New Publications

A contemplative setting for unison voices (mixed, all male or all female) of the O Antiphons, with optional simple chordal accompaniment (e.g. keyboard, guitar). Level: Easy.   Text: A new English translation from the Latin. Ideal for use at any time during Advent or Christmas Eve.    Sample score pages and Mp3 audio files are […]

“Butterfly”  — SA & String Quartet, with soprano and alto solos, ~ 6 min.  For women’s choirs, easy-medium difficulty.  Lovely.         You may review the complete PDF and listen to the entire piece here:  http://www.choralmelodies.com/SA.php   You are cordially invited to “test drive” this piece, or any of my pieces, with your […]

New from Brichtmark Music, Inc., Hilary Tann:   Contemplations (8, 9) for SSA unaccompanied (BRM-25; $2.00)   Poem by Anne Bradstreet   Publication date: 15 September, 2012   Sample copy available on request   Contemplations (8, 9) was composed for Cappella Clausura’s celebration of the 400th anniversary of the poet Anne Brandstreet’s birth.  Although the work can […]

To my knowledge this is the first musical setting of Shelley’s famous poem,  Ozymandias.    All my works are written into Sibelius, so professionally published scores are available.   Please have a look at my other choral works on my ChoralNet page, and also view my broader musical activities at my website: www.jamesjohnsonmusic.net

Modal Music has released new works for Advent & Christmas by British composers Dorian Kelly & Eddie Purcell.   To listen to and view these new titles please go to: http://modalmusic.biz/music-for-choirs/satb/   Copies can be purchased as pdf files. For more information contact:

LAND OF CRYSTAL DREAMS, a secular winter carol I composed to words by Erica L. Hoffman, is now available for SSAA & TTBB choruses. The original version for SATB chorus and optional percussion (2 players, glockenspiel and vibraphone) was published in 2004 by ECS Publishing (score = catalog no. 6166, parts = catalog no. 6167). The […]