Gossip is a big problem – right? Here is a fun song about the power of the tongue to do good or evil. Snappy rhythms and tight harmonies will teach – but not preach. This song has ben used in conjunction with anti-bullying campaigns. Mostly, it’s a lot of fun to sing and to listen […]
Constellation Men’s Ensemble presents immersive collective grief concert in Chicago
LUCEAT EIS Friday, January 27 @ the Labyrinth Sunday, January 29 @ the Catacombs Constellation is Chicago’s premiere tenor/bass vocal ensemble dedicated to creating distinct performances in unique spaces, empowering the next generation of singers through educational engagement, and expanding the repertoire for men’s vocal music by commissioning new works from both emerging and established […]
Anniversary of Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
This year is the double anniversary of the famous Belgian composer Joseph Jongen (1873-1953). His most famous choral work, Mass Op. 130, is for SATB choir, organ and brass (4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba). The American Organist said: “Let those with the required forces take note of this magnificent work.” It can […]
SATB setting of Robert Frost’s FIRE AND ICE
FIRE AND ICE is a 2019 setting for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB) of the poem by Robert Frost. Someone has just bought 30 copies, but I don’t know who it was. If you are planning to premiere this piece, please let me know! Score Video: https://youtu.be/Kqq_-Kz85cw Published in December 1920 in Harper’s Magazine and again […]
The Most Gorgeous Music You’ve Never Heard
Choral music can be symphonic, creating great walls of sound and a kaleidoscope of colors. Like Poulenc’s Mass in G or Lauridsen’s Les Chansons des Roses, these works can stun audiences and even change lives. How many of us became choral musicians due to an exquisitely performed, stunningly gorgeous choral work? Graphite has such works in our catalog. Your choirs can […]
Call for Hymn Submissions for Publication
Resounding Voices: A hymn supplement to Voices Found http://womenssacredmusicproject.org/resounding-voices/ Call for Submissions Submissions Open: January 1, 2023 Deadline: May 1, 2023 For the twentieth anniversary of the hymnal Voices Found,[1] the Women’s Sacred Music Project in partnership with The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada is curating Resounding Voices, a new collection of […]