New Publications

A fun and energetic piece with a rhythmic melody that gets bounced back and forth between the different sections of the choir. An absolute crowd pleasure that works particularly well as an encore number. Great for collegiate or advanced high school groups, or a quartet looking for a challenge.   Hear the piece and see […]

I am proud to announce that my brand new edition of Johann Adolf Hasse’s Miserere Mei Deus (from the Miserere in c minor), is now available. This new edition is published by Alliance Music Publications (AMP-0950) and is scored for SSAA choir, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass and continuo. The edition is based upon a […]

  MorningStar Music Publishers has just released A Song of Creation [3:35] by composer Stephen Caracciolo.    The text for this short, exhuberant work comes from the book of Daniel and is often referred to as “The Song of the Three Young Men.” The use of mixed meters helps to express the natural flow of the text, and […]

            MERRILY MERRLY This is the first of three songs from the suite Morning, Noon, and Night by Leeann Ashby.  The opening text “Merrily, merrily greet the morn” sets a light joyful mood for this delightful English round.  Ashby skillfully incorporates vocal ostinati and includes optional Orff instrumentation.   THE SWING […]

Michael John Trotta Rainer Maria Rilke SAT(opt Bar) – for emerging choir    Look   Listen   Order     About the song . . . Accessible vocal lines, harmonic interest, and a understated and spirited piano accompaniment, offer an access point to Rilke’s mystical poetry.  The addition of the soaring violin double-stops are a musical […]

A new setting of the new ICEL English translation of the Gloria used in the Roman Catholic Mass from Praying Twice Press. It is written to promote congregational participation by— Using an attractive melody that spans only one octave and avoids awkward rhythms. Employing the entire text – straight through – without using a refrain. Keeping melodic […]