Composition Spotlight: The Silver Platter Awards

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig

 

The pieces that are discussed in this blog series are given the Silver Platter Award for repertoire.  This award began last year before the series started, therefore some of the very best works in the showcase have not been displayed here.   I would like to share these gems with you and encourage everyone to visit the Siver Platter Award Recipient Page in the composer's community for a complete list of winning works.  You can find it in the side bar of the Composition Showcase at www.choralnet.org/showcase. You can also search for "Silver Platter" using the FIND command while on any of the voicing pages: SATB  SAB  SSAA  SSA  SA  TTBB  UNISON

 

Please click through the PDF's and sound files for these extrordinary spotlighted works:

      The Music of the Spheres SSA Horn and Piano Brian Holmes (PDF, Audio)
      O Magnum Mysterium SSAA divisi a cappella Kurt P. Erickson (PDF, Audio)

      O Sing Unto the Lord SATBB a cappella Wallace De Pue (PDF, Audio)

      Psalm 150 SSATB and cymbals Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir (PDF, Audio)

      Silver Night SSATBB a cappella   Melinda Bargreen (PDF, Audio)

      The Tree SATB a cappella Greg Bartholomew (PDF, Audio)

 

There are other navigation features in the Composition Showcase.  For works recently added click on the FEED link.  For pieces of a seasonal nature click on the SEASONAL link. 

 

Feel free to add your comments or critique below for any of the works discussed in the Spotlight series.  All of the composers really appreciate the feedback.  You may just start a conversation that leads to benefits for you and your choir.  You won’t get that at JWPepper of Sheet Music Plus!