1st Edition

Focus: Choral Music in Global Perspective

By André de Quadros Copyright 2019
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Focus: Choral Music in Global Perspective introduces the little-known traditions and repertoires of the world’s choral diversity, from prison choirs in Thailand and gay and lesbian choruses of the Western world to community choruses in the Middle East and youth choirs in the United States. The book weaves together the stories of diverse individuals and organizations, examining their music and... Read more

List of Figures / List of Videos/ Series Foreword / Preface / Acknowledgments PART I The Chorus: Traditions, Evolutions, and a New Perspective / 1 The Book, its Context, the Author / 2 The Chorus: Then and Now / 3 Sketching a "New Normal" / PART II Choirs in Context / 4 Indonesia: The Choral Explosion / 5 The Arab World (Levant) and Israel: Choral Fractures and Bridges / 6 Campus Voices / 7 Not Society’s Trash: The Incarcerated Voice / PART III Focusing in on Choruses / 8 Choirs in Global Engagement and the Manado State University Choir / 9 Out and About and In Between: Identity and Orientation in Gender, Sexuality, and Choral Music / 10 Claiming Voice, Ending Silence: Women in Choral Leadership / 11 Doing Something Good After School: The Young People’s Chorus of New York City / Afterword and Afterward / Glossary / Index

Biography

André de Quadros is Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Education Department at Boston University, where he holds affiliations in African, Asian, and Muslim studies, and prison education.