This week’s program is the last in our series on the various parts of the mass. We are going to listen to settings of the Pie Jesu and Lux Aeterna from the Requiem Mass or Mass for the Departed. It being All Saints Day and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2 respectively I […]
Two new choral anthems from Augsburg Fortress by Thomas Keesecker
Augsburg Fortress has just released two new anthems of mine. Jesus Said, Come Follow Me is for SATB voices a cappella and oboe. It was the runner-up finalist in the recent National Lutheran Choir Choral Composition Contest. http://store.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/17110/Jesus-Said-Come-Follow-Me Oh, Love, How Deep is for SATB and organ. http://store.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/17111/Oh-Love-How-Deep
San Gabriel Valley Choral Company Welcomes Interim Director Alexander Ruggieri (Monrovia, CA)
The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company is pleased to welcome Interim Director, Alexander Ruggieri. Mr. Ruggieri is an experienced conductor of both choral and instrumental ensembles, with degrees from the University of Southern California and Wayne State University (Detroit). He has studied with such noted teachers as Charles Hirt, Valter Poole, Gustav Meier, Hans Beer […]
Carol Barnett launches Beady Eyes Publishing
Beady Eyes, Carol Barnett’s self-publishing venture, can be accessed at http://www.carolbarnett.net/publishing3.html Titles include many of the works written for the Dale Warland Singers. Full perusal copies may be viewed on-line; many have recordings. This is a work in progress; check back often for new titles.
New from GIA and Bob Moore
As the Deer Longs, a setting for unaccompanied SATB voices has been released by GIA Publications. For more information and to see a preview, visit GIA’s website: http://www.giamusic.com/search_details.cfm?title_id=10990 For a reference recording, please feel free to contact the composer. www.bobmooremusic.com
Collaborating with Composers in “My Ears Are Open” podcast
The Crossing’s conductor, Donald Nally speaks with Jim Holt, host of “My Ears are Open,” a series of conversations with conductors, performers, and composers about commissioning projects. Jim asks a series of questions – designed as advice for composers – about Donald and The Crossing’s experiences commissioning and singing world premieres. The discussion touches on […]