Poem by Robert Frost (1874–1963). Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959).Poem: Public Domain as of 2019. Setting: © Copyright 2025 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. Follow the next URL to view a high quality synthesized scrolling score music video for THE ROAD NOT TAKEN on my YouTube channel which I created […]
New Publications
Ah, Holy Jesus
During my tenure as a music director I looked for ways to add interest to old favorites. My setting of “Ah, Holy Jesus” uses the original hymn tune along with two others, in Rondo form, to present the Lenten text. Just recently uploaded to J.W. Pepper (but late for this year’s season), the price has […]
Missa Sangallensis – SATB Chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones & organ
I am overjoyed to announce that my Mass is now available on the website of the Japanese publisher ICOT. You can order the full score, but also the trumpet and trombone parts and the organ part. You can have the real score or you can also get it in digital format (PDF). MISSA SANGALLENSIS The […]
Want to know more about the backstories for Elaine Hagenberg’s “Illuminare”?
Read my free multipart blog post on the piece with my amended translations, detailed background information, and performance/educational videos. You can also take advantage of Elaine Hagenberg’s background material on her website.
Let Us Begin This Day
Emptying the Finale Folder (2011) Using a text from “Psalms Now” by Leslie Brandt, this is “Let Us Begin This Day”. Taken from Psalm 95 and 126, It tells us that we are to begin each day with singing, whether we feel like it or not. Each day before us is uncertain and we no […]
Let No Silence Linger by Daniel E Gawthrop premieres in Greenville, SC
The world premiere of Let No Silence Linger by Daniel E Gawthrop has been given in Greenville, SC by the Herring Chamber Ensemble under the direction of Bingham L Vick and the score is available for purchase from Subito Music. This SATB work is scored for a cappella voices and will require a confident group […]