Stephen Bigger's Blog Entries

  • Monthly Composer's Challenge- World Choir Music

    As a challenge to finish and post one new piece per month for 6 months, Here is my first of six new compositions. Rejoice! is a modern piece based on Veni Veni Emmanuel. It features tight harmony with classical sensitivities for Advent/Christmas designed for community choirs, but also perfect for schools, churches, and other ensembles who love worl... read more
  • World Choir update! Mozambique Videos now posted!

    World Choir lovers might want to check out the brand new videos we just posted from the 2013 Mozambique, Africa Manda Wilderness Choir Festival. http://www.stephenbigger.com/category/stephens-blog/   More information and videos will be posted soon at www.stephenbigger.com but for now there are two videos from the Mcondece Village Choir, win... read more
  • Be a part of the exciting adventures of the Manda Choir Festival!

    I am very excited to be adjudicating the Choir festival and training the winning choir for their recording studio session. I will be joining Choirmaster Dr. Mark Conley, who has been there since May working with the 14 village choirs and preparing them for the competition.   Here is an example of one of the winning choirs from 2012... read more
  • World Choirs

    Greetings to all Choir Lovers! I am so excited to be a part of the growing world choir phenomenon. So many possibilities exist for singers, composers, and lovers of vocal music to connect and collaborate not only musically, but socially as well. Having been in choirs and orchestras since I was very young, I am so glad to see the transition of many ... read more