The Elektra Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Cassie Luftspring has been chosen to succeed co-founder Morna Edmundson as Artistic Director. Read the full announcement on the elektra website here. “We are unbelievably excited to announce Cassie Luftspring as our next Artistic Director, states Elektra’s President, Stephanie Stephenson. “Elektra undertook an intensive process […]
Musica Viva NY Presents Brahms’s German Requiem and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, May 18, 2025
New York, NY (For Release 03.17.25) — New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents A HUMAN REQUIEM, a one-night only concert at Manhattan’s All Souls NYC on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Led by Musica Viva NY’s Artistic Director/Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, the Musica Viva NY choir and orchestra mark the […]
For fans of Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474)
Hot off the presses! Here is a brand new recording of my SATB arrangement of Guillaume Dufay’s chanson “Malheureux cueur” — originally a 3-part song written for soloist plus 2 instruments. https://youtu.be/vvT0zhxU_zk The evocative lyrics depict a narrator — directly singing to his heart — begging his heart to let go. He’s fallen in love […]
New Choral Piece
Discover the unique composition “The Lord is My Shepherd,” crafted for an SATB chorus featuring a soprano and alto duet. This piece invites listeners to meditate on the profound meaning of Jesus as the Shepherd. To learn more about this work, please visit the Video Library page at www.beautifulstar.com.
Celebrating the music of B.E. Boykin, Reginal Wright, and Christopher H. Harris.
At Graphite, we celebrate the heritage of Black History and their contributions to American culture. African American music has enriched music in the United States in innumerable ways, but if there is one element that permeates it all, it is rhythm. Stardust B.E. BoykinGraphite Publishing Difficulty: 2Duration: 3-5 min. Available for SATB, SSA, or TBB, with piano and djembe B.E. […]
Musica international – Favorite Piece of March 2025
“FAVORITE PIECE” of Musica International, the global choral repertoire database, for March 2025: “Terre Jurassienne”, by Jean-Christophe ROSAZ (Switzerland/France) A choral piece for 8 mixed voices (SSAATTBB) dedicated to Nicolas Fink. Its calm and luminous character, in F major, evokes a sense of joy, and it was commissioned by the Swiss Youth Choir. It exudes […]