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By Cliff, January 18, 2010

In case you didn’t know the 2010 Stellar Awards took place on Saturday, January 16. Did you make it to Nashville to see the show live? If you didn’t, don’t worry, you are not alone. I wasn’t able to make it there either.

By all accounts the 25th Annual Stellar Awards was a great show. It appears the Hezekiah Walker and Vickie Winans were the big winners of the night.

Although I couldn’t make it, I was fortunate enough to get frequent updates from many of the people that I follow on Twitter. I am grateful to these men and women for keeping me and thousands of other people updated.  Read more...

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By Cliff, January 8, 2010

A couple of years ago Natalie Wilson and S.O.P came out with an album entitled Girl Director. At the time I thought we would start to see a number of female artists leading choirs and ensembles. Boy, I was completely wrong with that one. Lately, this question is in my mind. Where are the female directors?

I know that there are many female directors who do great work serving in their local churches. Why haven’t we seen more female directors moving to the professional side of the industry and releasing albums?

Is there some type of double standard? Are record labels afraid to sign female directors?  Read more...

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By Cliff, June 22, 2009

I have seen tons of community choirs in my life. I’ve even been in a few. The other day I was thinking that there are just some things community choir directors need to know. Most of us have been thinking these things, but maybe just never said anything. So, I decided to write a letter to all community choir directors offering a few tips that will help progress their ministry.

Dear Community Choir Director,  Read more...

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