By James Johnson ASCAP 1551618. This is one of Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) most remarkable and famous poems, a sonnet written in the “sprung rhythm” that he devised. The poem is subtitled “To Christ our Lord,” and is characteristic of the ecstatic passion evident in so many poems by Hopkins, an English convert to […]
The Walrus and the Carpenter, SATB & piano (13:20)
By James Johnson ASCAP 1551618. I finally completed this work, having begun imagining it many years ago. I believe it is the first musical setting of this darkly humorous poem from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Briefly, Alice encounters a pair of chubby twins named Tweedledum and Tweedledee who recite the poem to […]
Martin Benvenuto takes over Contra Costa Children’s Chorus
“There was a part of me that was missing kids making music in my life,” he said simply about why he pursued the position. His goals are more elaborate. “I am seeking high standards of performance and to deliver a professional level show,” he stated. “I understand singing as a full engagement of […]
Brian Johnson selected as Austin Teacher of the Year
Johnson came to Austin in 1987 and credits his success as a teacher to his professional relationship with Phil Burkhart, Ellis Middle School band teacher, and other Austin teachers. “I couldn’t have come to a better place,” Johnson told students. Johnson doesn’t necessarily do things different from other teachers, but said he finds out about […]
David Bedford, 1937-2011
David Bedford, who died on October 1 aged 74, was a musical polymath, a composer whose output varied from arranging Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells to important Modernist works for the Proms; he also worked with Kevin Ayers’s cult 1960s band The Whole World and produced compositions for community choirs.
PHILIP STOPFORD music now available at MUSICROOM.COM
Music by British Composer PHILIP STOPFORD is now available at http://www.musicroom.com This is GREAT NEWS for UK customers who can purchase the HAL LEONARD publications directly in the UK. Philip has sold over 100,000 copies of his music in the USA, and of particular interested at this time of year would be his Christmas […]