Featuring pieces from CORO Publishing! Plus, some big news from two Graphite composers! back in stock!Be Still, My Soularr. C. Rand MathesonSATB (div.) a cappellaDifficulty: 3Duration: 3-5 min.A beautiful setting of Sibelius’ hymn, “Finlandia.” There is Sweet Music HerePhilip MoodySATB a cappellaDifficulty: 2Duration: 3-5 min.A lyrical choral setting of the well-beloved Tennyson text. […]
new 2-part Christmas mash-ups from Paul Ayres
Hello everyone! British composer and arranger (whom I’m helping with publicity and promotion) has been busy creating 8 mash-ups of seasonal tunes, for two-part voices and piano, under the collective title of “Christmasimultaneousongs”. They really are great fun! Hoping these might appeal for your end-of-year musical programs. More information (free perusal PDFs on request) from https://www.paulayres.co.uk/catalogue/680 […]
Programming for Transformation: Why Choirs Need Large-Scale Works
A large work gathers people into its gravity — singers, players, audience — all pulled into a shared orbit for an hour or more, until time seems briefly suspended. When the final chord fades, what lingers isn’t perfection but presence: the memory of having stood inside something vast and human, built out of breath […]
Thanksgiving Hymn – New Text
I have always loved the melody of the so-called Thanksgiving Hymn, but found the traditional words rather war-like and inappropriate. I have written a new text. Like the holiday itself, it is secular, and more relevant to the times in which we live. The setting is for SATB chorus with very occasional divisions a2; it […]
2026/27 Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Conducting Fellowship!
The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company, in Monrovia, California, is excited to announce their Conducting Fellowship! SGVCC’s Conducting Fellowship provides one-of-a-kind professional mentorship opportunities for the next generation of choral conductors. The one-year Fellowship provides an opportunity to strengthen conducting technique, score preparation skills, and rehearsal methods through applied experience and coachings with Artistic […]
Avian Flightpaths – Katherine Pukinskis, Sop. Sax+Choir Consortium Announcement
Inversion Ensemble and saxophonist Kyle Jones are incredibly excited to share news of a consortium for a new work for soprano saxophone and full chorus (SATB; minimum 16 singers, 4 to a part) by Katherine (Kate) Pukinskis! The work, ca. 25-30 minutes in length, will be composed during the upcoming year (Fall 2026-Summer 2027), with […]