New Publications

As this coming spring marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War, I am pleased to announce the availability of a composition which was premiered last Spring by the Mid-Columbia Master Singers, directed by the fine young conductor Justin Raffia. The piece is called “A Civil War Requiem”, and is a […]

“A Christmas Hymn”   New!  from Worship Sounds Music This new Christmas anthem, written by Travis L. Boyd, features a beautiful and memorable melody, coupled with meaningful verses about the significance of Christ’s birth. The bridge section leads to a modulation into the final verse.   *  “A Christmas Hymn” would work well for any Christmas […]

New SATB anthem with piano accompaniment from Raycreations Music:   http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/162931.html   I hope you will consider it.    Thanks, John Ray            

Brand new publication of Psalm 90 for mostly unison choir (there are a couple of optional satb phrases – can utilize these or do entire piece as unison choir), optional congregation, keyboard, and optional percussion. 2 1/2 – 3 minutes in length. Text is Psalm 90:1-8 & 12 from the New Revised Standard version (of […]

An excerpt from a new article by J.D. Frizzell:   If you never let your singers just sing through minutes or whole pieces of unrehearsed music, then you may not even need to read on.  However, if you do, please consider the following. We already know that with every repetition, notes and rhythms in any […]

Graphite welcomes Will Lopes to our roster! Will Lopes has a special talent for creating music that is full of Brazilian style. Whether it’s an original piece or a folk song arrangement, he crafts these pieces with integrity. Lopes talks about the big concepts that his music brings to a choir: “As a Brazilian, I felt compelled to […]