Choral work wins national award

Choral work wins national award

By Communications Staff

March 18, 2016

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Benjamin Bolden, an associate professor in Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션s Faculty of Education, has won a national competition for choral music.

[Ben Bolden]
Ben Bolden of the Faculty of Education is the winner of the 2016 Competition for Choral Writing. (Supplied Photo) 

Dr. Bolden카지노 게임 컬렉션s composition Tread Softly, a setting of The Cloths of Heaven by poet W.B. Yeats, was recently selected by Choral Canada as the winner of 2016 Competition for Choral Writing.

As a result, the Tread Softly will be published by Cypress Choral Music, a co-sponsor of the competition, and be premiered by the 2016 National Youth Choir of Canada during Choral Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s Podium biennial choral conference and festival in Edmonton on Friday, May 20.

He also receives the $1,500 Dianne Loomer Award.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Having the piece performed by the National Youth Choir is an immense privilege,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dr. Bolden says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션To think that all these superb young musicians will be dedicating their energy, expertise, musicality and spirit to bring my music alive카지노 게임 컬렉션 it is such a gift that the music I imagine, and hope might work, and write down as black marks on a page, can actually see the light of day and become beautiful through their voices.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Tread Softly is an a cappella choral work which Michael Zaugg, guest conductor for the 2016 National Youth Choir of Canada, says uses 카지노 게임 컬렉션a lush tonal language카지노 게임 컬렉션 to set the words by Yeats.

카지노 게임 컬렉션The well-structured dynamic and melodic development brings the text to the forefront and engages the performer and listener alike,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Mr. Zaugg adds. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I look forward to presenting these soaring melodies and rich harmonies in concert with the National Youth Choir of Canada.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Bolden says he was inspired to compose the piece by a TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally-recognized expert on education in the arts, where he spoke about the importance of educating children in a way that allows them to be who they need to be, and of honouring their dreams.

카지노 게임 컬렉션He closed the talk by reading the poem 카지노 게임 컬렉션The Cloths of Heaven카지노 게임 컬렉션 by William Butler Yeats,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션He was using the poem to remind policy makers, educators, and parents that, every day and everywhere, children lay their dreams at our feet. We need to tread softly.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Bolden카지노 게임 컬렉션s research interests include the learning and teaching of composing, creativity, community music, arts-based research, Web 2.0 technologies in education, teacher knowledge, and teachers카지노 게임 컬렉션 professional learning. He is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre and his compositions have been performed by a variety of professional and amateur performing ensembles.

Founded in 1980, Choral Canada is the national voice of the Canadian choral community, representing and uniting a network of conductors, educators, composers, administrators, choral industry leaders, and more than 42,000 choral singers. 

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