Greetings Chorus & Vocal friends, The Naughty Boy– a 6-minute SATB a cappella choral work I wrote on commission from West Chester University Concert Choir (David DeVenney, conductor) – now available for purchase and performance. This whimsical work uses a children’s poem by Keats to create lyrical, sing-song textures. The work is appropriate […]
New Publications
Jean Françaix “Deux Motets” for SSATB and Organ, new publication
Jean Françaix‘s work for SSATB chorus and organ has just been published by Musik Fabrik music publshing. The work uses two excerpts of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis in a French translation : 1. Qui me donnera des ailes pour voler vers vous? and 2. Les âmes des Justes sont dans la […]
Music for a CHOIR DIRECTOR RETIREMENT
This piece was commissioned by and premiered by the choirs from the University of Texas at San Antonio Choirs directed by Dr. John Silantien for the retirement of one of thier choral faculty. Title: “I Had a Voice, But You Taught Me How to Sing.” CLICK HERE for the score CLICK HERE for […]
New SATB/pn setting of “Woman at the Wall”
This new SATB version of my SSA setting of Fran Gordon Immerman’s stunning text will be published next spring by Transcon. You may, though perform it now. It is from a larger work, “Sacred Rights, Sacred Song,” which concerns itself with woman’s rights in modern Judaism. “Woman at the Wall” is about a singular modern […]
The Galant Masters Project
I am very excited to announce the “pre-launch” of the Galant Masters Project! The Galant Masters Project, scheduled to begin publication in Fall 2011, is a five-year project, intended to bring lost works of Galant-style liturgical music to light. The project will seek to edit and publish approximately one score per month, with four […]
New Choral Works from SurvivesMusic!
Choral works of Ted Vives are now available from SurvivesMusic. Titles availables are: Borean Visions – A Source of Wisdom Castrovalva Circaré Lux Aeterna – The Climb The Soldier (1914) Vigil Mass for the Risen Lord Sample audio files of these works can be found on the SurvivesMusic website: http://www.survivesmusic.net/Site/Vocal%20Works.html […]