New Publications

https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=254428&subsiteid=1 This is the indispensable guide to learning how to sight-read choral music. Using special interactive technology, renowned choral educators Ralph Allwood and Timothy Teague take the user from the very basics of sight-reading to a level at which they can sing confidently in a choir. This guide provides clear explanations, exercises, tips and tricks […]

I have published a new book on Latin pronunciations in the choral/vocal repertoire. It covers the Italian, German, English, French, and Franco-Flemish pronunciations of Latin. This guide explains the evolution of the Latin language and its pronunciations and combines several resources into one comprehensive reference for singers and conductors. You will find it sold on […]

Need one last totally fun Holiday concert novelty for mixed chorus and orchestra? Composer David Avshalomov has just completed a new orchestration of his popular “Chocolate Carol”. This is a humorous tonal song, easy to learn and fun to sing, with a slow intro, bouncy catchy chorus, and a mock-operatic ending that will have your […]

A number of previously unpublished works by Jonathan Santore, winner of the American Prize in Choral Composition, are now available at www.jonathansantore.com. These new works set texts about topics including: • the discomforts of travel on early American plank roads (Riding on the Plank) • the memory of one’s hometown (Time Has Cast It All […]

Dear conductors, I have a new piece, fresh published by Alliance Music Pub. “ANGELE DEI” (SSATB a cappella) is now available: http://www.alliancemusic.com/product.cfm?iProductID=1319 Enjoy!

James Weldon Johnson wrote the beautiful poem ‘The Creation’ which I have set as my latest a cappella piece. It’s scored for Tenor Solo and SATB (with divisions). The text is a wonderful re-telling of the biblical story of the creation of the world. It has wonderfully sardonic moments. But is a slanted re-telling with […]