Christmas with Graphite If you’re like us, you’re already planning for the fall—which includes forgotten words such as “Christmas,” “holiday,” “cold,” and “winter.” Here at Graphite, we are happy to make your planning a little easier by suggesting some fresh repertoire. The pieces featured in our Take Note blog post offer a wide variety of […]
Pieces from CORO Publishing, plus congrats to two Graphite composers!
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 […]