New Publications

This is a setting of  the humorous poem by Norma Farber (1909-1984) which tells the story of how the creatures in the sea managed to convey the news of the event at Bethlehem, even though handicapped by immobility on land.  Originally for SA divisi, I have recently transposed it for male choir, where it works […]

For those looking for a zippy, easy holiday closer to tickle some funny bones, this new SATB a cappella arrangement is getting some attention.  I took the Hallelujah Chorus and Jingle Bells and switched the words.  The first (short) part is the chorus, one verse, and chorus from Jingle Bells with the “Hallelujah” words.  After […]

The choral music of award-winning young composer Jake Runestad is now available for digital download.   See here for perusal scores, audio excerpts, and purchasing information:    Jake Runestad – Choral/Vocal Music   Find out more about Jake Runestad at his website:  www.jakerunestad.com  

This gently satirical poem by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) tells the tale of six learned men who visit an elephant to discover its identity. Each being blind, they acquaint themselves with different parts of the beast, and therefore come to different conclusions: “Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong!” […]

Now available – my setting of the Delores Dufner text What Feast of Love for SAB or SATB a cappella choir and two handbells.   http://www.morningstarmusic.com/viewitem.cfm/item_id/50-7510  

A fellow ChoralNet composer, now a friend and informal mentor who is infinitely more accomplished and experienced than I, sent me a query about the “metric displacement” in one of my compositions, “The First Snowflake.”  It was a kind and gentle way of telling me that I had made a fundamental notation error, one that I have now […]