New Jersey Symphony Presents an All-Choral Concert of Mozart’s Requiem and More at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center, April 16 + 18, 2026 featuring Mei Gui Zhang (soprano), Taylor Raven (mezzo-soprano), Eric Ferring (tenor), Dashon Burton (baritone), Montclair State University Chorale and New Jersey Symphony led by Xian Zhang (conductor) Xian Zhang […]
A new experiment for 2026: one state, one choir.
26/27 · STATE PREMIERE A new experiment for 2026: one state, one choir. I’ve just finished Odes of Love, and something unexpected happened: it didn’t feel like the kind of piece that should be released the usual way. It’s about what’s singular, fleeting, and real. About the kind of presence that only exists once, if […]
Attn: Treble Voice School Choir Directors
I wrote this for a school wide Values Ed unit, taught it to my choir and they sang it numerous times over a period of several years on all sorts of occasions. It’s catchy, not very hard to teach (even by rote), musically rewarding and inspiring. You’ll hear my junior school choir of about 40 […]
An International Academy devoted to Baroque Music
Le Capriccio Français Summer Music Academy offers a tuition program for singers and students in choral conducting, as well as a choral program, from August 19 to August 25 2026. The Academy takes place in Barcelona (Spain). The students will develop their technical skills together with their stylistic skills on Baroque Music repertoire. Singers, students […]
Music and space
Have you ever wondered why a certain piece of music fits better in one room than another? Acoustics play a big part, of course; but there is so much more to it than that. Visuality is more important to a concert than one would think. The lights and decorative elements of the stage and the […]
A warm welcome to Marques L. A. Garrett!
This is super fun. It’s not every day that we welcome a new composer to the Graphite family! Welcome to Marques L. A. Garrett, our newest voice in the Graphite kaleidoscope! New songs: “Go Down, Moses” | “Veni, Sancte Spiritus“ Photo credits: Michele Stapleton/Office for the Arts at Harvard; Justin S. Robinson “I always start […]