Paul Ellison directed his 25th Advent Liturgy in December. Ellison instigated this service in 1991 and has directed all but two of them over the years. An expanded Schola Adventus sang, the organist was George Anton Emblom, and the officiant Fr Paul Allick, rector of Church of the Advent in San Francisco. Musical highlights of the service included … Continue reading →
St Paul’s Cathedral Choristers are preparing for a major eight-venue tour of the USA in April 2018. The tour is part of the Cathedral’s 60th Anniversary of the American Memorial Chapel – a tribute to US servicemen who gave their lives in the Second World War. The chapel was created by Eisenhower and Churchill, and opened by Her Majesty Queen … Continue reading →
Peter Niedmann had several new anthems released recently, including Heir of the Highest Heaven (Augsburg Fortress), which was commissioned by Kevin Jones and First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio. Also recently published is Come, Let Us Sound with Melody (The Sacred Music Press). Both pieces are SATB voices & organ. These can be seen and heard at peterniedmann.com. Peter is a … Continue reading →
Bruce J. Barber II has been appointed Director of Music at Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Greenville, Delaware. Prior to his work at Christ Church, he served as Director of Cathedral Music of St. James Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois, from March 2004 until February 2015; he served as Canon Precentor and Director of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral Church of St. John, … Continue reading →
History was made on April 18th in the Robinson Music Building on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach when eighteen-year-old Orlando native Michael LeGrand took top honors to become the first-ever young artist to claim a MAULTSBY PRIZE in Piano Performance award. Michael, a home-schooled student in Orange County who studies piano and organ under Benjamin Lane, won … Continue reading →
Canon David Link was honored on May 29th for thirty years as Director of Music/organist & choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento, California. The Cathedral Choir, Celebration Choir, Resurrexit, and Cathedral Choristers sang music specially prepared for the occasion, and general merriment and eating ensued. During his thirty years at the Cathedral, Canon Link founded the Cathedral Music Series … Continue reading →
