New & Notable from Graphite Publishing & Graphite Marketplace

New and Notable

Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell

Many of the pieces in Graphite’s catalog have received stellar performances. In this article, we’ll share some fabulous new recordings and videos. You may discover new repertoire or—at the least—enjoy some great music.

I Had No Time To Hate Jeffrey Derus — Caribbean Blue Publishing Difficulty With such limited time on this Earth, we need to find the time to love, not hate

“I Had No Time To Hate”, by Jeffrey Derus
Performed by The YNYC Mixed Ensemble, conducted by Alex Canovas

Jeffrey Derus is an American composer, producer, and musician. His music has gained a worldwide presence with commissions and performances from ensembles such as Choral Arts Initiative, INSPIRARE, Constellation Men’s Ensemble, Inversion Ensemble, KC VITAS, the Nova Scotia Choral Federation, Temple University, and Vanguard University. Hailed as “powerful, dramatic, lucid” (Sonograma Magazine) and “elegant” (Voice of OC), his music is “akin to that of Holy Minimalism.” (AllMusic)

Learn more & Discover more of Jeffrey Derus’ music!

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Song of the Five Thousand Elizabeth Alexander — Seafarer Press Difficulty A canonic table grace with abundance, gratitude and generosity at its core.

“Only a Couple Fishes,” by Elizabeth Alexander
Performed by UU Children’s Choir, Emily Ellsworth

“Song of the Five Thousand” is the “table grace refrain” from Elizabeth Alexander’s lively choral piece “Only a Couple Fishes.”

Elizabeth Alexander (b. 1962) grew up in the Carolinas and Appalachian Ohio. Her love of music, language and challenging questions is reflected in her catalog of over 100 songs and choral works, and a style which moves effortlessly between concert stage, choir loft and jam session. Her music has been performed by soloists, chamber musicians and orchestras around the world, as well as by thousands of choirs.

Learn more & Discover more of Elizabeth Alexander’s music!

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Crown of Flames Saunder Choi — Saunder Choi Music  Difficulty Part of an ecological choral cycle on climate change, survival, adaptation, and renewal amidst the backdrop of wildfires and pyrophytic plants.

“Crown of Flames,” by Saunder Choi
Performed by The L.A. Choral Lab

Saunder Choi is a Los Angeles-based Filipino composer and choral artist whose works have been performed internationally by various groups including Conspirare, the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, World Youth Choir, Brightwork New Music, People Inside Electronics, and many others. As an arranger and orchestrator, Saunder has written for Tony-Award winner Lea Salonga, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa, Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, etc.

Learn more & Discover more of Saunder Choi’s music!

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Weaver of Eternities Dominick DiOrio — DD3 Publications Difficulty A positive and joyous musical expression of poet Jacqueline Goldfinger’s evocation of family.

“Weaver of Eternities”, by Dominick DiOrio
Performed by Indiana University Jacobs School of Music NOTUS
Dominick DiOrio, director

The music of young American composer Dominick DiOrio has been called “a tour de force of inventive thinking and unique colour” (Gramophone) and “[full of] sunny rays of heavenly light” (Opera News). In 2014, he was named the winner of The American Prize in Composition with the judges saying “his depth of vision, mastery of compositional technique, and unique style set him in a category by himself.” DiOrio’s music is widely performed, published, and recorded, having been presented in major venues across the United States as well as in Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Sweden, and the UK.

Learn more & Discover more of Dominick DiOrio’s music!

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The Orange (with Simple Gifts) Isaac Lovdahl — Graphite Publishing Difficulty A heartfelt appreciation for the gift of life.

“The Orange (with Simple Gifts)”, by Isaac Lovdahl
Performed by the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus Treble Ensemble
Alex Canovas, conductor;Rachel DeVore Fogarty, piano;
Lindsay Brillson & Kathleen Ritter, soloists

Learn more & Discover more of Isaac Lovdahl’s music!

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Celebrating our Composers and Publishers!

Congrats to B.E. Boykin, awarded the
2024 Academic Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award from the College of Design at Georgia Tech
AND
Congrats to Carlos Cordero,
Winner of the 2024 Chorus America Alice Parker Fund Award!

Graphite & Graphite Marketplace composers at PODIUM 2024, 
Canada’s national bilingual choral Conference and Festival!

Kitbielle Pasagui (Tracy Wong Series), Ellen Gilson Voth, Katerina Gimon,
Saunder Choi, Tracy Wong, and Wei Cui (forthcoming in Tracy Wong series).

Our Contributing Editor

Jonathan Campbell, BA, MSM, DMA, currently serves as Director of Music at Zion Lutheran Church, Anoka, MN., and is a Contributing Editor for Graphite Publishing. His music publishers include Augsburg Fortress, Concordia, Morningstar, GIA, Sacred Music Press, and Falls House. He won first prize in the Morningside Choral Composition Contest and was also awarded a Faith Partner’s Residency with the American Composer’s Forum. Jonathan has served many churches, conducted the Chorale of the Honors Choirs S.E. MN for eight years, and has served on the faculties of Winona State University, Augsburg University, and Pomona College.