Dear Esteemed Educators, I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. I am thrilled to announce my upcoming USA tour, and I would be honored to have you and your esteemed institution be a part of this remarkable musical experience. As directors and educators in the United States, you play a […]
13 New Contemporary Choral Compositions Added to the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog!
As always, it is a great joy to announce this quarter’s marvelous new compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: -Ani Ma’am (I Believe) by Michael J. Shapiro* -Color – Caste – Denomination by Edna Yeh* -Dum Spiro Spero by Joy Decoursey Porter -Fresh Fruit by Carlos Cordero -In The […]
Musica International – Favorite Piece of July 2023
The Favorite Piece of Musica for July 2023 is “Les Djinns” by Gabriel Fauré (France). A masterful work brilliantly transposing Victor Hugo’s poem into an immense crescendo-decrescendo. Find all the details about this piece at https://www.musicanet.org/en/cdc/202307/ Video illustration of the piece: https://youtu.be/6Y0pzmLtSCk Musica International (www.musicanet.org) is a free collaborative multilingual multimedia database of the world’s […]
LISA WONG is named HONORED ARTIST of The American Prize, 2023
Choral conductor LISA WONG has been selected as an Honored Artist of The American Prize, 2023. Honored Artists are individuals (or ensembles) who have proven themselves to be of “sustained excellence” over a number of seasons as laureates of The American Prize competitions. Dr. Wong’a award was announced as part of The American Prize annual Independence Day Honors, July […]
Four-Hands part for ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’, Simeone
Seems to me I had seen a youtube video of this piece, listing an accompaniment by two pianists, i.e., piano four-hands. Can anyone tell me where I might find the music for this four-hand accompaniment, if it does exist? Thank you! JoAnn Kulesza, Director/Conductor Arundel Vocal Arts Society Annapolis, MD.
Call for scores: Holidays with a Twist
The International Orange Chorale of San Francisco (IOCSF) announces a call for scores for our Fall 2023 concert season. The series will be titled “Freshly Squeezed: Holiday Edition” in keeping with our tradition of Freshly Squeezed concerts that showcase newly composed choral music. For this series, we’re looking to find 8-10 pieces that reimagine and […]