Your Monthly Music Meme Digest: September
In the hustle and bustle of the great experience that we call “choir”, it can be easy to lose track of what making music is really about. Spending time singing together as an ensemble is about sharing the gift of music with as many people as possible - and it brings...
Intern Asks: What is the Best Type of Choir Folder?
In the most recent years of my life, I have been privileged enough to sing in many different types of choir settings - and luckily, the majority of my experiences have been good ones. I have talked in my blogs before about the wonderful perks to singing in a choir -...
Top 3 Things I Learned in My First Week as a Choral Student at USC
Much to my surprise, life in choral music publishing is full of things that keep me busy on any given day in the office. In my day-to-day work, I have the wonderful opportunity to work with the very talented composers and editors in the Fred Bock Publishing family. I...
Finding Lasting Peace After Grief
Have you ever lost something or someone very close to you? Chances are, you have. Loss is something that everyone experiences at some point in their lives, and it is rarely an easy thing to go through. One of the most difficult things about loss is how much of a...
Your Monthly Music Meme Digest: August
As professional musicians, our job allows us the luxury of being surrounded by beautiful music every day. For a lot of us, this may be the very reason that we chose music for our profession! We envisioned ourselves living a life of pleasure, surrounded by...
The Seating of Your Choral Ensemble
By Bradley Ellingboe, Senior Editor of National Music Publishers Every chorus consists of individuals whose voices are unique, and finding a way to create unity can seem to be an overwhelming task. Taking the time to assign seats to each member of your choir can help....
Composer Notes on The Seven Last Words of Christ
I remember vividly the first time I read the story of the crucifixion. I was still a child, and the imagery is as powerful to me today as it was then. In setting the Seven Last Words, my intent was to capture my connection to the story, evoking emotions of love, fear,...
The Power of Words
Words are a powerful tool that can build people up and tear people down. Growing up, I was taught phrases like “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” and “the pen is mightier than the sword”. I always knew that words were powerful enough...
Brad Ellingboe, Senior Editor for National Music on his New Piece, “Now the Green Blade Rises”
I’m very happy to write my first blog entry for Fred Bock Music about my first publication in the distinguished Hinshaw catalog. My setting of the old French hymn, “Now the Green Blade Rises,” is scheduled to be released in the late summer of this year (2019). The...
Fred Bock Adventures: The Day the Gaithers Came to Visit
Here in choral music publishing, we like to take advantage of every little experience that comes across our path and turn it into something exciting. For example, a couple of months ago, we moved our office across town, and we all found it very thrilling… maybe a...